2022 "IN the Know" Indiana PA Priorities Survey

The mission of the Indiana Academy of PAs is to be the voice of the physician assistant profession in the state of Indiana. This survey seeks to gather input from ALL practicing PAs in the state regarding their views and opinions to appropriately prioritize your Indiana PA resources.

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* 1. Please complete the following basic information.

Name

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

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* 2. Are you a currently practicing or retired Indiana Physician Assistant?

Yes, I am a currently practicing Indiana PA

Yes, I am a retired PA that formerly practiced in Indiana

No, I do not currently practice or have practiced as a PA in Indiana

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* 3. What is your current primary practice specialty?

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* 4. What is the location zip code of your clinical practice?

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* 5. How many years have you been practicing as a PA?

Current student hoping to practice in Indiana

1-2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10-20 years

20+ years

Retired

How important do you feel it is for the Indiana Academy of PAs to focus on achieving each of the following Legislative aspects?
Please rate how important each of these aspects are to you from 1 (not important at all or you do not agree) to 5 (most important).

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* 6. Eliminating the legal requirement for a specific relationship between a PA and physician.

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

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* 7. Creating a separate majority-PA board to regulate PAs, or add PAs and physicians who work with PAs to medical or healing arts boards.

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

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* 8. Authorizing PAs to be eligible for direct payment by all public and private insurers.

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

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* 9. Changing the name of our profession in the state to Physician Associate.

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

How important do you feel it is for the Indiana Academy of PAs to focus on addressing each of the following Advocacy aspects.
Please rate how important each of these aspects are to you from 1 (not important at all or you do not agree with this) to 5 (most important).

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* 10. Preferential employment of Nurse Practitioners over PAs in Indiana.

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

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* 11. Increasing the awareness of the PA profession to the public in Indiana.

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

1 Not Important at all/I do not agree with this

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Most important

The Indiana Academy of PAs would love to know your optional opinion and beliefs on the following aspects.
Please rate how much you agree with the following statement from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

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* 12. I have a good collaborating relationship or enough support clinically.

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

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* 13. The Indiana Academy of PAs values my opinion.

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

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* 14. The Indiana Academy of PAs represents my beliefs and/or desires.

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

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* 15. The Indiana Academy of PAs is accessible to me.

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

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* 16. I plan to leave Indiana to practice as a PA in another state/country in the near future.

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

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* 17. I plan to leave the practice of medicine in the near future.

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

1 Strongly Disagree

2

3 Neutral

4

5 Strongly Agree

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* 18. Please share any other comments, concerns or instances you would like to share with the Indiana Academy of PAs.