Update from NCCPA: Positive Changes to Certification Maintenance

NCCPA will describe the many ways PAs participate in the organization including content development for assessments and exams. We will provide information on certification maintenance, including a timely update on the pilot alternative to PANRE (now into its second and final year) as well as the revised content blueprint. We will also discuss the CAQ program and other resources available to PAs from NCCPA, the PA History Society and the NCCPA Health Foundation.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the many ways PAs may participate in the organization including leadership positions, content development for assessments and exams and more
• Review the transition to core medical knowledge as the basis for the assessment portion of the certification maintenance process and the changes to the 2019 PANRE content blueprint
• Discuss  the benefits offered through the pilot alternative to PANRE and the preliminary data from those who are participating in it