APPs are an important asset to the health care team.

Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners are clinicians, also known as Advanced Practice Providers (APP), who have completed a master's degree, are certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, and are licensed by the CA Physician Assistant Board to practice medicine. When APPs participate in the health care team, it improves the patient experience and reduces costs.

What can you expect when you see an APP?

• Complete and competent care

• Excellent patient education

• Compassionate and kind care

• Culturally and socioeconomically centered care APPs are highly skilled clinicians who evaluate and provide patient care.

APPs can diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions and injuries.

Resources

• The American Academy of Physician Assistants
  aapa.org
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
  nccpa.net
• American Nurses Credentialing Center
  nursingworld.org
• The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
  aanpcert.org