2022-24 Physician Assistant Workforce Survey Page 2 of 23 Key Definitions Certification of Added Qualifications (CAQs): Physician assistants (PAs) were asked to provide information on any certifications for added qualifications they held. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) lists 11 specialty areas. Survey respondents hold CAQs in Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Nephrology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry. PAs Actively Practicing in Florida: PAs who are actively practicing medicine in Florida, have a valid practice address in a Florida county, and possess a valid license in active status. PAs Not Included in this Report: Not included are PAs holding a Florida license who took the survey and indicated that they did not practice medicine in Florida during the twelve months prior to taking the survey; PAs with inactive licenses; PAs whose primary practice location is not in Florida (based on county responses); and PAs whose license status as of July 22, 2024, does not authorize them to practice (administrative suspension, delinquent, emergency suspension, military active, retired, suspended, and voluntary withdrawal). PAs Workforce Survey: The survey completed by all PAs biennially during the Florida physician assistant license renewal process. Primary Care PAs: PAs indicating a sub-specialty in Family Medicine (0400-0406), General Internal Medicine (0500-0501), or General Pediatrics (1400-1401), as defined by the American Academy of Family Physicians. In this survey, all practice locations with unique sub-specialty information were included. Primary Specialty: The supervisor’s primary practice specialty reported by the PAs.
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