PA Associations


Below is a list of every PA association that I am currently aware of. Each link is a great resource for job listings, local salary information. In addition to all the state chapters, I’ve listed the military and public service branches, as well as some international associations.
In the US, the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) is the nationally recognized PA association, every state has a chapter.
AAPA- American Academy of Physician Assistants
Individual State Chapters:
- ASPA-Alabama
- AKAPA-Alaska
- ASAPA- Arizona
- ARAPA- Arkansas
- CAPA- California
- CAPA- Colorado
- ConnAPA- Connecticut
- DAPA-Delaware
- DCAPA- District of Columbia
- FAPA- Florida
- GAPA- Georgia
- HAPA-Hawaii
- IAPA-Idaho
- IAPA-Illinois
- IAPA-Indiana
- IPAS-Iowa
- KAPA-Kansas
- KAPA-Kentucky
- LAPA- Louisiana
- MEAPA- Maine
- MAPA- Maryland
- MAPA- Massachusetts
- MAPA- Michigan
- MAPA- Minnesota
- MAPA- Mississippi
- MOAPA- Missouri
- MTAPA- Montana (website temporarily down)
- NAPA-Nebraska
- NAPA- Nevada
- NHSPA- New Hampshire
- NJSSPA- New Jersey
- NMAPA- New Mexico
- NYSSPA- New York
- NCAPA- North Carolina
- NDAPA- North Dakota
- OAPA- Ohio
- OAPA- Oklahoma
- OSPA- Oregon
- PSPA- Pennsylvania
- RIAPA- Rhode Island
- SCAPA- South Carolina
- SDAPA- South Dakota
- TAPA- Tennessee
- TAPA- Texas
- UAPA- Utah
- PAAV- Vermont
- US Virgin Islands (email only)
- VAPA- Virginia
- WAPA- Washington
- WVAPA- West Virginia
- WAPA- Wisconsin
- WAPA- Wyoming
International PAs:
- New Zealand Physician Associate Society
- Australian Society of Physician Assistants
- UK- Faculty of Physician Associates- Royal College of Physicians
- Canadian Association of Physician Assistants
Specialties
We’ve listed PA specialty associations below. For clinical information, go to our PA Specialty Resource Page for specialty book recommendations, links, articles, and more.
- American Academy of Nephrology PAs
- American Association of Surgical PAs
- American Society of Endocrine PAs
- Association of Neurology PAs
- Association of Neurosurgical PAs
- Association of PAs in Allergy Asthma and Immunology
- Association of PAs in Cardiology
- Association of PAs in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
- Association of PAs in Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Association of PAs in Occupational Medicine
- Association of PAs in Oncology
- Association of PAs in Psychiatry
- Association of Plastic Surgery PAs
- Gastroenterology PAs
- Geriatric Medicine PAs
- PAs in Critical Care
- PAs in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- PAs in Orthopaedic Surgery
- Society for PAs in Pediatrics
- Society of Dermatology PAs
- Society of Emergency Medicine PAs
- Society of PAs in Addiction Medicine
- Society of PAs in Family Medicine
- Society of PAs in Otorhinolaryngology/ Head & Neck Surgery
- Society of PAs in Rheumatology
- Urological Association of PAs
FIND YOUR TRIBE: AAPA Caucuses, and Other Subgroups
- Academy of Doctoral PAs (ADPA)
- African Heritage PA Caucus
- Association of Postgraduate PA Programs
- Fellowship of Christian PAs (FCPA)
- Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) PA Caucus
- Navy PAs
- PAs for Global Health (PAGH)
- PAs for Latino Health (PALH)
- PAs for Rural Health Caucus
- Public Health Service Academy of PAs (USPHS, USCG, and federally employed PAs)
- Society of Air Force PAs
- Society of Army PAs
- Veterans Affairs PA Association
- Veterans Caucus
AAPA Special Interest Groups
- Academy of PAs in Legal Medicine
- Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
- Coast Guard Association of PAs
- Disaster Medicine Association of PAs
- Forum of PA State Regulators
- Jewish Association of PAs
- Lifestyle Medicine PAs
- PAs for Health Equity
- PAs for Oral Health
- PAs for Puerto Rico
- PAs for Tomorrow
- PAs HIV Network
- PAs in Administration, Management and Supervision
- PAs in Healthcare Industry
- PAs in Obesity Medicine
- PAs in Pain Medicine
- PAs in Radiology
- PAs in Research
- PAs in Virtual Medicine and Telemedicine
- PAs in Wilderness Medicine
- Society for Early Career PAs
- Society of PAs in Genetics and Genomics
- Society of PAs in Observation Medicine
- Society of PAs in Retail Healthcare
- Society of Point of Care Ultrasound
- Twelve Step Recovery Group