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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. |