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NCCPA opens public comment period regarding the proposed Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process.
Click here for a list of the winners from the Practice Analysis Survey drawing.
NCCPA outlines the specialty certification process , launching in 2011 with five specialties.
Read the public statement regarding NCCPA's commitment to offer a voluntary credential for PAs practicing in specialties.
Read our Chairman's Address from the 2009 AAPA Conference.
NCCPA's Points of Consensus on Specialty Recognition - November 2008.
Read the summary from the NCCPA Forum on PAs Practicing in Specialties.
Through the Foundation, NCCPA is giving back to the PA profession. Read more about our exciting projects, and join us!

Issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), the Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) credential is a mark of professional accomplishment, indicating the achievement and maintenance of established levels of knowledge and clinical skills. The PA-C credential is widely recognized within the medical professions and beyond. In fact, all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the American territories have decided to rely on NCCPA certification as one of the criteria for licensure or regulation of physician assistants.

To protect the credibility of the PA-C designation, the NCCPA certification process involves formal collegiate education, examination and ongoing pursuit of continuing medical education.