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PA Profession Information Facts & Resources

AAPA’s What is a PA? Toolkit includes printable fact sheets, infographics, FAQs, and historical milestones to help you educate students and the general public about the PA profession.

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What is a PA hero

Professional Issue Briefs

PAs and Team Practice
PA Scope of Practice
PAs and OPAs: The Distinctions
PAs and Practice Ownership
PA Education
PA Prescribing
Third-Party Reimbursement for PAs
Antitrust Implications of Negotiating with Third-Party Payers

Specialty Practice Issue Briefs

PAs in Cardiology
PAs in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
PAs in Obstetrics and Gynecology
PAs in Orthopaedic Surgery
PAs in Pediatrics
PAs in Psychiatry
PAs in Surgery

Communicating About the Profession

What is a PA? Toolkit

Whether you want to raise visibility with your university provost, or recruit new students at the pre-health fair, we’ve got free resources to help you answer the question, What is a PA?

Writing About the Profession

Make sure your program is using the most current language to describe what PAs do with AAPA’s How to Talk About PAs Guide.

News Central

News Central is all about the buzz surrounding the PA profession! We’ve curated the latest practice news, stories about trailblazing PAs, and updates on what AAPA is doing for you.