Membership Information & Categories

About VAPAA

The Veterans Affairs Physician Assistant Association is a non-profit Corporation, organized under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act as a professional and educational organization dedicated to promoting the interests of physician assistants employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VAPAA is the only organization that exclusively represents PAs working in the VA. The VAPAA directs efforts to accomplish its goals by establishing and developing collaborative relationships with other organizations with similar goals, working with the administration within the VHA, and promoting favorable legislative action by congress.

Why aren't you a member?
By becoming a member you will be helping your profession by telling Congress that you care enough about what you do to be represented by the only national association devoted entirely for the PA in the VA. No other organization can state that or even come close!

BEFORE SIGNING UP: PLEASE REVIEW THE MEMBER CATEGORIES BELOW ON THIS PAGE. IF YOU ENTER THE WRONG CATEGORY YOU MAY NOT BE GETTING ALL OF WHAT YOU SHOULD!!! WE WANT YOU TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP!!!

Join today!
Click HERE TO SIGN UP ONLINE and you're on your way! Welcome aboard VAPAA!
IMPORTANT: You will be taken to a screen of buttons for each of the categories below. Select the correct one for your enrollment/renewal dues, then follow the instructions through several screens. Fill in ALL the information so we get the correct info for your credit card. If you prefer to send a check, use the Membership Application tab from the above drop down menus, print it out and mail it with your check.
Welcome aboard!!!

STEPS FOR FIRST TIME REGISTERING AND PAYING ONLINE:
1) Click on the link above (Sign Up Online); 2) Select and click on the name or image for the correct category; 3) Select ADD TO CART; 4) Click on CHECKOUT; 5) ENTER your complete info (use your home email please) and when finished CLICK SEND REGISTRATION; 6) Hit NEXT twice if all info is correct; 7) Enter your credit card info - when done select CONFIRM; 8) You will receive a confirmation email. It's that simple!

FOR RENEWALS/DUES PAYMENTS: LOGIN to the site. (If you don't have a login/pw, use the method above for now, but then register for our web site member access.) Perform the first four steps above, then:
5) Review the billing info/name and address - enter or correct and then hit NEXT>> x2; 6) Enter your credit card info - when done select CONFIRM; 7) You will receive a confirmation email. You are renewed as a member.

NOTE: Due to spamming, we have changed our email address to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - please make a note of it.

Special notice regarding new membership applications during the last quarter of the year.
If a physicain assistant joins VAPAA during the months of October, November, or December of any given year, they receive a bonus as far as their membership. They will be members of VAPAA for the remainder of that calendar year and for the entire following year. This is a bonus for any new members joining during the last quarter of any year. There membership will expire December 31st of their full year of membership.

DUES ARE 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
(All Legislative expenses come from donations to our Legislative Fund and from profits from our sales in our online/conference Store.)

Membership Application:

Click HERE(Link to document) for paper application OR

PAY ONLINE using the VAPAA STORE!

Look for the category Membership or go here to sign up online.
There are options to pay for each category of membership:

Types of Membership

TYPE	DESCRIPTION	DUES
Life Member	A person who has made a committment to join the Association for Life. This is a one time payment - not incremental - and you never pay annual dues or worry about increasing dues rates again.	$750
Fellow	A practicing PA who is also a fellow member of AAPA.	$75 / yr
Founding Fellow	A VAPAA fellow member in good standing since & prior to 11/1/91 [Unless you are already a Founding Fellow, do not select this option]	$75 / yr
Associate	A VAPAA member who is not a fellow member of AAPA	$75 / yr
Affiliate	A non-PA supporter (RN, MD, hospital, pharmaceutical rep). [This category is for NON-PAs ONLY!]	$25 / yr
Associate Student	A student enrolled in an ARC-PA accredited PA program	$5 / yr
Retired VA PA	Any Retired VA PA that wants to continue to be involved and maintain contact with friends...retired or still active. You do NOT need to be a former VAPAA member.	$25 / yr
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Payroll Deduction	Payroll deduction of dues is available and can be done by a single setup in your MyPay payroll account. Contact our office for details on setting up this option. (Note: 26 payperiods per year = $78 by this method.) NOT available for Life Memberships!	$3/pay period