Six Midwestern universities, including Wichita State University, are sponsoring a national conference in Omaha on Sept. 11-12 to explore the important role of physician assistants in the changing world of health care. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, Aug. 27. Go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=2547 or https://unmc.edu/cce/rural_primary_care.htm for more information.