Florida Academy of Physician Assistants

Name

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants

Legal name

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants

Website

https://fapaonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Healthcare Association Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAAALAE

Education Professionals (Teacher/Administrator CE, CPD)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Continuing medical education
• Healthcare advocacy
• Membership organization
• Physician assistant support

Headquarters

HQ city

Altamonte Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues provide core revenue stream. Dues are $195 annually (approximately 53 cents/day). Membership categories include Fellow (AAPA), Associate (Non AAPA), Military, Retired, Student, Pre-PA Student, and Friendship.
2. CME Courses and E-Learning: Online continuing medical education courses sold through the FAPA store including Domestic Violence ($20), HIV ($13), Human Trafficking ($10), Medical Errors, and Safe Prescribing ($75).
3. Annual Symposium Registration: Revenue from the Annual Symposium 2026 in Daytona Beach featuring education, workshops, exhibitor hall, and networking activities.
4. Exhibitor and Sponsor Fees: Revenue from exhibitors and sponsors at the Annual Symposium, with current and past exhibitor lists maintained on the website.
5. PA-PAC Contributions: Optional 10% of membership dues donated to the FAPA Political Action Committee supporting Florida legislative advocacy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants (FAPA) is a nonprofit professional membership association that provides Florida Physician Assistants with legislative advocacy, continuing medical education (CME), networking events, career resources, and representation in the AAPA House of Delegates. Its core deliverables include annual membership ($195/year), an Annual Symposium, online CME courses, a job board, a political action committee (PAC) for legislative advocacy, and a MyFAPA member portal.

Product overview

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants operates as a professional association offering a membership-based platform with multiple interconnected services. The core offering is FAPA Membership, which provides advocacy representation, continuing education, and professional development. Key products include the Annual Symposium (annual conference), E-Learning/Online CME courses, the PA Career Center job board, the FAPA PAC political action committee, the MyFAPA member portal, and Student Leadership Programs. The organization serves practicing PAs, PA students, and pre-PA professionals across Florida through its constituent chapter of the AAPA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FAPA Membership Annual professional association membership for Physician Assistants in Florida, providing advocacy, continuing education, networking, career resources, and representation in the AAPA House of Delegates. Membership tiers include Fellow, Associate, Military, Retired, Student, Pre-PA Student, and Friendship categories at $195/year.
• Annual Symposium Three-day annual conference featuring clinical education, hands-on workshops, networking events, wellness activities, and an exhibitor hall for PAs across Florida.
• Online CME Course Catalog Continuing medical education courses sold individually online, including state-mandated Domestic Violence, HIV, Human Trafficking, Medical Errors, and Safe and Effective Prescribing of Controlled Substances modules, hosted on PathLMS.
• PA Career Center / Job Board Online job board featuring PA job listings with daily updates averaging 30+ active positions, accessible to members and non-members, with cross-promotion through the AAPA Career Center.
• FAPA Political Action Committee (PAC) Political action committee that contributes to Florida legislative candidates and advocates for PA practice authority and patient access to care, funded in part through optional 10% member-due contributions.
• MyFAPA Member Portal Members-only online portal providing access to exclusive content, online CMEs, member directory, PPACE access, and member benefits.
• Student Leadership Program Leadership development, mentorship, and student society representation program for PA students across 11 Florida PA programs, including Pre-PA track programming and scholarships.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Rutledge Ecenia, PAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal counsel and legislative consulting firm providing FAPA with legal representation and governmental affairs services. Corinne Mixon Rutledge serves as Legislative & Governmental Consultant (Lobbyist) for FAPA.
• YourMembership.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationAssociation management software provider powering the FAPA website with member portal, event management, email marketing, career center, job board, and e-commerce capabilities. Copyright 1998-2026.
• Fifth Third BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBanking partnership offering FAPA members multiple banking benefits, established 2012.
• Florida Academy of Family Physicians (FAFP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-promotional partnership to improve family practice Physician/PA team awareness, streamline preceptorship opportunities for PA students, and co-promote PA job opportunities on respective websites.
• Florida Medical Association (FMA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized medicine partnership with FMA, FOMA, and FAFP. FMA created a position for FAPA Representative to its Council on Legislation (first time in history). FMA presidents attend FAPA conferences.
• Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized medicine partnership with joint conference attendance and board meeting participation. OMA president attended FAPA Summer Conference for first time in 2007.
• American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization. FAPA is the AAPA constituent chapter for Florida. FAPA submits resolutions to AAPA House of Delegates and participates in national PA advocacy.
• PathLMS (FAPA CME Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationLearning management system hosting FAPA's online CME opportunities and course catalog.
• Various Pharmaceutical Sponsors (e.g., Bayer, Well & You)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical companies sponsoring regional dinner meetings and CME educational programs. Examples include Bayer (Elinzanetant presentation), Well & You (interventional pain management), and others for obesity management and financial health workshops.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA): The New York State AAPA constituent chapter, serving as a structural twin to FAPA. NYSSPA delivers advocacy, CME, symposiums, and member services to PAs in New York with a comparable revenue model (membership dues + events) and governance structure (volunteer board, regional chapters).
• Texas Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA): The Texas AAPA constituent chapter, providing the same member services, CME programming, and legislative advocacy framework as FAPA for Texas PAs. Operates with a comparable size and revenue model to FAPA.
• California Academy of Physician Associates (CAPA): The California AAPA constituent chapter, structurally identical to FAPA as a state-level PA professional association. CAPA delivers the same combination of membership dues, CME programming, legislative advocacy, regional dinners, and career center services to California PAs — the most directly comparable peer in the largest state PA market.
• Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants (PSPA): The Pennsylvania AAPA constituent chapter offering the same constituent chapter structure, advocacy function, CME delivery, and annual conference model as FAPA. Comparable scale and member services structure.

Others

• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA): The national certifying body for PAs that administers the PANRE exam and sets recertification requirements — including the CME requirements that FAPA's education products help members fulfill. Indirectly competitive as an alternative source of CME compliance content.
• PathLMS: The learning management system vendor that hosts FAPA's online CME catalog. Represents the broader EdTech/CME infrastructure ecosystem serving PA and healthcare professional associations — comparable as the technology enabler for association-delivered continuing education.

Regional players

• Florida Medical Association (FMA): Florida's statewide physician professional association and a major strategic partner of FAPA. FMA hosts a FAPA Representative on its Council on Legislation — representing the organized medicine ecosystem in which FAPA operates.
• Florida Academy of Family Physicians (FAFP): Florida's state chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians and an explicit co-promotional partner of FAPA. Operates as a state-level physician membership association in the same Florida healthcare professional ecosystem, sharing joint conference programming and preceptorship initiatives.

Broad incumbents

• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): The national professional society for nurse practitioners, the most adjacent healthcare profession to PAs. AANP competes for the same mid-level provider talent pool, operates the same member dues + conference + advocacy model, and represents a substitution risk for FAPA's member base as scope of practice evolves.
• American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA): The national professional society for PAs and FAPA's parent organization. AAPA serves as the umbrella body for all 50 state constituent chapters including FAPA, providing national advocacy, House of Delegates representation, and cross-state career resources. Directly comparable as the apex PA membership organization.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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