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Public Statement

Regarding NCCPA's Commitment to Offer a Voluntary Credential for PAs Practicing in Specialties

After several years of thoughtful consideration of how to best serve the public interest and discussions with numerous PA and physician specialty organizations and others, at a February 8, 2009 meeting, NCCPA's Board of Directors reaffirmed its commitment to offering a mechanism for the achievement of a voluntary PA specialty credential.

An NCCPA workgroup is developing the model for a specialty credential program, which the organization will launch no later than 2011. As the model develops, NCCPA will continue to work with AAPA and physician and PA specialty organizations in the discussions.

NCCPA is committed to engaging others in dialogue about the specific elements of the specialty credential program and to considering their input. Written comments can be submitted to NCCPA by email and should be directed to comments@nccpa.net.

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.