Review Questions and Answers-NCCPA
PANCE.
NCCPA -
\only national certifying body for PAs
certifying since 1975
rely on PA practice data to inform our certification programs
publish statistical reports to inform employers, policy makers, the media, patients and
others
promote qualifications and roles of certified PAs to various audiences (physicians,
employers, state medical boards, public, etc)
NCCPA Mission -
\NCCPA is committed to helping maximize the safe, productive, and competent practice
of medicine by certified PAs
customer is the public
Underpining Principles -
\1. the first concern must be to serve the public's interest as we work to determine how
we most effectively can deliver a recertification exam process that supports delivery of
high quality, affordable, accessible health care
2. to support the flexibility PAs have to change specialties during their career span and
to work in multiple specialties concurrently, it is important to maintain the generalist
nature of the PA-C credential
2019 Board of Directors -
\11 PAs, 5 physicians, and 2 public members
6 PA Directors at large
1 AAPA
1 PAEA
1 FSMB
immediate past chair
president/CEO
Physicians:
1 AMA
1 AOA
1 ACP
2 DAL
2 public members
Pa involvement -
\test development committees
exam form review panels
standard setting panels
PANCE.
NCCPA -
\only national certifying body for PAs
certifying since 1975
rely on PA practice data to inform our certification programs
publish statistical reports to inform employers, policy makers, the media, patients and
others
promote qualifications and roles of certified PAs to various audiences (physicians,
employers, state medical boards, public, etc)
NCCPA Mission -
\NCCPA is committed to helping maximize the safe, productive, and competent practice
of medicine by certified PAs
customer is the public
Underpining Principles -
\1. the first concern must be to serve the public's interest as we work to determine how
we most effectively can deliver a recertification exam process that supports delivery of
high quality, affordable, accessible health care
2. to support the flexibility PAs have to change specialties during their career span and
to work in multiple specialties concurrently, it is important to maintain the generalist
nature of the PA-C credential
2019 Board of Directors -
\11 PAs, 5 physicians, and 2 public members
6 PA Directors at large
1 AAPA
1 PAEA
1 FSMB
immediate past chair
president/CEO
Physicians:
1 AMA
1 AOA
1 ACP
2 DAL
2 public members
Pa involvement -
\test development committees
exam form review panels
standard setting panels
