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# AAPA: American Academy of Physician Associates

> The American Academy of PAs is the national professional society for physician associates that advocates and educates on behalf of the profession\.

## Pages
- [Compensation For Part\-Time PAs](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/compensation-for-part-time-pas/)
- [PA Compensation Varies by Multiple Factors](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/pa-compensation-varies/)
- [Compensation and Cost of Living Vary by State](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/compensation-and-cost-varies-by-state/)
- [Submit Feedback](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/submit-feedback/)
- [Become a PA](https://www.aapa.org/career-central/become-a-pa/): A PA \(physician associate/physician assistant\) is a nationally certified and state\-licensed medical professional\. Learn how to acquire the experience you need for PA school and how to get and maintain your certification\.
- [Who Are PAs?](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/who-are-pas/): PAs are medical professionals who are certified nationally and licensed within a state to practice medicine\.
- [A Word From the CEO](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/word-from-the-ceo/)
- [PAs Work Everywhere](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/pas-work-everywhere/)
- [Methodology](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/methodology/)
- [What is a PA?](https://www.aapa.org/about/what-is-a-pa/): What is a PA \(physician associate/physician assistant\)? PAs are licensed clinicians who practice medicine in every specialty and setting\.
- [AAPA Salary Report](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/): Learn what PAs earn in your community with the AAPA Salary Report\. Free to fellow, student \& retired members\.
- [Salary Report FAQs](https://www.aapa.org/research/salary-report/salary-report-faqs/): Questions about the 2025 Salary Report? Check out this list of questions PAs often ask — and employers ask PAs — and the corresponding answers\.
- [2019 AAPA Salary Report](https://www.aapa.org/shop/salary-report-2019/): Get the pay and benefits you deserve with the 2019 AAPA Salary Report\. Free to AAPA fellow, student and retired members\.

## Posts
- [Following Unanimous Legislative Support, Alabama Joins the PA Licensure Compact as the 24th State](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2026/03/following-unanimous-legislative-support-alabama-joins-the-pa-licensure-compact-as-the-24th-state/): Alabama lawmakers have taken steps to strengthen the state’s healthcare workforce and improve patient access to care by passing HB 156, paving the way for Alabama’s more than 1,400 PAs to participate in the PA Licensure Compact\.
- [AAPA Urges HHS to Include PAs in Future Reimbursement Rules for Use of AI Technology](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2026/03/aapa-urges-hhs-to-include-pas-in-future-reimbursement-rules-for-use-of-ai-technology/): In early 2026, AAPA submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services \(HHS\) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services \(CMS\) regarding the topics of Artificial Intelligence and Medicare Advantage\.
- [South Dakota Joins PA Compact in Third RHTP\-driven Win for PAs](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2026/03/south-dakota-joins-pa-compact-in-third-rhtp-driven-win-for-pas/): South Dakota is now the 23rd state to enter the PA Licensure Compact, following the signing of \(H\.B\. 1146\)\. This win comes on the heels of the state’s pledge to enter the PA Licensure Compact as part of its application for Rural Health Transformation Program \(RHTP\) funds\. 
- [PA’s Award\-Winning Research Illustrates a Shift in Emergency Department Utilization](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2026/03/pas-award-winning-research-illustrates-a-shift-in-emergency-department-utilization/): Fred Wu, 2025 recipient of the Physician Associate Foundation’s Breitman\-Dorn Research Award, examined patient demographics, insurance types, visit timing, and acuity levels while completing his PhD, focusing on PA utilization\.
- [PA Response to Department of Education Proposed Rule Demonstrates Commitment to the Future of Healthcare](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2026/03/pa-response-to-department-of-education-proposed-rule-demonstrates-commitment-to-the-future-of-healthcare/): Since the announcement of the   ED Decision to Place Restrictive Caps on PA Student Loans in early November and throughout the public comment period, the PA community has engaged in a robust show of grassroots advocacy\.

## Media
- [PXL\_20250520\_152905062 \(2\)](https://www.aapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PXL_20250520_152905062-2-scaled.jpg)
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- [MEM\-26\.015\-Early\-Career\-Life\-Cycle\_Early\-Career\-Connect\_CC Webpage](https://www.aapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MEM-26.015-Early-Career-Life-Cycle_Early-Career-Connect_CC-Webpage.jpg)
- [nutrition\-and\-managing\-type\-2\-diabetes\-video\-thumbnail](https://www.aapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/nutrition-and-managing-type-2-diabetes-video-thumbnail.jpg)
- [PACompactFlyer\_031026](https://www.aapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PACompactFlyer_031026.pdf)

