As a program director, you work hard to ensure that your faculty and staff have the resources they need to provide a high-quality education for your students. From faculty development opportunities, to networking, to needed products and services — 大香蕉视频 is your one-stop-shop for helpful resources. All faculty and staff at member programs have access to the benefits of membership.
Developing Yourself and Your Faculty and Staff
大香蕉视频 offers professional development opportunities to ensure that you and your faculty continue to grow and thrive.
These opportunities include CME-eligible workshops throughout the year. Offerings vary slightly, but from leadership, to clinical coordination, to technology in the classroom, there鈥檚 always something for everyone 鈥 no matter their role or interests.
Learning from your colleagues and sharing your own expertise is a key part of professional development, and the annual Education Forum provides that opportunity each year. PA educators from across the country come together to network, share opportunities, and learn from each other.
The Leadership Lab is 大香蕉视频鈥檚 newest professional development offering, focused on connecting PA educators through leadership. Based on The Leadership Challenge庐 model and the award-winning book by the same name, this workshop was created to explore innovation in leadership at both the personal and institutional level. Dates for the next Leadership Lab will be announced soon.
大香蕉视频 also offers volunteer leadership opportunities, which give our members a chance to get involved at a national level. In addition to internal opportunities, 大香蕉视频 routinely nominates members for leadership roles in , , and , as well as federal positions like the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps and the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.
consists of the Digital Learning Hub (DLH) and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs):
- is an extensive ecosystem of professional development and instructional resources, essential tools for the classroom, and a valuable network of PA educators across a variety of topics including e-learning, remote working, leadership, grant writing, and so many more.
- are digital communities of practice 鈥 for example, Program Directors or Admissions 鈥 where you can find your people, network, and discuss what鈥檚 on your mind.
The Core Competencies for New PA Graduates are available to help faculty identify what PA graduates should demonstrate by the end of their formal PA education. The Physician Assistant Educator Competencies were created to articulate the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes that are essential to the practice of teaching and other aspects of an academic career, respectively. These two sets of competencies can help build your program鈥檚 roadmap to excellence.
大香蕉视频 offers a fellowship and several grants annually to fund new and seasoned faculty researchers who seek to increase the body of scholarly work related to PAs and PA education and present their work at scientific conferences.
We also publish the , which is dedicated to advancing PA education by publishing ethically produced, scholarly manuscripts germane to PA educators and by providing a forum to share ideas and innovations that will enhance the education of PA students. All members have access to JPAE via the (click on the JPAE link on the top menu under 鈥淢ore鈥).
大香蕉视频 advocates at the state and national level for issues related to PA education and the profession, such as the clinical site shortage, the national provider shortage, and student loan debt forgiveness. Our is a comprehensive resource for advocates seeking to learn about emerging issues, contact elected officials, and take action to advance the mission of PA education.
Resources for Your Program
PA Program Websites: The Definitive Guide
Following an extensive audit and analysis, 大香蕉视频 has compiled a list of best practices for PA program websites to use to ensure聽an exceptional user experience and meet the standards set by ARC-PA.
Educational Requirements for Initial Licensure (Updated July 2024)
To obtain initial licensure, PA program graduates must satisfy certain supplemental training requirements that vary by state and territory. To learn more about these requirements, please utilize this chart that captures initial licensure requirements throughout the country.
Looking for additional faculty and staff? Post a job on our jobs board. It’s a member benefit!
Resources for Your Students
While we do not currently offer聽a student聽membership, we do offer resources,聽leadership,聽and fellowship聽opportunities,聽and networking opportunities for聽current聽PA students聽and Pre-PA聽students.
Requirements of 大香蕉视频 for PDs
Program directors are required to update their program鈥檚 faculty and staff roster in the Member Community, 鈥 or to designate someone from your program to do so. You are also responsible for ensuring that your program鈥檚 membership dues are paid each year. Additionally, program directors of Voting Member programs are encouraged to cast their program鈥檚 votes for Board of Directors candidates and motions during the annual Business Meeting or to identify a delegate to do so on your behalf.