What Resources Does AAPA.org Offer Physician Associates and Students?

AAPA.org is the website of the American Academy of Physician Associates, the national professional society that advocates and educates on behalf of the profession. It serves practicing PAs and PA students with continuing education, career tools, governance information, and research resources. Most of the site is open to browse; joining AAPA is handled through a separate membership purchase page, and some areas (such as member login and purchases) require an account.

Who the Site Is For

The site is organized around two main audiences:

• Practicing physician associates — professional news, advocacy, CME, salary and contract tools, and job search support.
• PA students — a dedicated Student Academy with its own board, committees, and resources for student societies.

There are also sections for constituent organizations (state chapters, federal service chapters, specialty organizations, caucuses, and special interest groups), so chapter and specialty leaders can find governance materials.

Continuing Education and Events

The education section is one of the largest parts of the site. It includes:

• AAPA Conference and other in-person events such as the Leadership and Advocacy Summit, Psych Congress, and We Are Family (Medicine).
• On-demand CME — conference content, boot camps, and topic-specific libraries (Family Medicine, Galaxy, and others), plus a CME calendar and certificate portal.
• Webinars on demand for those who prefer shorter formats.

The homepage highlights current CME sessions, new hospital medicine sessions, and student-focused programming, which is a quick way to see what is being promoted at any given time.

Career Development Tools

Under its research and career sections, AAPA offers practical tools for managing a PA career:

These are useful before an interview, an offer, or a relocation decision, because they put salary in context rather than in isolation.

Research, Publications, and Data

The site publishes research briefs and survey data, including the Harris Poll on the patient experience and an AAPA–Morning Consult survey. It also lists fellowship and grant funding opportunities, external funding, and research support resources such as the NIH All of Us Research Program and statistical support guides. Students and early-career PAs researching a specialty or a fellowship can use these pages to see what funding and data already exist.

Governance and Volunteer Pathways

For PAs interested in shaping the profession, the governance section covers the Board of Directors, House of Delegates, elections, endorsed clinical guidelines, and policy review. The Student Academy has its own board, committees, and a House of Delegates student delegation, which is the main route for students who want to get involved beyond their local program.

A Practical Note Before You Start

The site runs on a member account system. AAPA has noted scheduled maintenance windows (for example, Sunday, October 26, 12:00–5:00 a.m. Eastern Time) during which login, purchases, and some information access may be affected, so plan time-sensitive tasks like joining or registering around those windows. Browsing public pages does not require an account, but member-only content and the membership purchase flow do.

For a PA or PA student, the most efficient path is usually: check the CME and events pages for current offerings, use the salary and contract tools when job searching, and explore the Student Academy or House of Delegates pages if you want a volunteer role.