PAH DEI Resource Highlights

AAPA is the national membership organization for all PAs. Founded in 1968, AAPA represents a profession of approximately 159,000 PAs across all medical settings and specialties in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, and the uniformed services.

Physician Assistants, commonly called PAs, practice medicine as part of a team. PAs are nationally certified professionals who evaluate, diagnose, treat, and care for patients with physician supervision. They work in all specialties and settings, and collaborate with other medical professionals and patients, in diverse communities.

Collaboration has been the foundation of the profession since the first three PAs graduated from Duke University’s program in 1967. Throughout their history, PAs’ goals have always been to provide patients with the best care possible and improve lives by addressing health care shortages. PAs continue to fill gaps in health care systems by extending people’s access to quality service.