Deanna Bridge Najera, MPAS, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA
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Deanna Bridge Najera, MPAS, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, completed her PA education at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. She attended the University of Maryland for her undergraduate degree and also obtained a master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Shippensburg University. She currently splits her time between a suburban emergency department and a county health department. Additionally, she provides limited outpatient psychiatric services at a community mental health agency and a local college. She is a regular speaker on the state and national level and has served in multiple leadership capacities.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Deanna Najera is the co-owner of EpiVeritas Analytics and Consulting. She has employment relationships with MedStar Emergency Physicians, Carroll County Health Department, and True North Wellness Services. She receives speaking honoraria from the American Academy of Physician Associates, the Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants, and the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Associates. In addition, she receives speaking honoraria and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. Ms. Najera serves on the Advisory Board for the College of Education and Human Services at Shippensburg University. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Deanna Najera is a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of PAs and a fellow member of the Maryland Academy of PAs, the Washington DC Academy of PAs, the Pennsylvania Society of PAs, the Society of Emergency Medicine PAs, and the Society of PAs in Addiction Medicine.
