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Physician Assistant Specialty Credentials: The Plot Thickens
March 17, 2009 2:57 PM by Stephen Cornell
The NCCPA isn’t the only organization working on physician assistant specialty credentials. Apparently, a relatively new group calling itself the American Board of Physician Assistant Specialists is looking into creating “board certification” for PAs Read More...
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NCCPA Will Develop Specialty Credential Program for Physician Assistants
February 16, 2009 1:57 PM by Stephen Cornell
The NCCPA will develop a voluntary specialty credential program for physician assistants. The NCCPA has posted a statement on its Web site at www.nccpa.net/News_A_SpecialtyCredential.aspx . After several years of thoughtful consideration of how to best Read More...
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12 Physician Assistant Moments for 2008
December 31, 2008 10:07 AM by Stephen Cornell
This is the 448th and final post to the ADVANCE Blog for PAs in 2008. Check back on Jan. 2 for the first blog post of 2009. Until then, here's a quick look back at some of the notable PA stories of the last year. *** January Annals of Family Medicine Read More...
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Comments on ARC-PA's Standards
October 15, 2008 11:47 AM by Stephen Cornell
On the topic of ARC-PA’s standards for PA programs, I have two questions. One, why does a PA program director need to be a PA or a physician? It certainly should be a consideration, but not a requirement. At least two terrific PA educators were not PAs: Read More...
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PA Certification Exam Video
July 28, 2008 11:10 AM by Stephen Cornell
On YouTube, a rap video about the PA certification exam from PA J-riz (thanks to the PA Forum for pointing it out). Link to YouTube video Read More...
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Meet the Practice-Focused PANRE
July 22, 2008 6:21 PM by Stephen Cornell
NCCPA has posted to its Web site information about the practice-focused PANRE. Beginning in March 2009, PAs recertifying through PANRE will have a new choice to make. While 60% of the generalist exam will cover the same content as always, the remaining Read More...
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10-Year PA Recertification Cycle?
February 27, 2008 2:38 PM by Stephen Cornell
It seems as though Pennsylvania PA Bernie Stuetz's effort to increase the length PA recertification cycle to 10 years is gaining momemtum. Stuetz wrote " A Plan to Revise PA Recertification " for ADVANCE in 2006 and introduced a related resolution at Read More...
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