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The new, interactive 2020 AAPA Salary Report includes the complete collection of PA salary data – and now it’s quicker and easier to find what you need. Free to AAPA fellow, student, and retired members!

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Whether we’re speaking up to Congress on behalf of underemployed and unemployed PAs or developing brand-new career resources, AAPA puts your career front and center. Become a member today!

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Apply Now! PA Research Fellowship Award

The PA Foundation’s Breitman-Dorn Research Fellowship supports doctoral candidates from any discipline with a $4,000 cash award toward research on the role of PAs in healthcare. Check out the requirements and apply by August 14.

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AAPA Is Aggressively Advocating for PAs and Their Patients

We are speaking up for you on the federal and state levels so that you can continue to save lives every day.

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Suspended or Waived Practice Requirements for PAs

Use this interactive map to see which states have taken action to suspend or waive certain practice requirements for PAs in response to COVID-19.

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Four Experts Offer Career Advice During Pandemic

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Our deepest gratitude to all PAs fighting the pandemic

“PAs keep going, and we keep cheering each other and our other professional colleagues on. It’s who we are.”

– David E. Mittman, PA, DFAAPA, President and Chair of the Board

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Read news coverage of how PAs are stepping up to contribute to the COVID-19 response.

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For PAs working reduced hours or furloughed, AAPA is stepping up to develop new career resources and advocate for legislative changes related to hazard pay and financial loss.

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