Medscape December 12, 2024
The medical community welcomed a record number of new physician associates (PAs) into the provider ranks in 2023 — 11,762 PA students earned their board certification last year — up from 11,092 in 2022, according to the National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants’ (NCCPA)’s Statistical Profile of Recently Board-Certified PAs annual report.
Dawn Morton-Rias, EdD, PA-C, ICE-CCP, FACHE, president and chief executive officer at the NCCPA, said the growth is a “testament to the growing demand for qualified healthcare professionals.”
“This reflects the increasing recognition of PAs as essential members of healthcare teams,” she told Medscape Medical News. “Patients benefit immensely from the increased number of board-certified PAs because they provide essential care, as well as reduce wait times...
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