Massachusetts Association of PAs (MAPA)

What Massachusetts Association of PAs (MAPA) does

Massachusetts Association of Physician Associates (MAPA) is a private nonprofit professional membership association serving Physician Associates/Assistants practicing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Headquartered in Boxborough, MA with a 15-person staff, MAPA operates as the only professional organization representing PAs in the state and holds charter organization status to the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), routing Delegate representation to the AAPA House of Delegates. Its core functional offerings include annual membership in four tiers (Fellow/Affiliate at $175, Associate at $100, Student at $30, plus multi-year discounts), two in-person CME conferences per year (Spring and Fall) held at Assumption University in Worcester, a Career Center job board at jobs.mass-pa.com, the quarterly MAPA Visions newsletter, and dedicated committees including CME and Membership. The organization maintains an active state legislative advocacy program, retaining a lobbyist at the Massachusetts State House and currently advancing three bills: Practice Modernization (H.2371/S.1502), PA Licensure Compact (H.2531/S.1608), and Psychiatric Emergency Holds authorization (H.2206/S.1387).

MAPA's revenue model is a mix of recurring membership dues, professional services revenue from CME conference registrations and exhibitor/sponsor fees ($1,200 exhibit tables up to $5,000 lunch symposium sponsorships), MAPA PAC political donations, and modest merchandise sales through a Printify-powered online store. Technology infrastructure is intentionally outsourced: membership management, event registration, email marketing, and the career center all run on the YourMembership.com association management platform, with social login integration via Facebook and LinkedIn. Distribution and customer acquisition are community-led — leveraging the website, social media, quarterly newsletters, conferences, and relationships with Massachusetts PA training programs — rather than sales-led. The addressable market consists of more than 4,000 PAs across Massachusetts, of which roughly 850 are current MAPA members, signaling meaningful headroom for membership growth.

Governance is provided by an elected Board of Directors including a President (Jessica Britnell), President-Elect (Carrie Sepke), Immediate Past President (Duncan Daviau), Treasurer (Shea Goudreau), Secretary (Carla Chipalkatty), Executive Director (Megan Brouwer), Senior Marketing and Event Coordinator (Emily Clifford), and Directors at Large. The organization appears operationally stable, financially small (estimated annual revenue in the $250K-$500K range based on membership, conference, and sponsor triangulation), and strategically focused on legislative modernization of PA practice rather than product or geographic expansion.

Name

Massachusetts Association of PAs (MAPA)

Legal name

Massachusetts Association of Physician Associates

Website

https://mass-pa.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MAPA is a nonprofit professional membership association and the only organization representing Physician Associates in Massachusetts, providing CME conferences, legislative advocacy, career services, and networking to its 850+ members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Scientific & Healthcare Congress Organizers (THAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ), Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK), Conference & Trade Show Registration Platforms (THAHAFAB)

Keywords

• Professional membership association
• Continuing medical education
• Physician associate advocacy
• Legislative representation
• Medical professional networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Boxborough

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, Others, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from Fellow, Affiliate, Associate, and Student members. Fellow and Affiliate members pay $175/year, Associate members pay $100/year, and Student members pay $30/year. Multi-year options available at discounted rates.
2. CME Conference Registration: Revenue from Continuing Medical Education conferences. Member registration ranges from $175-$200, non-members pay $250-$275, student members pay $50-$55, and non-member students pay $60-$65. Additional revenue from exhibitor tables and sponsorship opportunities.
3. Exhibitor and Sponsor Fees: Sponsorship opportunities ranging from $1,200 for exhibit tables to $5,000 for lunch symposium sponsorships. The Spring 2026 conference attracted more than 200 PAs. Additional marketing opportunities include dedicated emails to membership for $350.
4. MAPA PAC Fund Donations: Political action committee donations from members to support legislative advocacy. Donations are not tax deductible.
5. Online Store: Sale of MAPA merchandise through print-on-demand platform Printify.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MAPA sells annual professional memberships to Physician Associates practicing in Massachusetts, granting access to CME conferences, the Career Center job board, a quarterly newsletter, and state-level legislative advocacy. It also runs two annual CME conferences with paid registration, sponsorships, and exhibitor tables, and operates a small online merchandise store and a Political Action Committee for member donations.

