Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology names president
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Colleen Tetzlaff, MHS, PA-C, has been named president of Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology.
“Personally, it is a way for me to give back to my profession,” Tetzlaff said in a press release. “I have been a physician assistant in oncology for 16 years and, in that time, I have seen the growth of our profession and the impact that physician assistants in oncology have on our patients and in providing exceptional team-based care.”
Tetzlaff is an advanced practice clinician at Fox Chase Cancer Center. She is the physician assistant representative for Fox Chase’s advanced practice clinician committee, and she has served as chair of the advanced practice clinician professional development and recognition committees.
She also serves as a clinical preceptor and lectures on the management of treatment-related adverse effects for patients with genitourinary malignancies.
Association of Physician Assistants in Oncology — a nonprofit specialty organization affiliated with American Academy of Physician Assistants — is the only national organization representing physician assistants who specialize in in oncology.
“Leadership in [the association] provides me with the opportunity to guide and promote continued advocacy, education and professional development for physician assistants in oncology,” Tetzlaff said.
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