PA Organizations, Etc

Question 1

AAPA

Answer 1

American Academy of PAs

Provides legislative lobbying efforts (advocacy). Enacts policies and establishes principles of a PA.

Question 2

PAEA

Answer 2

PA Education Association

Provides legislative lobbying efforts (advocacy). Interested in quality of PA education

Question 3

NCCPA

Answer 3

National Commission on Certification of PAs

Regulatory body

Certification of PAs (PANCE)

Supports PA historical society

Some lobbying efforts (but aren’t supposed to)

Question 4

ARC-PA

Answer 4

Accreditation Review Commission for Physician Assistants.

Regulatory body

Responsible for accreditation of PA programs

Question 5

SAAAPA

Answer 5

Student Academy of the American Academy of PAs

Represents PA Students’ interests in the PA profession

Question 6

MAPA

Question 7

Year first PA class graduated

Answer 7

1967

Question 8

First PA program location

Answer 8

Duke University

Question 9

PA founder (person)

Answer 9

Eugene Stead

Question 10

Reason PA profession was founder

Answer 10

Provider shortage in the 60s

Question 11

what branch of the military were PAs recruited from?

Answer 11

Navy Corpsman

Question 12

Avg # of clinical hrs that a PA student obtains

Answer 12

2000+

Question 13

number of PA programs

Answer 13

304

Question 14

State agency responsible for regulation of PA practice (in most states)

Answer 14

Board of Medical Practice or Board of Medical Examiners

Question 15

Type of license needed to write a prescription

Answer 15

DEA license

Question 16

How often does a PA retake the national certification exam?

Answer 16

10 Yrs. CME credits every 2 years

Question 17

What determines a PAs ability to practice medicine

Answer 17

State and Federal Law

Question 18

number of PA-Cs in U.S.

Answer 18

about 170k

Question 19

MAPA

Answer 19

MN academy of PAs.

MN state level of AAPA (advocacy)