New Membership Categories and Fees: 

Because TAPA’s fiscal year starts in July and ends in June each year, membership fees from January – April will be prorated forward.  Please see below.

 

Please select a member type to continue your registration
Fellow Member
    

Fellow Member
A fellow member is a PA as defined by Texas law, a fellow member of AAPA, and a Texas resident.  The fellow member has full voting privileges and is eligible to hold TAPA office.
$165 per year
Associate Member
    

Associate Member
An associate member is a PA who is employed in Texas, but is not a member of AAPA.  Associate members, shall have the privilege of the floor, to hold office, except as delegates or alternates to the AAPA House of Delegates, and to vote, except in issues related to AAPA.
$165 per year
Affiliate Member
    

Affiliate Member
An affiliate member must be approved by the board of directors, or its designee from allied health professions, or organizations that employ PAs and wish to associate with TAPA.  An affiliate member is not entitled to vote, hold office, or chair a committee.
$128 per year
Sustaining Member
    

Sustaining Member
A sustaining member is a PA who is no longer functioning as a PA or is not employed in Texas.  A sustaining is not entitled to vote, hold office, or chair a committee.
$128 per year
Supervising Physician Member
    

PA/Physician Team - Supervising Physician Member - A supervising physician member is a US licensed physician who wishes to associate with TAPA.  Fellow/Associate members of TAPA can add $25 to thier membership fee and sign thier supervising physician up.  A physician member is not entitled to vote, hold office, or chair a committee.  $25 per year in addition to your membership fee.

Military Member
     A Military member is a PA who is in active Military, providing they are current members of thier respective military PA society.  This new benefit will also permit Reserve and National Guard PAs who have been called for active duty for more than 180 days to join or maintain thier TAPA membership for $25.  A military member is not entitled to vote, hold office, or chair a committee.  $25 per year.
Student Member
     A student member is enrolled in a CAHEA, CAAHEP, or successor agency accredited PA program, or an unaccredited program approved by AAPA.  Each PA program in Texas is eligible to elect a student representative to the TAPA Board, who has full voting privileges pertaining to TAPA issues.  Otherwise, a student member is not entitled to vote, hold office, or chair a committee.  $25 for 2 years (or until graduation) 

* Texas law defines a PA as a graduate of CAHEA/CAAHEP or its subsequent agencies approved physician assistant program and/or NCCPA certified.

Pre-PA Student
    

Pre-PA Student Member 

A Pre-PA Student Member is an individual who is planning to enroll in an ARC-PA, or successor agency accredited PA program, or an unaccredited program approved by AAPA.  Pre-PA Student members shall not have the privilege of the floor.  Pre-PA student members shall not be entitled to vote, to hold office, or to chair a committee.

$25 per year

 

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