PA History
The year the first PA program launch at Duke University
What is 1965?
The amount of practicing PAs (as of 2024)
What is ~200,000?
The name of the first journal dedicated to the PA profession (as it is currently known as)
What is JAAPA?
After this many years, PAs must take the PANRE (recertification exam) under the current NCCPA rules
What is every 10 years?
The specialty with the highest distribution of practicing PAs
What is Family medicine?
The number of students in the first PA program graduating class
What is 3?
The number the PA Profession ranked in the 'U.S. News & World Report 2025: Best Healthcare Jobs List'
What is the '2'?
What is Urgent Care Centers?
The maximum number of attempts allowed to pass the PANCE after completing a PA program
What is 6 attempts within 6 years of graduation?
The percentage of PAs that are male
What is ~30% (27%)
The university who awarded the first master’s degree for PA education
What is the University of Colorado?
The amount of ARC-PA accredited PA Programs in Florida
What is '16'?
The country outside the U.S. where the PA profession first expanded internationally to
What is The Netherlands?
The organization that publishes the annual “PA Program Report” and national matriculant data used by CASPA
What is PAEA (Physician Assistant Education Association)?
The percentage of PAs that identify as minority
What is approximately ~20% (15%)?
The year the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) officially change its name to the American Academy of Physician Associates
What is 2021?
The percentage of PAs with a doctorate degree
What is ~3%? (2.7%)
The last state to allow PAs to prescribe medication
What is Mississippi?
The minimum number of months of instruction required for an accredited PA program
What is 24 months?
What is 30-39 (41.8%)?
The U.S. President who signed the legislation authorizing PAs to prescribe medications under Medicare
Who is President Bill Clinton (Balanced Budget Act of 1997)?
How many states participate in the PA licensure compact?
What is '19'?
The name of the federal program that offers loan repayment for PAs working in underserved areas
What is the National Health Service Corps (NHSC)?
The four organizations who collaborated to define the "PA Competencies" that guide PA education and practice
AAPA, PAEA, ARC-PA, and NCCPA
The no.1 ranked state for actual and cost of living adjusted median based salary
What is Oklahoma?
Base: $130k
Cost of living adjusted: $150k