Membership

Benefits of PHSAPA membership:

• As a constituent organization we have a voice with our only national advocacy organization (AAPA) by holding seats on the House of Delegates floor.  The number of seats is dependent on our membership numbers

• Our organization represents and advocates for PA issues affecting Uniformed Services.  We work directly with the AAPA Vice President of Federal Affairs who provides experience and knowledge of federal operations affecting our profession.  Most recently he and his staff provided hefty assistance in the development of the new IHS Scope of Practice which modernizes and optimizes the role of a PA in the IHS 

• Keep officers apprised of latest PHS or AAPA policies affecting officers (i.e Retention Bonus)

• We support member attendance at AAPA Leadership/Advocacy Summit

• Offer leadership opportunities (career development) for our members (House of Delegates, Board of Directors)

Options for submitting membership form and payment:

• Register Online Below, or 
• Send an email to PHSAPA@gmail.com to request further information about mailing a payment
• For 1 year membership, the membership is valid for one year from the date of payment receipt.
• For 2 year membership, the membership is valid for two years from the date of payment receipt.
• Lifetime memberships are valid from the date of purchase, lifetime members can vote as long as membership with AAPA remains current

 For AAPA Fellow members please make sure you do the following:

• Your AAPA House of Delegates representation is based on the number of members that affiliate with the PHSAPA. Please make sure that we maximize your voting power by doing the following:
  • 1. Go to aapa.org and sign in.
  • 2. Click on “Profile” at top right.
  • 3. Click on “My Profile” icon.
  • 4. Scroll down to “House of Delegates” and click the box for “Public Health Service Academy of PAs”.
  • 5. Click save at the bottom.