Texas Gulf Coast PA Association

What Texas Gulf Coast PA Association does

Texas Gulf Coast PA Association (TGCPAA), legally the Texas Gulf Coast Physician Assistant Association, is a nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1985 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. It serves Physician Assistants (PAs), PA students, Pre-PA students, and allied health professionals across the Gulf Coast region of Texas, providing continuing medical education (Category I and II CME), networking events, mentorship programs, advocacy on scope-of-practice issues, and Gulf-Coast-specific salary benchmarking via its annual PA Salary Report. The association self-describes as one of the largest regional PA organizations in the United States and larger than over 50% of state PA organizations; its marketed reach via email blasts is more than 900 Houston-area PAs and Advanced Practice Providers, with over 500 paying members/students.

The core product is a tiered membership program (Fellow PA $50/year, Associate $50/year, Student $15/year, Pre-PA $15/year, Lifetime $500) delivered through a Wild Apricot-hosted member portal that supports social login via Facebook/Google, event registration, a job board, and document/resource access. Adjacent monetized add-ons include single ($100, 2-month) and corporate ($500, 1-year unlimited) job postings, email blast distribution, monthly dinner meeting sponsorships, CME I Series exhibits, and a biennial CME Symposium for Advanced Practice Providers offering up to 14 Category I CME hours.

The business model is dual-sided and community-led: dues-based individual membership on the member side, and sponsorship/job-posting/email-blast advertising on the employer side. GTM is primarily self-service through the website (tgcpaa.org) plus organic social (Facebook, Instagram) and email newsletters; employer sales are handled directly by committee chairs. The association maintains formal or informal relationships with AAPA (national), TAPA (Texas state), Kids' Meals Inc (community nonprofit), Texas PA schools (Baylor, Texas Tech, UT Health, UTMB), and Prepared PA, supporting student funnel and community service activities. Leadership is a volunteer board (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, two Trustees) heavily drawn from MD Anderson Cancer Center PAs, particularly from the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Name

Texas Gulf Coast PA Association

Legal name

Texas Gulf Coast Physician Assistant Association

Website

https://tgcpaa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Texas Gulf Coast PA Association is a 1985-founded Houston-based nonprofit membership association serving Physician Assistants in the Gulf Coast region of Texas, offering tiered memberships, CME opportunities, a job board, mentorship, and Gulf-Coast-specific salary benchmarking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Healthcare Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Physician assistant association
• Continuing medical education
• Professional membership services
• Medical job board
• Healthcare networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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 subscription fees from members at various tiers including Fellow PA ($50), Associate ($50), Student ($15), Pre-PA ($15), and Lifetime ($500). Recurring annual revenue with no auto-renewal.
2. Job Postings: Single job postings at $100 for 2-month duration with email alerts and meeting announcements. Corporate job posting at $500 for unlimited postings over 1 year with bi-annual email alerts.
3. Sponsorships and CME Events: Monthly dinner meeting sponsorships, CME I Series exhibit opportunities, and email blasts to membership. Provides access to over 900 Houston area PAs and APPs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Texas Gulf Coast PA Association operates a professional membership association for Physician Assistants in the Gulf Coast/Houston region, offering tiered annual memberships, Category I and II continuing medical education (CME) through monthly meetings and a biennial symposium, a regional job board for healthcare employers, an annual Gulf Coast salary benchmarking report, mentorship and student resource programs, and paid sponsorship opportunities for industry partners.

Product overview

TGCPAA operates as a professional membership association for Physician Assistants in the Gulf Coast/Houston region, established in 1985. The organization offers a core membership program with tiered pricing ($15-$500 annually) that provides access to job boards, continuing medical education (CME) opportunities, and networking. Key product offerings include the PA Salary Report for salary benchmarking, job posting services (single at $100 or corporate at $500), email blast advertising to 900+ PAs, monthly dinner meeting sponsorships, and CME Series exhibit opportunities. The biennial CME Symposium offers up to 14 Category I CME hours. Additional services include a mentorship program pairing PAs with students, Pre-PA student resources with Texas PA school listings, and sponsorship opportunities for industry partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program Tiered annual membership program (Fellow PA, Associate, Student, Pre-PA, and Lifetime) providing access to exclusive webinars, job board, CME opportunities, salary reports, networking events, and mentorship programs for PAs and students in the Gulf Coast region.
• CME Opportunities (Category I and II)

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to 2023 TGCPAA PA Salary Report with Gulf Coast compensation data including bonuses
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Kids' Meals IncminorOthersLocal Houston organization working to end childhood hunger. TGCPAA supports by decorating lunch bags and collecting shelf-stable food items at October meetings. Members participate in community service activities.
• AAPA (American Academy of Physician Assistants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational PA organization providing educational video content about the PA profession. TGCPAA links to AAPA resources for Pre-PA student education on what PAs do.
• Prepared PAminorOthersResource partner founded by Deborah Horwitz, an active TGCPAA member. Provides PA school application and interview feedback. Founder involved in TGCPAA's Pre-PA events.
• TAPA (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level PA organization. TGCPAA board member previously served as PR chair for TAPA. Organizations collaborate on suture workshops and professional development.
• Texas PA Schools (Baylor, Texas Tech, UT Health, etc.)minorOthersAccredited Texas PA programs listed as Pre-PA student resources. TGCPAA provides mentorship connections and workshop instruction for these programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): National membership association for nurse practitioners. Comparable in structure (membership tiers, CME, advocacy, conferences) and overlapping customer base since TGCPAA already extends reach to APPs beyond PAs.
• American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA): National professional association for PAs. Directly comparable as the umbrella membership body for the same PA profession TGCPAA serves regionally; TGCPAA even links AAPA resources for Pre-PA students.
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): National medical specialty society offering membership, CME, advocacy, and practice resources. Directly comparable structurally as a healthcare professional membership association built around CME and member benefits.
• American Medical Association (AMA): Large national professional membership association for physicians. Comparable as a member-driven healthcare professional association that delivers CME, advocacy, publications, and conferences — TGCPAA's operating model at smaller scale.

Direct peers

• California Academy of PAs (CAPA): California state PA association offering membership, CME, advocacy, and job resources. Directly comparable as a state/regional PA membership body with similar dues structure, CME delivery, and employer sponsorship model.
• New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA): State-level PA professional association. Comparable in operating model (membership tiers, CME events, advocacy, job board) and serves an analogous regional PA audience.
• Texas Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA): State-level PA association in Texas. Closest direct peer — both serve Texas PAs, both deliver CME, both run advocacy and workshops, and TGCPAA's board has prior TAPA PR-chair leadership and ongoing collaboration.

Others

• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA): Certifying body for PAs. Comparable only tangentially as a national PA-services organization TGCPAA members interact with — TGCPAA's president was an NCCPA PA ambassador — but not a membership competitor.

Emerging players

• Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA): Specialty-focused national PA membership organization. Comparable as a membership association that delivers CME, networking, and advocacy to a defined PA segment, similar in operating model to TGCPAA.

Regional players

• Houston Medical Forum: Local Houston-area physician professional organization. Comparable as a regional medical professional association serving the same Houston healthcare community where TGCPAA concentrates its membership and sponsorships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tgcpaa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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