Bibliographies
AAPA has created a variety of bibliographies on the PA profession. Find those, and the search terms we use, below.
Current Bibliographies
AAPA has created a variety of bibliographies on the PA profession. Find these and other resources from the past six years here.
- Bibliography on PA Value 2011 ‐ 2021 (through December 2021) New!
- Research into the Entry-Level Doctorate Across Four Healthcare Profession: An Annotated Bibliography (through December 2019)
- Articles and Reports on the PA Profession: Selected Topics (through February 7, 2020)
- AAPA Bibliography (through August 2017)
- AAPA Annotated Bibliography (through 2014)
Access PubMed Searches
AAPA has defined a series of PubMed search terms that allow us to get the most up to date publications aligned to the National PA Research Agenda. If users are interested in developing their own PubMed searches, they can learn more online.
Research Topics
High Priority
| Topic | Pillar |
| Cost-Effectiveness of PAs | PA Value |
| Patient Outcomes New! | PA Value |
| Access to Care | PA Value |
| PA Supply and Demand | PA Workforce |
| PA Workforce Composition | PA Workforce |
| PA Readiness to Practice New! | PA Workforce |
Medium Priority
| Topic | Pillar |
| Understanding PA Roles New! | PA Roles |
| Healthcare Team Outcomes | PA Roles |
| Healthcare Team Dynamics | PA Roles |
| Patient Safety | PA Value |
| PA Doctorates New! | PA Education |
| Clinical Sites and Preceptors New! | PA Education |
| PA Work Settings New! | PA Roles |
Low Priority
| Topic | Pillar |
| PA Career Flexibility | PA Workforce |
| Expansion of PA Roles | PA Roles |
| PA Specialization | PA Workforce |
| Impact of Regulation on PA Education | PA Education |
| Defining Quality PA Education | PA Education |
| Patient Satisfaction | PA Value |
| Cost of Education | PA Education |
Historical Bibliographies
Addendum to the selected annotated bibliography of the physician assistant profession, 1993−1999
- Acceptance/collaboration with health professionals – pg. 1
- Ethical issues – pg. 13
- Job satisfaction – pg. 15
- Licensure and certification – pg. 21
- Minority PAs – pg. 31
- Patient acceptance – pg. 37
- Protocols/algorithms – pg. 77
- Quality of care – pg. 79
- Reimbursement – pg. 81
- Role identity – pg. 83