Committees
If your professional goal as a PA is to provide quality health care in Georgia, you should be an active member of the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants. Active GAPA members serve on committees, helping to promote the PA profession in Georgia and provide PAs with opportunities for professional growth.
Consider using your talents on one of GAPA’s committees by filling out the secure online volunteer form, or send in a GAPA volunteer pdf form by faxing to 770-640-1095 or mailing to GAPA at 1905 Woodstock Road, Suite 2150, Roswell, GA 30075.
If you’d rather us match you to the right committee, fill out GAPA’s Talent Survey.
With your help, we will continue to make Georgia a great place to practice. Thank you for volunteering your valuable time to help promote the PA profession in Georgia!
Click on any of the volunteer committees below for more detailed information:
Conference Planning
Coordinates and plans all activities concerning medical education, meals and events for the annual beach conference.
Diversity
Promotes diversity in GAPA by coordinating efforts for more involvement by all Georgia PAs.
Finance
Responsible for monitoring association finances and developing an annual operating budget.
Impaired Practitioner
Works with impaired PA practitioners in an appropriate and confidential manner by maintaining up-to-date information on medical treatments, referral institutions and legal implications.
Judicial Affairs
Maintains GAPA Policy & Procedures manual by reviewing and maintaining awareness of bylaws and policies. Advises the Board on areas requiring policy development and revises current policy.
Legislative & Governmental Affairs (LGA)
Monitors legislature and works with the GAPA legislative consultant. Maintains communication with the Board and general membership via reports, newsletter articles, and web updates. Assists the regional contact liaison network as appropriate by attending regional meetings. Monitors Physician Assistant Advisory Committee (PAAC) of the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners.
Membership
Develops and conducts the annual membership drives and recommends changes in member benefits to GAPA Board for consideration.
Political Action Committee
The PAC is GAPA's direct link/relationship between political action and legislative advocacy. The committee provides PAs who are members of GAPA with direct access to key legislators who make state health care policies.
Professional Liaison
Provides ongoing communications between GAPA leadership and GAPA representatives serving in liaison positions with other healthcare organizations working closely with the Legislative Affairs committee.
Public Education
Develops activities and materials to educate the public and other members of the health care sector about the physician assistant profession and its current statistics.
Publications
Edits and produces the quarterly GAPA News newsletter, including writing articles and setting advertising policies.
Regional Contact Liaison (RCL)
Coordinates and facilitates communication between GAPA leadership and Georgia PAs in local regions by organizing regular local meetings to discuss local and statewide issues.
Reimbursement
Works closely with the Legislative Affairs committee to monitor national and state third party reimbursement regulations and policies in order to keep an updated GAPA Reimbursement Manual. Provides advice to the GAPA Board about policies to pursue regarding reimbursement issues.
Student Affairs
Promotes student involvement in GAPA and acts as liaison between GAPA and Georgia’s three PA Programs.
Technology
Coordinates development of the GAPA website and maintains regular updates to the web pages.
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