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Conduct Research to Show Impact of PA Profession on Health Outcomes

AAPA’s Commission on Research and Strategic Initiatives has provided an updated framework for developing a research agenda aligned with priorities of the changing profession. Researchers should consider themes like the value of PAs, PA workforce, PA role and practice, and PA education.

July 8, 2019

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The Top 5 Factors Impacting PA Salaries

Demand for PAs is growing and, with it, PA salaries. Most PAs already enjoy salaries in the six-figure range, with some of them earning as much as $138,000 or more in base salary. Still, it’s important to ask: What are the factors that affect PA salary?

June 3, 2019

ISO: PAs with a Passion for Learning

Do you have what it takes to be an AAPA-PAEA Research Fellow? Find out more about the program and learn about how you can make your application stronger. AAPA/PAEA will select up to three Fellows for 2019.

May 16, 2019

Thinking About Retirement? You’ve Got Company.

More than one in seven PAs are nearing retirement. AAPA Research indicates that PAs are retiring earlier and, compared to PAs under age 55, those nearing retirement more commonly practice in primary care and in non-metropolitan/completely rural areas.

February 26, 2019

Everything You Want to Know About Hospital-Employed PAs

PAs employed by hospitals comprise 34.9% of PAs in the profession. Academic medical centers are the most common hospital employer, with nearly half (46.4%) of hospital-employed respondents working for them.

August 31, 2018

Barriers to Providing Care Improving, But More Work Remains

By 2030, the U.S. may face a shortage of 42,600 to 121,300 physicians, according to the 2018 projections established by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Within their model, they found that general population growth coupled with the aging population accounts for most of the projected shortfall.

July 16, 2018

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