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Areas of Practice Guide
Explore a new career direction or specialty with this collection of AAPA and partner resources, salary data, and CME on various practice areas, including Administration, Dermatology, Education, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Telemedicine, and Urgent Care.
Orthopaedic Surgery Patient Services Fact Sheet
A list of the most commonly performed orthopaedic surgery patient services, based on data from the AAPA PA Practice Survey.
Urgent Care Patient Services Fact Sheet
A list of the most commonly performed urgent care patient services, based on data from the AAPA PA Practice Survey.
Family Medicine Patient Services Fact Sheet
A list of the most commonly performed family medicine patient services, based on data from the AAPA PA Practice Survey.
Emergency Medicine Patient Services Fact Sheet
A list of the most commonly performed emergency medicine patient services, based on data from the AAPA Salary Report.
PA Burnout
At AAPA, we’re here to support your PA well-being and fight PA burnout by ensuring your emotional, physical, social, workplace, and societal well-being.

Areas of Practice Guide
Explore a new career direction or specialty with this collection of AAPA and partner resources, salary data, and CME on various practice areas, including Administration, Dermatology, Education, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Telemedicine, and Urgent Care.

Anatomy of a Contract
Use our interactive tool to familiarize yourself with a contract. We’ve outlined the key elements typically found in PA employment contracts and offered some advice on what to expect, ask for, and be wary of in each section.

Worksheet: Creating a Budget
One of the key transitions from PA program to practicing is financial. We’ve got PA-specific budget worksheets to help you make a personal financial plan.