Quick Facts about APPs in Emergency Medicine:
- There are approximately 140 million ER visits each year [1]
- APPs are involved in >20% of emergency department visits [2]
- Historically, more PAs worked in emergency medicine than NPs, but the number of NPs in emergency medicine has doubled over the last decade [2]
- There are currently >13,000 PAs [3] and approximately 25,000 NPs [4] working in emergency medicine
- >40% of patients in the ER are seen within 15 minutes [1]
Thank you, emergency medicine APPs!
References
- Wu F, Darracq MA. Comparing Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Practice in U.S. Emergency Departments, 2010-2017. West J Emerg Med. 2021;22(5):1150-1155. doi:10.5811/westjem.2021.5.51988
- Morton-Rias, Dawn EdD, PA-C; Puckett, Kasey MPH; Kozikowski, Andrzej PhD; Jeffery, Colette MA; Mauldin, Sheila MNM. PAs in the emergency medicine workforce. JAAPA. 2021;34(12). doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000800656.78744.29
- Wilbeck J, Davis WD, Tyler D, Schumann L, Kapu A. Analysis of nurse practitioner practice in US emergency departments: Evidence supporting educational preparation, credentialing, scope of practice, and outcomes. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2023;35(6):373-379. doi:10.1097/JXX.0000000000000874
- Marco CA, Courtney DM, Ling LJ, et al. The Emergency Medicine Physician Workforce: Projections for 2030. Ann Emerg Med. 2021;78(6):726-737. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.05.029
