Career Central
Your career is a personal journey, but with Career Central, you’re never flying solo. Every resource we offer is carefully curated and regularly updated to help you meet the demands of healthcare while reaching your own professional goals.
And because we support clinical and nonclinical PAs in all career stages, each time you return to Career Central, you’ll find new tools to discover. Let’s get started!
Featured Products & Services
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!
Areas of Practice Guide
Explore a new specialty, excel in your current one, or take your career in a different direction with this collection of career tools in 15 clinical specialties and 3 areas of practice.
Ready, Set, Practice
Tune in to this six-episode podcast and get expert advice on navigating the challenges and opportunities that come with starting your PA career.
Engage in Huddle
Make new professional connections while exchanging ideas and sharing best practices in your members-only online community, Huddle. It’s included in your AAPA membership!
PA JobSource
PA JobSource is an interactive, map-based career exploration platform that is available exclusively for AAPA members. Explore the map and connect with virtually every PA employer in the United States today.
PA Recruiting Services
From your first role to your next big move, dedicated recruitment support makes all the difference. With AAPA’s PA Recruiting Services, you gain access to top-tier opportunities, personalized guidance, and the full support of a team that understands your goals.
Career Central Webinars
Designed for PAs in all career stages, these previously recorded Career Central webinars help answer compelling questions affecting your daily work life and career. Whether you’re considering taking on a side gig or need help vetting job offers, these PA-led webinars are here to help!
PA Career Coach
Jennifer Hohman has helped hundreds of PAs get their dream jobs. Put her expertise to work for you!
PA Wellness
The ability to manage stress, find meaning and purpose in our work and life affects our mental health, life satisfaction and overall well-being.
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.
UpToDate
Trust this evidence based physician-authored resource for reliable clinical answers.
PA Money Sense
Take control of your student loans before PA school graduation with the PA Money Sense Interactive Budget Guide. Available free to AAPA members!
OvidMD
Access OvidMD a centralized online source for point-of-care and research support tools.
Canopy
Earn CME and improve patient care with the Canopy Medical Spanish courses and app.
Oooh-la, PANRE-LA!
This searchable e-book from AAPA and Hippo Education can be used during your quarterly exam. And it’s 20% off for AAPA members!
Find your dream job here! Pathways to connect with nearly every PA employer in the U.S. on PA JobSource
Career Resources
Networking for Career Development
The career-boosting magic of networking can occur in person or online. In this article, the PA Career Coach offers several strategies that can help you develop a healthy and deep network.
Insights From Our Latest Webinar: Mastering CASPA
In collaboration with dermatology PA-C Savanna Perry, founder of The PA Platform, AAPA hosted a Pre-PA Insider Session on Mastering CASPA: Step-by-Step Support for a Standout Application, with over 550 pre-PAs in attendance.
Combating Imposter Syndrome Through Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion
Many successful professionals struggle with a very common, restrictive phenomenon called “imposter syndrome.” In this article, PA Justine Roberts helps readers recognize imposter syndrome, identify habits that may sabotage their perception of self-worth, and put preventative measures in place.
Planning for a Secure and Rewarding Retirement
PAs entering the last stage of their careers have multiple considerations, including finding rewarding ways of being outside of full-time practice and navigating factors of financial wellbeing. In this article, the PA Career Coach discusses the areas that PAs approaching retirement should reflect on and plan for.
Mastering CASPA: Step-by-Step Support for a Standout Application
Applying to PA school can feel overwhelming, but with the right strategy, you can stand out in the competitive CASPA application process. Hear from PA-C and founder of The PA Platform, Savanna Perry, as she breaks down each section of CASPA, shares expert tips on crafting a compelling personal statement, and helps you avoid common mistakes.
In Practice Newsletter Archives
Find solutions to your most pressing early-career questions and challenges with guidance from peers and experts in this quarterly AAPA member newsletter.
How to Be a Great Mentee: 5 Tips for Cultivating Mentorship Relationships
Mentorship is invaluable, especially for pre-PAs, PA students, and early career PAs who are just starting their PA career journey. Learn how to be the ideal mentee and build strong, lasting mentorship relationships with five actionable tips.
Six Pearls for Landing Your First PA Position
The complex journey from program to practice is different for everyone but navigating it with grace and a little less stress is possible! In this article, the PA Career Coach offers six pearls for a first PA job search that she’s gathered from years of working one-on-one with new PAs.
