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PACCC is an independent Council of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) that administers and maintains the Physician Assistant (PA) certification process.
The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) is a national professional organization which advocates for physician assistants (PAs) and represents its membership across Canada and globally.
CAPA is the national voice of physician assistants in Canada that supports quality standards and competencies and helps establish the profession within the national health care framework. Learn more: capa-acam.ca .
Canadian Certified Physician Assistant’s (CCPA) are required to maintain their competency through the tracking of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). All CCPAs must be a regular or sustained member of CAPA and must track their CPD credits through the CPD Tracking Tool of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (the Royal ...
PACCC is an independent Council of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) that administers and maintains the Physician Assistant (PA) certification process. This includes the PA Entry to practice certification examination (PA Cert Exam), written upon the successful completion of a Canadian PA program recognized by the Physician ...
Successful completion of the exam awards the designation of a Canadian Certified Physician Assistant (CCPA). Join CAPA today and become a part of a group of dedicated health professionals that have a strong desire to enhance the quality of health care in Canada.
Canadian Association of Physician Assistants Suite 100, 436 MacLaren Street Ottawa, ON K2P 0M8. Phone: 877 744-2272. admin@capa-acam.ca
The introduction of PAs into Canada began in the Canadian Armed Forces in the 1950's. PAs were introduced into the Canadian public healthcare system in: Manitoba - 1999
Physician Assistants (PA) are academically prepared and highly skilled health care professionals who provide a broad range of medical services. PAs are physician extenders and not independent practitioners; they work with a degree of autonomy, negotiated and agreed on by the supervising physician(s) and the PA.
If you have a complaint about a Physician Assistant, please direct them to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the province in which the PA works. For provinces that are not regulated, please contact the PAs supervising physician.