Our office will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025, in observance of the holidays. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, December 29, 2025.
Press Releases
January 2025
1.17.2025 • Incoming NCCPA Board Chair Brings Decades of Experience | NCCPA Welcomes Three New Members to Board | NCCPA Announces Launch of Occupational Medicine CAQ | PA Brings Expertise, Compassion to Pediatric Genetics...and more
12.15.2024 • Watch a Message From NCCPA President and CEO | NCCPA Board Chair Reflects on Tenure | PAs Can Join Provider Bridge to Support Emergency Response | Why I Volunteer: Karen Lazard, PA-C...and more
11.15.2024 • Record Number of PAs Certified in 2023 | How PA Profile Data Advances Profession | PA Blends Military Duty and Medicine | Native American Heritage Month...and more
10.15.2024 • Exam Security Highlighted in New Video | NCCPA Announces New Geriatric Medicine CAQ | REPRESENT! NCCPA Summit® 2024 Underscores Urgent Need for Diversity in PA Profession | Why I Volunteer: Sandy Pais Narciso-Owen, MS, MSPAS, PA-C | PA Week 2024...and more..
9.20.2024 • Study Examines Effect of PAs in Plastic Surgery | Celebrating 50 Years of Certification, Excellence | Why I Volunteer: Phil Nix, PA-C, MPAS, CAQ-EM | Meet the PA Ambassadors | Honoring Hispanic PAs | PAsDoThat! Magazine...and more..
8.16.2024 • PAs Report High Engagement with Mental Health Patients | Two PA Friends, Two Test-Taking Styles | Apply Now: NCCPA Board Seeks PA Director-at-Large | Meet the PA Ambassadors and more..
7.19.2024 • PAs Practicing in Psychiatry on the Rise, Filling Critical Gap | PA Offers Strategies for Dealing with Racist Patients and Bias in Health Care | Three PA Students Awarded NCCPA Endowed Scholarships | Meet the PA Ambassadors and more..
6.18.2024 • PAs at REPRESENT! NCCPA Summit® To Advance Diversity | PA-C Career Center: Connecting Talent | NCCPA Empowers PAs at AAPA 2024 | PA Embodies Pride and Professionalism and more..
5.31.2024 • NCCPA Data-Driven Insights Show Vital Role of PAs | PA Workforce Growing, BUt Diversity Lags | New CAQ in OBGYN Now Available | PA Advocates for Expansion of Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care Specialty and more..
4.25.2024 • PA Licensure Compact Gains Momentum, Streamlining Multi-State Practice | Inspiring Teens Into Health Careers | PA Hospitalist Strikes Balance With Running | How Can PAs Embrace the Lifestyle Medicine Specialty and more...
3.20.2024 • Nationwide PA Growth Boosts Health Care Delivery | Study: PAs Play Vital Role in Addressing Maternal Health Crisis | OHSU Series Equips Future PAs to Better Serve Patients with Disabilities | How Busy PAs Can Navigate Dietary Pitfalls and more..
2.23.2024 • Insider Advice for Navigating the PANRE-LA® | Study Uncovers Hurdles for Underrepresented Students in PA Program Admissions | Multitalented PA Bridges Medicine and Music | PA Champions Vein Harvesting Techniques and more..
1.17.2024 • John Bradford, MPAS, PA-C, Named 2024 NCCPA Board Chair | Two Accomplished PA Leaders Join NCCPA Board | NCCPA Volunteering, More Than Just Exams | Seasoned PA Urges Preparedness for Tropical Diseases and more..
12.1.2023 • Watch a Message From NCCPA President and CEO Dawn Morton-Rias, Ed.D., PA-C, ICE-CCP, FACHE | Appreciation for PAs from Outgoing NCCPA Board Chair Beverly Black, MHSA, CAE | PAs Address Shortages in Underserved, Rural Areas Read newsletter
11.29.2023 • Newly Certified PAs Find More Jobs, Higher Salaries | How NCCPA Uses PA Profile Data to Advance Profession | Listen on the Go: New Episode of PA Insights Read newsletter
10.17.2023 • Study Sheds Light on Public Opinion of PAs | Celebrating Contributions of Latinx PAs in Health Care| Empowering PA Careers Through Mentorship Read newsletter
8.17.2023 • PAs Have Flexibility to Change Specialties | OBGYN CAQ to Launch in 2024 to Address Provider Shortages | Dedicated PAs Deliver Top-Notch Care in Rural Colorado | Read newsletter
7.2.2023 • New PA Insights with NCCPA podcast Episode | Prepare for Fall CAQ Exams: Important Dates Approaching | Advocate and Influence PA Profession | Read newsletter
6.10.2023 • Number of PAs Practicing in Hospitals Grows in Last Decade | PAs Poised to Address Shortage of Psychiatrists | Apply Now: NCCPA in Search of PA Director-at-Large | NCCPA App Enhanced with Pay, Donate, Receipt Features Read newsletter
5.10.2023 • NCCPA Provides Insight and Support at AAPA 2023 Conference | NCCPA Reinforces Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) | PAHx Connects with PAs and PA Students at AAPA Read newsletter
3.2.2023 • Back2School with PA Ivy Bishop | Update on PAs Practicing in Dermatology | AJC names NCCPA a winner of the Metro Atlanta Top Workplaces 2023 Award Read newsletter
12.2.2022 • NCCPA Board Certification and Title Change | Happy Holidays from Outgoing NCCPA Board Chair Katherine GeeBah Footracer, MS, PA-C | Holiday Message from NCCPA President and CEO Dawn Morton-Rias, Ed.D., PA-C | PA licensure Compact Model Legislation Read newsletter
11.2.2022 • Listen: Groundbreaking Conversations about DEI in the PA Profession | Mother-Daughter Certified PA Duo Committed to Improving health Care for Alaska Native/ American Indians| Read newsletter
10.2.2022 • Due for Recertification in 2024, 2025 or 2026? Watch This! | NCCPA “Certified PA Hero” Campaign | Reframing Medical Decisions on Breast Cancer Screening for Groups at Higher Risk Read newsletter
9.2.2022 • NCCPA Report: Job Satisfaction Remains High Among Certified PAs | NCCPA Inaugural REPRESENT! Summit – “When They See Us” Recap | Community First – Improving Access to Care for Hispanic/Latino Patients Read newsletter
8.1.2022 • NCCPA Reports Record Number of Newly Certified PAs | NCCPA Endowed Scholarship Recipients to Tackle Health Disparities in Migrant Communities | Why I Volunteer: Mark Zender, MPAS, PA-C Read the newsletter