Humans have gathered in large groups to exchange ideas long before lanyards and continuing education credits. 12,000 years later here I sit, listening to the intricacies of pulmonary hypertension, with 1,500 of my closest friends.
Join me as thousands of physician assistants and PA students descend upon New Orleans for AAPA 2026—a conference where medicine, music, professional ambition, and questionable decision-making collide.