The Board of Directors makes the final appointments after a competitive review process.

Role of Appointed Representatives

• Represent the PA profession by attending appropriate meetings
• Provide information on the values and benefits of the physician-PA team and promote PAs as productive, flexible, and cost effective team members
• Monitor policies and actions of the organization that may affect the PA profession

• Provide reports to AAPA leadership groups and PA specialty organization when appropriate

Organizations to which Representatives are Appointed

Medical Liaisons
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American College of Surgeons
American Geriatrics Society

American Medical Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Renal Physicians Association
Society of Hospital Medicine

Practice Related
AMA Commission to End Health Care Disparities

Accreditation Review Commission

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
National Committee on Quality Assurance

National Medical Association
National Rural Health Association

Clinical
National Asthma Education Program Coordinating Committee

Last Revised 6/18/08