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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 Election Candidates
Thanks to all the candidates who are willing to sacrifice their time to promote our organization and represent all PAs practicing in orthopaedic surgery. The election will be held for members Learn More...
2013 Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for several Board positions for our upcoming election. Please consider sharing your interest, expertise and love for the profession by becoming involved Learn More...
2012 PAOS Survey results
2012 PAOS Practice/Salary Full REPORT - www.PAOS.org/members - "Survey Results" tab
886 PAs completed the 2012 PAOS Practice / Learn More...
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us in Hilton Head for the 13th Annual CME meeting! It was a beautiful week with great CME and networking. We hope to see you all again in San Learn More...
PA Week 2012!
Happy PA week to our PA family! If you are looking for ideas to celebrate, please find more information at http://www.aapa.org/paweek/
Learn More...Medicare MLN Update
Medicare releases MLN on "Documenting Medical Necessity for Major Joint Replacement (Hip and Knee)". If you work in hip and knee arthroplasty, this is a must read - Learn More...
2012 Practice/Salary Survey
2012 PAOS Practice/Salary Full REPORT - www.PAOS.org/members - "Survey Results" tab
886 PAs completed the 2012 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 95 PAs who work in orthopaedic surgery)
- Congrats to Melissa E. for completing the survey and being randomly selected to receive the FREE 2013 PAOS CME Registration!
- Congrats to Michele B., Sarah B., Adam W., Amber M., and Jennifer A. for completing the survey and being randomly selected to receive a FREE ANNUAL PAOS membership!
A few stats:
- Mean compensation: $114,875.50 (view full report for break down by years of experience and region)
- Mean annual bonus: $16,425.75 (view full report for additional details)
- 56.23% + of PAs have their own clinic schedule
- Details on Gender, on-call, benefits, tasks, plus much more is available in the 31 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.
PAOS Membership Drive
Sign up 2 new members and get a FREE annual membership!
PAOS continues to grow as the AAPA recognized specialty organization for PAs practicing in Orthopaedic Surgery. Learn more...
Become a Member
Membership has its benefits:
2013 PAOS CME Conference
We are looking forward to more than 500 PAs joining us in San Antonio, September 9-13, 2013 - as we continue our commitment to providing excellent orthopaedic specific CME lectures and workshops in a great location! Learn More...
Join our 2013 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.
