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Hi my name is Ashley and this is my presentation on NCCPA certification
And American Academy of Physician Assistants
So what is the NCCPA certification?
NCCPA stands for National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
It is the only certifying organization in the United States
In order to achieve this certification you have to take the
Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam
Which is also know as the PANCE exam
And upon passing the exam, you receive your PA-C designation
which stands for physician assistant certified
This test is supposed to demonstrate your level of
"clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and other medical skills and professional behaviors
So what is the PANCE exam?
You take this as a step from transitioning from a student to a certified PA
It is taken after the completion of
an accredited PA program
And it can be taken up to six times within six years of graduating
And you would achieve this before state licensure
So the testing itself has to be completed within 180 days
after graduation
So, you submit an application and a $475 examination fee
You can take this test at a Pearson VUE Testing Center
We have one here in Boise
We also have one in Salt Lake City
And it's scheduled at your own convenience
So, any day within that 180 day period
is when you have to take your first exam
And it's a 5 hour exam and it's 300 questions
So NCCPA Certification is good for 10 years
and after the ten years is up, then you
can renew it through the PANRE exam
And the R just stands for Recertifying
There's five two year cycles, and within these
two year cycles you have to log 100
Continuing Medical Education credits
And there's a 130 dollar
certification fee every two years
So this is just a pie chart on
different CME requirements
And so 50 of them have to be Category 1
And 50 of them should be Category 1 or 2
So why should I pursue this certification?
It's necessary for practice if you'd like to be
a practicing physician assistant. It's one component
of state licensure
And there's a flexible testing schedule
So the American Academy of Physician Assistants
is the organization I chose.
And it's mission is to ensure the professional growth, personal
excellence, and recognition of physician assistants,
and to support their efforts to enable them to improve the quality
accessibility, and cost-effectiveness of patient-centered health care
So how would this organization benefit me?
It offers a lot of different benefits, one of them being
it allows me to easily search for jobs,
and there is an element of advocacy, so it tells you
different ways of being reimbursed, and
and there's also an updated
list of legislative information regarding PAs
And it also offers discounts on clinical tools
So, review resources for passing the
PANRE exam, and discounts
on malpractice and liability insurance
So, the membership itself costs 295 dollars
And there's an annual conference
And for this conference there is a 555 dollar registration fee
But, at this conference you can earn
multiple hours of CME
And there's chances for networking
And every year it's offered at a different time
of the year
So if you can't make it because that time
of the year is busy for you, you can try again next year
So student membership is 75 dollars
which is a lot less than the 295 dollars
for regular members
And it offers a lot of different study resources
to help you get through PA school
And there's a lot of career help and
helping you find jobs after you've graduated
And there's an online community
that allows students to connect with other PAs
And read different debates on different topics
So there's also a journal
of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
It's a monthly clinical journal that they do
and it's peer reviewed
So, why would I join?
This organization offers many useful resources
to help me be successful in my career
And there's lots of networking opportunities
And there's also a sense of companionship
that helps people connect with other PAs.
And these are my references.