Investing in APPs: Education, Onboarding & Workforce Sustainability

Investing in APPs: Education, Onboarding & Workforce Sustainability

June 10, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of intentional development and onboarding of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) for long-term success in healthcare.

In this MedAxiom HeartTalk, host Melanie Lawson, MS, sits down with Maureen Knechtel, DMSc, PA-C, academic coordinator and associate professor of physician assistant studies at Milligan University, and Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, president and CEO of MedAxiom. They challenge the idea that onboarding begins and ends with orientation, revealing a gap many organizations don’t recognize until it’s too late. Their conversation explores what it takes to develop APPs with intention and set them up for long-term success.

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