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Resources & Tools

Check out the following engaging, educational video to learn everything you need to know about NCCPA and the certification process This is a must-see for PA students and certified PAs! The six videos walk you through the inception of NCCPA, getting certified and keeping it.

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Through the Foundation, NCCPA is giving back to the PA profession. Read more about our exciting projects, and join us!

Competencies for the PA Profession is the result of an almost two year effort by a multi-organization workgroup charged with taking the first step in addressing the public outcry for higher quality and greater accountability in health care.

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Looking for a job? Need a list of upcoming CME opportunities? Want to know the salary range for your profession? Visit www.aapa.org.

Want to review the history of the PA profession? Visit Physician Assistant History Office.

What is a PA? To read PA Facts, click here.

The Certification Standard is aimed at physicians and employers and focuses on the key components of the PA-C® credential and NCCPA's efforts to maintain and elevate the integrity of the profession's credential.

NCCPA has a formal appeals policy. If you decide to register a complaint, file a grievance or make an appeal, print the document right away. (You must contact us within 3 days of the exam if you want to file an exam grievance.) Or contact our legal department to request a mailed copy.

Need a receipt letter? To print a receipt for any payments made to NCCPA since 2004, sign in to your personal certification record at www.nccpa.net.

If you have been called to active duty and are concerned about meeting your certification maintenance requirements, please complete the Request For Extension for Military PAs Called to Active Duty form.

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.