Help Ensure PA Certification Reflects Your Practice

What PAs do in practice today helps determine what future PAs will be tested on tomorrow.

That’s the purpose of the NCCPA practice analysis survey, which informs certification and recertification exam content by identifying the knowledge and competencies most relevant to current clinical practice.

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Older PA workforce: 6 findings on retention, retirement plans

9.2.2026 • Physician associates 65 and older made up 4.1% of the board-certified PA workforce in 2023, and three-quarters of them were still practicing clinically.

PA pay by specialty: Cardiothoracic, Vascular Surgery top $162K

8.27.2026 • Physician assistants in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery reported the highest mean income of any specialty in 2025 at $162,045, compared with $134,010 across all PAs

PA Shares Vision for Profession’s Future with New Book

8.18.2026 • For much of her career, Jennifer Vonderau, MMS, PA-C, has worked in one of medicine’s most complex settings: abdominal transplant surgery.