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2014 PAOS Officer Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for Vice-President, Treasure, and 3 Regional Directors (Northwest, Southwest and North Central) Board of Director positions for our upcoming election to be held Learn More...
Happy PA Week!
Use this week to highlight the excellence we provide in the delivery of healthcare in America! America Needs PAs - encourage a student to join the PA profession and take time to be a Learn More...
Thank you from San Antonio!
The 14th Annual PAOS CME conference has come to a close in San Antonio for 550+ attendees. It was a week of terrific speakers delivering 54.25 hours of orthopaedic CME, networking and fellowship! Learn More...
Action Needed: CMS Rule affecting PAs in Ortho Surgery!
On August 19, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule that, unless changed before its October 1 implementation date, will cause tremendous problems in the hospital Learn More...
AAPA, FAPA and PAOS Support Change to University of St. Augustine’s Orthopaedic Program
With the strong encouragement and endorsement from the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants (FAPA), Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery (PAOS) and AAPA, the University of St. Augustine Learn More...
2013 CME Registration - Now Open
The 2013 PAOS CME program is approved for a maximum of 34.25 hours of Category 1 CME by the Physician Assistant Review Panel and 24.5 BOC CEUs for athletic trainers. Registration is open at Learn More...
2013 PAOS CME Housing - NOW OPEN
Plan now to join us in San Antonio for the 14th Annual PAOS CME Conference September 9-13, 2013 Learn More...
2013 Election Results
Thank you for participating in the election and to all the PAs who ran for office to serve all of us who work in Learn More...
2013 Practice/Salary Survey
Thank you to all who participated in our 2013 survey; you helped us exceed 1000 participants!
2013 Survey data is now available!
2013 PAOS Practice/Salary Full REPORT - www.PAOS.org/members - "Survey Results" tab
1099 PAs completed the 2013 PAOS Practice / Salary Survey! We provide the most comprehensive survey related to PAs practicing in orthopaedic surgery. (* For comparision, the latest MGMA data reports data for 161 PAs who work in orthopaedic surgery)
- Congrats to Joel L. for completing the survey and being randomly selected to receive the FREE 2014 PAOS CME Registration!
- Congrats to Natalie T., Jameson F., Tim L., Lisa K., and Scott D. for completing the survey and being randomly selected to receive a FREE ANNUAL PAOS membership!
A few stats:
- Mean compensation: $113,246.40 (view full report for break down by years of experience and region)
- Mean annual bonus: $15,241.77 (view full report for additional details)
- Only 16.09% of PAs share a clinic schedule with their SP all of the time.
- Details on Gender, on-call, benefits, tasks, plus much more is available in the 44 page report.
Report Cost:
PAOS members: FREE! If you are not a member, join us for the nominal fee of $75/year!
Non-members: contact us for pricing.
Become a Member
Membership has its benefits:
2014 Officer Nomination
March 1, 2014: The nomination committee has not released the eBallot yet. Please look for an eBallot in your inbox soon.
Thank you for all the nominations.
Help your organization grow while representing PAs in Orthopaedic Surgery!
Look for an email on March 1, 2014 with your e-Ballot.
Positions Available:
(Term: July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2016)
* Vice-President
* Treasurer
* Northwest Regional Director
(States: AK,ID,MT,OR,WA,WY)
* Southwest Regional Director
(States: AZ,CA,HI,NV,UT)
* North Central Regional Director
(States: IA,IL,IN,MI,MN,MO,ND,NE,OH,SD,WI)
2014 PAOS CME Conference
We are looking forward to more than 600 PAs joining us in Orlando, FL, September 29 - October 3, 2014 - as we continue our commitment to providing excellent orthopaedic specific CME lectures and workshops in a great location! Learn More...
Join our 2014 CME Mailing List!
Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship
The Susan Lindahl Memorial Scholarship was established in 1998. The establishment of this Memorial Scholarship fund was to cultivate and attract young physician assistant students into the field of orthopedics.
Learn more about the difference between the Physician Assistant (PA-C) in Orthopaedic Surgery and the Orthopedic Physician's Assistant.
