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Summary

  • I am an experienced PA in Addiction Medicine treating patients with Opioid Use
    Disorder. I work in an OTP, out patient program, in Huntingdon Valley , PA
    utilizing methadone and buprenorphine therapies.

    I also the chief delegate for the Soc. of PAs in Addiction in the AAPA House of Delegates. This group was the chief advocate for the ten year recertification
    cycle in the AAPA HOD. We also have increased awareness of and updated
    opioid crisis knowledge and AAPA policy updates.
    Also I am the chief Advocate for PAs in The American Society of Addiction Medicine. (ASAM).

    My advocacy efforts over thirty (30) years include visits to Congress to decrease barriers to care for PAs to treat OUD. I am also the first PA
    to work in health care policy at the White House.

Certifications & Licensure

  • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Certified Physician Assistant

Education & Training

  • Lasalle University MA
    Lasalle University MAMA, Bioethic concentration , Research in area of Euthanasia., 1977 - 1979
  • School of Health Sciences at Touro College - Bay Shore Campus
    School of Health Sciences at Touro College - Bay Shore CampusPhysician Assistant, 1979

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • AAPA Advocacy Award - on Capitol Hill American Academy of PAs, 2017

Professional Memberships

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • The PA Impairment and Addiction Newsletter  
    Bernard Stuetz, PAAIN, 2/3/2024
  • A Call for More Addiction Education for PAs  
    Bernard Stuetz PA-C, MA, Clinical Advisor, 12/11/2023
  • Multiple articles on recertification of PAs  
    B. Stuetz PA-C, MA, Advance for PAs, 5/1/2011
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Lectures

  • PA Panel Discussion on Behavioral and Addiction Health for PAs (1/18/2024) 
    PA Doctorate Program in Behavioral and Addiction Medicine, University of Lynchburg - 1/18/2024
  • American Academy of PAs Annual Conference-students- what PAs do treating OUD 
    Nashville, TN - 5/22/2023