The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) is the only national organization representing PA educational programs. PAEA works to ensure quality PA education through the development and distribution of educational services and products specifically geared toward meeting the emerging needs of PA programs, the PA profession, and the health care industry.
Quarterly Journal of Physician Assistant EducationProfessional Learning CommunitiesMembers-only resource libraryCASPA informationDiscounts on educational eventsPAEA provides leadership and other skills development through our events, volunteering opportunities, and research funding.
engaged and dedicated people currently volunteer with PAEA
participants take advantage of educational opportunities every year
For the past year, PA programs and their faculty have been operating at surge capacity. Throughout the pandemic, many of us have sacrificed our own well-being. Working from home – in many respects – has become living at work. Which is why it is important to intentionally disconnect from our work and computers. Self-care is critical, not just to preserve our own mental, emotional, and physical well-being, but to also allow us to support our students…
The COVID-19 pandemic forced programs to quickly shift the structure of their courses from in-person to remote instruction. Rapidly changing circumstances made it difficult to know whether students would attend classes in person or remotely, or transition part way through a semester. Skylar Stewart-Clark, PhD, PA-C, assistant professor at the Charleston Southern University Physician Assistant Program, was prepared. Stewart-Clark created “procedures kits” to help students in her Patient Assessment and Diagnostic Methods…
“If you want to change how medicine is provided, you have to change how it’s taught.” Corinne Feldman, MMS, PA-C, University of Southern California Primary Care PA program director of didactic education The University of Southern California Primary Care PA program is transforming health equity training. In this video, Corinne Feldman shares two unique programs designed to teach students how social determinants can shape our health and how to better understand health disparities within a…
in grant and fellowship money awarded to PA faculty each year
annual reports are published on PA programs, students, faculty, and curricula
PAEA Assessment’s guiding principle is to educate and support programs to graduate knowledgeable and competent PAs who will improve health for all.
A 225-question tool that is intended to mark important transition points for PA students.
Can be delivered in a proctored or unproctored environment, with an adjustable testing window.
Used by 90% of PA programs.
Learn More▶︎A set of 120-question (100 scored) examinations focused on the seven core clinical areas.
All exam questions are statistically validated for accuracy and consistency by professional psychometricians.
Administered 50,000 times each year.
Learn More▶︎A 300-question (250 scored) examination to be delivered in the last four months of PA education.
All exam questions are pilot-tested with PA students, statistically validated, and set to standards determined by PA education experts.
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