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Phoenix area certified Physician Assistant, John Shaff, MMS, PA-C recently became one of the first PAs to earn a new specialty credential from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). 

Shaff was awarded a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Orthopaedic Surgery a distinction earned by meeting licensure, education and experience requirements and then passing an exam in the specialty. He is one of only 234 certified PAs to earn a CAQ in the program’s first year.

CAQs were offered to certified PAs in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, orthopaedic surgery, emergency medicine, nephrology and psychiatry. 

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