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Physician Assistant Professional Advisory Group (PAPAG)
Welcome to the PAPAG web page. The purpose of the PAPAG is to provide advice and consultation to the Surgeon General, through the HS PAC and Chief HS Officer on issues relating to the professional practice and personnel activities of Commissioned Officers in the Physician Assistant (PA) Professional Discipline.The PAPAG functions in a resource and advisory capacity to assist in the development, coordination, training and evaluation of activities related to Health Services Officers (HSOs) in the PA discipline in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) with the specific objectives of:
- Identifying issues of interest and facilitating the resolution of concerns as they relate to physician assistant officers;
- Assessing personnel needs of the USPHS as related to physician assistants and assisting in meeting the needs relative to recruitment, retention, training, professional development and utilization;
- Assessing professional development needs and developing position papers, statistical reports, and/or guidelines, where appropriate, to advise and comment on matters relating to the personnel issues of health administration professionals and their practices;
- Promoting cooperation and communication among and between other professional disciplines and health professionals;
- Promoting all aspects of service delivered by physician assistants throughout the agencies and programs of the USPHS.
We believe that you will find the following links helpful
and welcome your questions, comments and involvement.Announcements
As you are aware, a few years back, NCCPA replaced certificates with wallet cards. It appears that the wallet card does not copy/fax well and could result in illegible information being received. As NCCPA certification is our primary credential as USPHS PAs, this could result in a delay to eOPF update and possibly adversely affect someone eligible for promotion. A PowerPoint presentation is linked here: PA certification I ask that all PAs use this method to better ensure legible information is transmitted and to standardize our submissions for Mrs. Darracott.