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Christopher Roman1, Stephanie Neary
1Christopher Roman is a medical science liaison with Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, Mass. Stephanie Neary is an assistant professor adjunct and director of didactic education of the PA online program at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. The authors disclose that this study was funded by grants from the American Academy of Physician Associates and the Physician Assistant Education Association. Funding does not constitute an endorsement of the findings of this research report by either organization. The authors have disclosed no other potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Objective:
This study assessed the availability of provider health programs (PHPs) for physician associates/assistants (PAs), as well as the accessibility of information about these resources through state licensing boards and PA constituent organizations.
Methods:
Data were collected through audits of the websites of the PA licensing board and state/district constituent group for each state and the District of Columbia from October to November 2022.
Results:
Every state except Massachusetts has a PHP that serves PAs. Review of the 51 respective state licensing board websites revealed that 23 states (45.1%) list PHP information; only 9 states (17.6%) have PHP information listed on state PA constituent organization websites.
Conclusions:
The results of this study indicate that PHPs for PAs are widely available. Unfortunately, the broad availability of PHPs may be limited by the lack of accessible information about these programs in many states.
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