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Everything you need for your job search and your daily professional life is right here. Whether today calls for a trusted clinical tool, proven salary negotiation resources, the lowdown on malpractice insurance, or support as you move to a new professional role, if it’s related to your career, it’s in Career Central.

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2023 AAPA Salary Report

Customize your compensation data quicker than ever before with the digital report’s refreshed design and layout. Free to PA and student members!


PA Portfolio

PA Portfolio is a secure, online sharing and storage tool for important education, licensing and certification, and career records that can be accessed anywhere.

Areas of Practice Guide

Explore a new career direction or specialty with this collection of AAPA and partner resources, salary data, and CME on more than 10 practice areas.

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PA Burnout

The ability to manage stress, find meaning and purpose in our work and life affects our mental health, life satisfaction and overall well-being.

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PA JobSource

Search PA JobSource for thousands of PA jobs in every setting and specialty. Upload your resume, apply online, and get personalized job alerts.

PA Career Coach

Jennifer Hohman has helped hundreds of PAs get their dream jobs. Put her expertise to work for you!

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Graduate With Less Student Debt

Take control of your student loans before PA school graduation with the PA Money Sense Interactive Budget Guide. Available free to AAPA members!

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Malpractice Insurance

Starting at just $65/month, PA AssetGuard® protects you even when your employer’s malpractice insurance doesn’t – and even if you’ve already left that employer.

Clinical Tools

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Trust this evidence based physician-authored resource for reliable clinical answers.

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Access OvidMD a centralized online source for point-of-care and research support tools.

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Earn CME and improve patient care with the Canopy Medical Spanish courses and app.

News & Resources

PAs in Administration Offer Advice for Expanding Leadership Skills

An AAPA Huddle Ask Me session called on two experienced PAs to answer questions on developing leadership skills, knowing when to obtain an additional degree, and the advantages and disadvantages of various administration roles.

How to Overcome Struggles in Family Medicine

In an AAPA Huddle Ask Me session, two experts with years of experience in family medicine answered questions on increasing the number of PAs in the field, the benefits of getting involved in the community, and how to negotiate for better conditions for PAs and their patients.

PA Ranks as #2 Best Healthcare Job by U.S. News & World Report

The 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Jobs rankings affirm once again that the PA profession is one of the best professions in America today. PA is ranked the #2 job in healthcare and, for the sixth year in a row, one of the top 5 overall jobs across all occupations.

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