PA Organizations: "The 4-Orgs" Flashcards
What does AAPA stand for?
the american academy of physician assistant
What does PAEA stand for?
the physician assistant education association
What does NCCPA stand for?
the nation commission on the certification of physician assistants
What does ARC-PA stand for?
the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant
What was formed in 1968 by the Duke University?
AAPA
What is this vision describing:
PAs transforming health through patient-centered, team-based medical practice
AAPA
What organization is this mission describing:
- leading the profession and empowering our members to advance their careers and enhance patient health
AAPA
What are examples of what AAPA does?
- advocacy
- education
- practice resources
- research
- publications
- professional recognition
- professional practice council
- international affairs
- physician assistant history society
What is the physician assistant foundation apart of?
AAPA
What supports education and research needs and provides grants?
the physician assistant foundation
What is the leadership of AAPA?
- board of directors
- house of delegates
Who adopts legislation and develops policies for AAPA?
House of Delegates
Who enacts policies establishing the collective values, philosophies and principles of the PA profession for AAPA?
House of Delegates
Who makes recommendations to the AAPA BOD and submit formal resolutions?
House of Delegates
What shares common goals or interest related to healthcare access or delivery for AAPA?
Caucasus
What are special interest groups of AAPA?
informal group of people who share common goals or interests
What includes the PA program student societies, a board of directors, PA foundation representative, AAPA graduate advisors, and PAEA graduate advisors?
AAPA Student Academy ( SAAAPA)
What is the governing body of SAAAPA and includes students from individual PA programs?
Assembly of representative (AOR)
PASSOU is an example of what?
SAAAPA student society
When was PAEA formed and was formally the APAP (association of physician assistant programs)?
1972
What is the organization that this vision describes:
- health for all
PAEA
What is the organization that this mission describes:
- “advancing excellence in PA education through leadership, scholarship, equity, and inclusion”
PAEA
What are examples of what PAEA does?
- education
- research
- advocacy
- publications
- assessments (PACKRAT, end of rotation exams, end of curriculum)
PAEA advocacy is committed to what?
- clinical training support
- student support
- program support
- faculty support
- support of the profession
What is an example of PAEA Advocacy efforts?
HR 1603 - Physician Assistant higher education modernization act of 2017 (karen bass)
What does this describe:
- increase subsidized loan limit
- authorize loan repayment programs for PAs serving in underserved areas
- PA education program expansion in rural serving institutions
- receive addition grants to PA programs at historically black colleges/universities and hispanic serving institutions
- increase grant funding for PA faculty development and modernization of PA program technology
Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017
What addresses shortage in clinical practice training sites by providing clinical practice improvement activities under MIPS and reauthorizes the primary care training and enhancement program funds to ensure funds are received by PA education programs?
Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017
What provides grant funding for the purpose of administering a dedicated research program in the field of PA education?
Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017
What is the governance of PAEA?
board of directors
What organization was founded in 1975 and is the PA certifying body?
NCCPA
What organization does this purpose describe:
- to provide certification programs that reflect standards for clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and other medical skills and professional behaviors required upon entry into practice and throughout the careers of PAs
NCCPA
What organization does this passion describe:
- dedicated to serving the interest of the public with a passionate belief that certified PAs are essential members of the health care delivery team who provide millions access to more affordable, high quality health care
NCCPA
What are the certification exams of NCCPA?
PANCE
PANRE
What includes certificates of added qualifications in 10 different areas of medicine?
NCCPA
What is the leadership of NCCPA and includes representatives from other major medical organizations which is different than AAPA and PAEA?
board of directors
Who has observer state at the AAPA house of delegates and cannot vote?
members of NCCPA
What is a charitable nonprofit organization that designs solutions for improving the capacity of certified PAs to impact quality and accessibility of health care delivery and is led by its own board of directors?
NCCPA health foundation
What are examples of grants that NCCPA provides?
- community outreach grants
- equitable care grants
- diversity, equity, and inclusion grant
- mental health grant
- oral health grant
What defines the education standards and evaluates PA programs ongoing basis?
ARC-PA
Who are the members of ARC-PA?
- commissioners
- AAFP, AAPA, ACP, ASIM, ACS, AMA, PAEA, members of the public
What does the accreditation of ARC-PA include?
- review applications
- site visits
What was established in 1988?
APPAP (association of postgraduate physician assistant programs)
What is a resource for PAs/students interested in postgraduate education (fellowships/residencies)?
APPAP
What is not a major national PA organization but provides resources for post-graduate education and has had ARC-PA re-establish voluntary accreditation standards for post-graduate programs in January, 2020?
APPAP
What are these purposes and goals associated with:
- assists with developing/organizing post-graduate opportunities for PAs (including outcomes and assessments for post-grad curricula and programs)
- defining roles for PA in areas of practice
- providing resources for post-graduate training
APPAP
When was OAPA (Ohio association of physician assistants) founded?
1978
What promotes quality, cost-effective, accessible health care through the physician assistant-physician team approach?
OAPA
What is the governance of OAPA?
Board of directors
When were the first PAs able to practice in Ohio (duke grads)?
1971
When was the Cuyahoga Community College PA program established?
1974
Who was the 1st constituent chapter of AAPA?
Ohio
When was the first legislative action occur in Ohio that registered PAs in Ohio and stated that PAs must be “employed” by a physician before they can practice?
1975
What was the first PA program in Ohio?
Kettering College PA Program
When was Kettering College PA program accredited?
1975
When was the Ohio Academy of Physician Assistants created?
1975
When was Ohio chartered to AAPA and when was there the first certificate of registration for PA practice in Ohio?
1976
When was the state medical board resistant to registering PAs and writes restrictive rules and regulations that include that PAs can only be employed by physicians and cannot be employed by hospitals or other health care institutions?
1977
When was OAPA retitled to Ohio Association of physician assistants?
1978
When did OAPA threaten lawsuit regarding development of rules and regulations without public hearings & the OSMB develops overly restrictive rules including “new patient/new condition” where PAs couldn’t see new pts or pts with new conditions, and the utilization plan must be approved by the board before PA can get registration?
1979
When was the Hudson award established?
1980
When did these things occur in Ohio:
- PA practice established practice guidelines
- continued legislative efforts
- OAPA threatened legal action against OSMD for taking up to a year to approve utilization plans
1980s and 1990s
When did physician-delegated prescriptive authority for PAs get introduced?
1983
In 1995, there was change between what terminology?
between “employ” to “supervise”
When did UT (formally MCO) open PA programs?
1996
When did University of Findlay, Marietta College, and Mount Union University programs become accreditated?
2000s
respectively:
- 2000
- 2002
- 2008
When did PAs in Ohio get prescriptive authority and elimination of new patient/new condition legislation?
2006
When did PAs in Ohio get schedule II prescriptive authority?
2012
What are the current efforts of OAPA?
- licensure compact
- signatures on patient admissions, treatment and discharge
- opposition to license, CMHA, licensed advanced practice respiratory therapists
What are the priorities of OAPA?
- title change
- pink slipping
- removing other practice restrictions (conscious sedation)
What does the OAPA do?
- professional advocacy
- education (annual conferences)
- promote PA practice (increase awareness and understanding of PA practice)
- healthcare industry liaison
- represents Ohio PAs in other states/national orgs
- works with Ohio PA program directors
Who provides outreach support of Ohio PA students, achievement recognition, PA career forum, and outreach to local communities?
OAPA