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Physician Assistant: Writing Guide

Resources for the Physician Assistant Program

Microsoft Word APA Guidelines / Template

Using a Word template is the easiest way to write a paper according to APA style guidelines.

In order to make the formatting process as simple as possible, please download and use the template below before you start to write your paper.

APA Guidelines / Template
A template for Microsoft Word (2003 or later) that you can use to help you write your paper in proper APA format.

General Writing Skills

Grammar for Dummies® : 1001 Pactice Questions by Geraldine Woods
John Wiley & Sons, 2014

Quick Reference for APA

Below are some quick reference handouts regarding APA Citation Style. These should not be used as a substitute for the APA Style Manual.

APA 7th Edition Quick Reference Guide
An APA Reference List guide from Scottsdale Community College
APA Reference List Guide from Irvine Valley College
Paranthetical (In text) Citations for APA
From Scottsdale Community College

UCF JAMA Citation Guide

UCF JAMA Citation Guide
The University of Central Florida has provided students with an excellent guide on citing sources using the American Medical Association Manual of Style.

Installing APA 7 in Endnote 9

Endnote - APA 7 Instructions
Instructions for installing APA 7 formatting guidelines into Endnote.

Running Head in APA 6th Edition

Creating a Running Head (APA 6th) (Word 2010)
Instructions for creating a running head using Word 2010 for a Windows/PC computer.

Citation Tools

Below are some excellent tools that can help you automate and simplify the citation creation process

BibMe
"The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It's the easiest way to build a works cited page. And it's free."
Citation Machine
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