## AAPA Single Sign On
- [Login](https://www.aapa.org/sso/login/)
- [Logout](https://www.aapa.org/sso/logout/)

## External Resources
- [Nutrition and Managing Type 2 Diabetes](https://www.aapa.org/external-resource/nutrition-and-managing-type-2-diabetes/): Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common health problems faced by people in the U\.S\. today\. In this AAPA video, learn steps you can take to manage diabetes, including changing what you eat to control your blood sugar\.
- [PAs in Administration, Management, and Supervision](https://www.aapa.org/external-resource/pas-in-administration-management-and-supervision/): Join this AAPA Community of PA leaders in health system administration share expertise by emailing PAAMS@aapa\.org\.
- [Living Well with Serious Mental Illness](https://www.aapa.org/external-resource/living-well-with-serious-mental-illness/): Developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration \(SAMHSA\), this resource defines serious mental illness and how to live well with it\. 
- ['Fulfilling a need': PA on life in a rural health clinic](https://www.aapa.org/external-resource/fulfilling-a-need-pa-on-life-in-a-rural-health-clinic/): Ed Friedmann, a physician assistant, says he takes great satisfaction in running his rural health clinic — Redfield Medical Clinic — the sole one of its kind in Redfield, Iowa\. He has been seeing patients in the small town for about 40 years, tending to lacerations, colds, sore throats, and chronic illnesses such as diabetes\. 
- [PA couple run rural Iowa clinic](https://www.aapa.org/external-resource/pa-couple-run-rural-iowa-clinic-2/): In honor of PA Week 2025, we spoke with Ed Friedmann, PA\-C, the administrator and owner of Redfield Medical Clinic, a federally certified rural health clinic in Redfield, Iowa, a town with a population of 731\. PA Friedmann and his wife, retired clinician Elizabeth \(Libby\) Coyte, PA\-C, opened their clinic in 1988 as a certified independent Rural Health Clinic \(RHC\)\. 

## Events
- [2026 IAPA Annual Meeting \& CME Conference](https://www.aapa.org/cme-calendar/2026-iapa-annual-meeting-cme-conference/)
- [SEMPA 360 Annual Conference](https://www.aapa.org/cme-calendar/sempa-360-annual-conference/)
- [WAPA Spring Conference and 50th Anniversary](https://www.aapa.org/cme-calendar/wapa-spring-conference-and-50th-anniversary/)
- [NJSSPA 2026 CME Conference](https://www.aapa.org/cme-calendar/njsspa-2026-cme-conference/)
- [Best Practices in Obesity Management](https://www.aapa.org/cme-calendar/best-practices-in-obesity-management/)

## Popups
- [LMS Change \(Edu pages only\) \(3/30\-4/6, 2026\)](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/popup/lms-change-edu-pages-only-3-30-4-6-2026/)

## 2025 Events
- [PA JobSource Career Fair](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/pa-jobsource-career-fair/): Get one step closer to that first PA job or make your next career move\!
- [AAPA 2025 Scavenger Hunt](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/aapa-2025-scavenger-hunt/): Compete in the Scavenger Hunt and you could win amazing prizes\!
- [Made in Colorado Marketplace](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/made-in-colorado-marketplace/): Shop local right from the Expo\! Browse a curated selection of local products\.
- [AAPA National Medical Challenge Bowl](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/aapa-national-medical-challenge-bowl/): Cheer on your PA program at this high\-energy medical game show\. More information to come as the 2025 event is finalized\. 
- [Become a PA: AAPA’s Pre\-PA Workshop](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/become-a-pa-aapas-pre-pa-workshop/): If you plan on becoming a PA, this dynamic all\-day event is for you – held during the largest national PA and PA student conference\! Lunch provided\.

## 2026 Events
- [Relaxation Massage Station](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/relaxation-massage-station/): Take a much\-needed break at the Relaxation Massage Station and get a FREE massage\! 
- [PA Adventures](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/pa-adventures/): Immerse yourself in New Orleans with your fellow attendees with these city\-specific adventures\. Sign up when you register\.
- [Made in New Orleans Marketplace](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/made-in-new-orleans-marketplace/): Explore the vibrant essence of New Orleans with a curated selection of local products right inside the Expo\. Discover unique apparel and accessories, beauty and skincare items, jewelry, and local artisanal specialties\.
- [Become a PA: Pre\-PA Workshop](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/become-a-pa-pre-pa-workshop/): Aspiring to become a PA? This workshop welcomes future, first\-time, and repeat PA school applicants — 100% of attendees at the 2025 Pre\-PA Workshop said they would recommend the workshop to a peer\!
- [PA JobSource Career Fair](https://www.aapa.org/conference/events/pa-jobsource-career-fair/): Meet with representatives from top employers across the country looking to hire qualified PAs in all settings and specialties\.

## Categories
- [CME](https://www.aapa.org/topic/cme-central/cme/)
- [CME Central](https://www.aapa.org/topic/cme-central/)
- [On Demand](https://www.aapa.org/topic/events/on-demand/)
- [News Central](https://www.aapa.org/topic/news-central/)
- [Advocacy](https://www.aapa.org/topic/advocacy/)

## Tags
- [Website](https://www.aapa.org/tag/website/)
- [Research \& Publications](https://www.aapa.org/tag/research-publications/)
- [Communications with Federal Executive Branch](https://www.aapa.org/tag/communications-with-federal-executive-branch/)
- [AAPA Research](https://www.aapa.org/tag/aapa-research/)
- [Articles](https://www.aapa.org/tag/articles/)

## Author
- [Stephanie Radix](https://www.aapa.org/authors/stephanie-radix/)

## Specialties
- [Family Medicine](https://www.aapa.org/specialty/family-medicine/)
- [Emergency Medicine](https://www.aapa.org/specialty/emergency-medicine/)
- [Administration](https://www.aapa.org/specialty/administration/)
- [Public Health](https://www.aapa.org/specialty/public-health/)
- [Internal Medicine](https://www.aapa.org/specialty/internal-medicine/)

## Event Categories
- [Expo](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/event-category/expo/)
- [Student \& Pre\-PA](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/event-category/student-pre-pa/)
- [Networking](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/event-category/networking/)
- [Wellness](https://www.aapa.org/news-central/event-category/wellness/)