The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) is the national professional society representing physician associates/physician assistants (PAs) in the United States. Its mission is to promote quality, cost‑effective, patient‑centered healthcare and to support the professional growth, advocacy, education, and certification of PAs across all medical specialties.
Healthcare workforce policy, scope of practice expansion, reimbursement and payment policy, Medicare and Medicaid policy, healthcare access, telehealth, licensure modernization, and federal and state regulatory reform affecting physician associates
Membership dues, conference and continuing medical education revenue, corporate sponsorships, and related professional program revenue
Physician Associate Foundation, state PA chapters, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
Non-profit professional association
