This week, New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed SB 285 into law, officially making New Hampshire the third state to adopt “physician associate” as the legal title of the PA profession. Oregon was the first to enact the change in 2024, followed by Maine, where the law took effect on June 14, 2025. Details here. 

An email was sent to fellow members inviting them to vote for IAPA Delegates to the AAPA House of Delegates. Voting will be open through June 20, 2025.

If you did not receive a link to the ballot, and believe you should have, please email lisa@ampa.org.

AAPA recently released their 2024 salary survey. To assess the overall compensation of PAs by specialty, they annualized hourly wages to better compare the compensation for PAs paid hourly with those with a productivity pay model or a salary. In addition to the base pay, they added any bonus amount a PA received in 2024 to their reported compensation to produce their total compensation for the year. Check out the highest median total compensation among all those surveyed here.

Join the Indiana Academy of PAs and Boston Scientific at Main & Lincoln Valparaiso for the Region 1 dinner. Learn about left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) for stroke risk reduction, presented by Kaitlin Kendys, NP. Dinner will be provided free of charge, and IAPA elected officials will be in attendance to provide regional updates and hear from you! Space is limited so act soon! Pre-registration is required.

Maine became the second state to change the title of the PA profession to physician associate with LD 1166 becoming law. Oregon previously adopted the updated title in April 2024. 

The Maine Academy of Physician Associates (MEAPA) has worked on this effort for two years, engaging with members and working together with state legislators, Board of Licensure in Medicine, and the University of New England, Maine’s only PA program. Read more.