PA OlymPAcs
Join us Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Ohio Dominican University!
The PA OlymPAcs is an annual field day style event bringing together PA students from around the state of Ohio in friendly competition to build community and raise funds for worthy causes. Students from PA programs across Ohio compete to win the title and the chance to choose the charity for the following year.
Our 2024 PA OlymPAcs winning team from Mount St. Joseph University has chosen the 2025 fundraising beneficiaries to be:
- The Ronald McDonald House of Greater Cincinnati - provides short-term room and board to critically ill children and their families while they are receiving care at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
- OAPA Legislative Fund - supports OAPA's efforts to reduce legislative barriers to PA practice to promote quality, accessible, and cost-effective patient care
Through custom t-shirt purchases (info to come) and general contributions*, funds are raised by students to support these worthy causes.
Registration Fees:
- $95 flat fee per PA program participating - REGISTER & PAY FOR YOUR SCHOOL HERE
- $150 per Recruiter/Exhibitor table to promote your organization to attendees during the event - SECURE & PAY FOR YOUR TABLE HERE
The PA OlymPAcs planning committee is led by the OAPA Student Affairs Committee Chair(s), Student Representative, and Student Representative-Elect. SCSRs and students from every PA program in the state have an opportunity to participate in planning the event.
The energy and excitement that fills the air that day is overwhelming and it is an opportunity for programs to connect and PAs to greet students. We can't wait to see you there!
For more information about the PA OlymPAcs, please contact Tyler Fitzgerald, Student Affairs Committee Chair at tfitzgerald1922@gmail.
*Please note that OAPA is a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization and therefore contributions made to the PA OlymPAcs or any other OAPA fundraising effort are not tax-deductible for the contributor.
PA OlymPAcs - June 29, 2024
The PA OlymPAcs is an annual field day style event bringing together PA students from around the state of Ohio in friendly competition to raise funds for worthy causes.
This year the event raised money for GoPacks in Marietta, Ohio, as well as the OAPA Legislative Fund through custom T-shirts as well as direct monetary contributions. In addition to the fun and games, recruiters from Nationwide Children's Hospital and Mount Carmel Health System also attended to meet with students and support the event.
OAPA would like to thank Ohio Dominican University for hosting the event and congratulate Mount St. Joseph University as this year's winning team!
Tying for second place were Marietta College and Ohio Dominican University. Also participating in the games and/or fundraising were Ashland University, Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western Reserve University, Cedarville University, Kettering University, Lake Erie College, Miami University, Mount Union College, Ohio University, University of Findlay, University of Toledo, Ursuline College.
Thanks to all of the participating students, their program directors, and the organizing team of OAPA Student Affairs Committee Chair Tyler Fitzgerald, PA-C, Student Representative Daniel Bixel, PA-S, Student Representative-Elect Romal Patel, PA-S, and all who helped make it a fun and successful day!
Enjoy these photos of the 2024 PA OlymPAcs:
Recapping the 2023 PA OlymPAcs
The PA OlymPAcs returned on October 14, 2023, after a pandemic-induced hiatus. It was a wonderful success!
There were teams from 13 PA programs and more than 100 people in attendance to participate in a variety of games, meet new people, reconnect with old friends, and celebrate the Ohio PA community. More than $2,600 in contributions poured in for the event, with the money split between the Ken Anderson Alliance and the OAPA Legislative Fund.
Congrats to Marietta College for taking 1st place! Besides bragging rights, the Marietta students are honored with the opportunity to select the charitable cause for next year’s PA OlymPAcs.
Here are the final scores:
- Marietta: 14
- Toledo: 12
- Ohio University: 12
- Cedarville: 12
- Ohio Dominican: 10
- MSJ: 10
- Combo group (LEC, CWRU, Kettering): 8
- Dayton: 7
- Ashland: 5
- Mount Union: 1
- Findlay: 1
Thank you to all who participated in or supported the PA OlymPAcs, and to the planners, Student Affairs Committee Chair (and Region 1 Director) Tyler Fitzgerald, PA-C, Student Representative to the OAPA Board Daniel Bixel, PA-S, and Student Representative-Elect Romal Patel, PA-S, and their team for their hard work.
Enjoy these photos of the 2023 PA OlymPAcs:
History of the Games
2016 was the first Ohio PA OlymPAcs and it was quite a chilly event - it snowed! The event took place in April at Baldwin Wallace University with a total of six programs involved and more than 150 attendees. The day was a success; raising more than $5,000 for the Alzheimer's Association. The University of Findlay won and received the privilege of choosing the next charity. This first event set the stage for the subsequent years and it only continued to grow!
The following year, the number of programs, attendees, and fundraising grew exponentially! In 2017, ten programs and more than 300 students and PAs came to support and participate in the event on July 8th. Fundraising efforts were for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the students raised more than $10,000. The winner was the University of Dayton.
The 3rd annual PA OlymPAcs took place July 7th, 2018, at the University of Mount Union. PA students from across the state of Ohio helped raise more than $12,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The University of Mount Union won the event. The games were a success with around 400 students, PA-Cs, faculty, and family members in attendance.
