For Physicians

For Physicians

Welcome to our new page dedicated to providing information about the PA Profession to supervising physicians as well as to physicians who are interested in hiring a PA!

Check back often as we continue to develop this page. Email us at ospa@oregonpa.org to suggest content.

The OSPA Awards Program nomination process is once again underway for the year 2007. To nominate a Physician Assistant for the OSPA PA of the Year award, click here to download the nomination form.

Need a PA? Posting a job is easy! Send us a Microsoft Word document and any company logos you wish included, or simply type the text you want for your ad into an email. Be sure to include a description of the position, any unusual qualifications required and contact information for folks wanting to reach you with questions. We will post the job on our website at no charge. We reserve the right to edit verbiage as needed and to refuse inappropriate listings. We also reserve the right to forward your listing onto interested persons and other websites as deemed appropriate. Our goal is to get your position filled with a qualified PA! Please let our office know when the position fills so that we can remove it from our website.

Current job listings will also be advertised to attendees at our annual continuing medical education conferences, held in mid-April and mid-October each year.

Want more exposure? Place an ad in our Vital Signs newsletter, published quarterly, which hits nearly 400 PAs across the state. Cost for a ¼ ad is $50/issue.

Click here to Submit your free Job Listing Now!

PA vs NP A common question posed to physician assistants is, "What is the difference between a PA and a nurse practitioner (NP)?" There is no easy way to respond because what a PA or an NP does varies by state, specialty, and individual practice. The AAPA Public Relations Committee (PRC) researched both professions and developed a list of resources to help answer the question. In October, an editorial was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and posted on the JAAPA Web site that offers an overview of what the PRC learned.

Click here to download the most recent Physician's Synopsis (Summer 2006) to update you on the important issues affecting your PA. (posted 7/27/06)

Click here to download the previous Physician's Synopsis (Winter 2006).

Click here to download the Physician's Synopsis (Fall 2005).

Click here to connect to the AAPA Legislative Action Center (formerly CapitalWiz) on the AAPA website where you can get up-to-date information on the status of the bills currently in the Oregon Legislature.