Product overview

MAPA operates as a professional membership organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings center on membership services, CME conferences (Spring and Fall), career center job board, MAPA Store e-commerce, MAPA PAC Fund donations, quarterly MAPA Visions newsletters, and volunteer committee opportunities (CME Committee, Membership Committee). Additional resources include Pre-PA Toolkit and Student Challenge Bowl competition. The organization uses YourMembership.com platform for membership management, event registration, and website functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MAPA Professional Membership Annual professional membership for Physician Associates in Massachusetts, with Fellow ($175/yr), Affiliate ($175/yr), Associate ($100/yr), and Student ($30/yr) tiers plus multi-year discounts. Includes AAPA House of Delegates representation, legislative advocacy, CME access, quarterly newsletter, job board, and committee opportunities.
• CME Conferences (Spring and Fall) Two annual in-person Continuing Medical Education conferences providing clinical education, expert-led sessions, hands-on simulation, legislative updates, and networking for PAs. Member registration $175-$200; non-member $250-$275; student rates $50-$65.
• Conference Exhibitor and Sponsor Program Sponsorship and exhibitor packages for industry partners (pharma, medical supplies, recruiters, non-profits) to access 200+ conference attendees and 950+ member email list. Includes exhibit tables ($1,200), lunch symposium sponsorships ($5,000), and dedicated marketing emails ($350).
• Career Center Job Board Online job board enabling employers to post PA positions and members to search and apply for career opportunities in Massachusetts.
• MAPA Online Store (Merchandise) Branded MAPA merchandise (apparel and accessories) sold via a Printify print-on-demand storefront at mapa-store.printify.me.
• MAPA PAC Fund Donations Political Action Committee fund accepting member donations (not tax-deductible) to support MAPA's legislative advocacy efforts in Massachusetts.
• MAPA Student Challenge Bowl Annual team-based clinical knowledge competition for PA students held during the Fall CME Conference.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AAPA (American Academy of PAs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAPA is a charter organization to the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), the national organization representing all PAs. As a charter organization, MAPA sends Delegates to the AAPA House of Delegates, which sets policies establishing AAPA vision, missions, goals, values, priorities, philosophies, and principles. This affiliation provides MAPA members with national representation and access to AAPA resources.
• Massachusetts LegislaturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAPA maintains active legislative engagement with Massachusetts legislators on healthcare policy decisions affecting PAs. The association employs a lobbyist to represent PA professional interests at the Massachusetts State House and files legislation including bills on practice modernization, PA Licensure Compact, and psychiatric emergency holds authorization.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Florida Academy of Physician Assistants (FAPA): Florida state professional association for PAs offering membership, CME conferences, and state-level advocacy. Comparable to MAPA in mission, revenue model, and member services.
• New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA): State-level professional membership association for PAs in New York. Operates with the same model as MAPA — membership dues, CME conferences, legislative advocacy at the state level — serving as a direct structural peer.
• Texas Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA): Texas state-level PA membership association with CME programming and legislative advocacy. Operates the same dues-plus-conference revenue model as MAPA.
• Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants (PSPA): Pennsylvania state PA association offering membership, CME conferences, and legislative advocacy. Operates the same charter-and-delegate model with AAPA as MAPA does.
• California Academy of Physician Associates (CAPA): California state chapter for PAs, providing membership, CME, legislative advocacy, and career resources. Closely mirrors MAPA's offerings and structure at the state level, differing mainly in geographic market.

Others

• YourMembership.com (Personify): Association management software platform powering MAPA's website, membership, events, and dues. Not a peer in mission, but a critical infrastructure vendor used by many similar membership associations in the space.

Broad incumbents

• American Nurses Association (ANA): National professional association for nurses with state-level affiliates. Comparable as a healthcare professional membership model with advocacy, CME, and member dues — a relevant adjacent rather than directly competing organization.
• American College of Physicians (ACP): National internal medicine professional society offering CME, advocacy, and member publications. Comparable as a healthcare professional membership association with similar revenue streams (dues, CME, subscriptions), though serving physicians.
• American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA): The national professional society for PAs in the United States. MAPA is a charter organization of AAPA and sends Delegates to its House of Delegates. Directly comparable as a PA-focused membership association, but operating at national rather than state scope.

Regional players

• Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS): The statewide professional association for physicians in Massachusetts. Comparable in that it is a healthcare professional membership organization operating in the same geography with advocacy and CME functions, though it serves physicians rather than PAs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

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