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Promoting the Physician Assistant profession in the UK since 2005

Membership

Join now! Membership to UKAPA provides PAs in the UK with:

  • National representation
  • Educational conferences and CPD opportunities
  • Forum for networking and communication
  • Professional advice
  • 15% Discount on Skyscape Mobile Medical References

In order to become a member of UKAPA, you must be a physician assistant (PA), PA student or an associated professional. As a PA, you must be a graduate of an accredited American or recognized UK physician assistant programme.

If you meet the qualifications of a physician assistant as defined in the bylaws as "graduate of nationally recognized physician assistant program including those accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARCPA) or its successor agency, or by one of its predecessor agencies [Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)], or who has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying examination (PANCE) administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), or the British equivalents to any of those above, then you are welcome into our ranks as a physician assistant.

Categories of Membership

  • A Member (£100 annual membership) is a physician assistant who is a graduate of nationally recognized physician assistant program including those accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARCPA) or its successor agency, or by one of its predecessor agencies [Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)], or who has passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying examination (PANCE) administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or the British equivalents to any of those above. To maintain their membership status, members must satisfy such continuing medical and/or medically related educational requirements as may be prescribed by the Membership through the Board of Directors. Non-clinical physician assistants will not be required to maintain continuing medical education (CME). Members shall vote for officers and directors and be eligible to hold office.
  • A Student Member (£15 for one year / £25 for two years) is an individual who is enrolled in an approved physician assistant program, or a program of education established in the UK or other country to produce a practitioner with comparable competencies, duties, and responsibilities of the American Physician Assistant, provided that the training program includes physician and physician assistant instructors, preceptors and/or mentors, and trains in the medical model. Student members will neither be allowed to vote nor hold office. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, two UK students shall be elected by his/her peers to sit on the Board of Directors and shall have and enjoy all rights and privileges of any such member of the board.
  • An Associate Member (£50 annual membership) is any other professional who wishes to join UKAPA who does not meet the Member or Student member definitions.

Application Form

Applicants who live in the United Kingdom/EU should pay by direct bank transfer (BACS) or by cheque. Details will be sent to you after your application has been reviewed. You can also use our printable application form and send in a cheque to the address as stated on the form.

Please note that memberships are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Current Members who wish to update their information may do so by completing the required portions of the form with the updated information.

To request more information, please complete the form below.


(If non-PA, please specify your
reason for applying for UKAPA membership)
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