Hematology-Oncology APPs
- A 2019 study examining cancer care providers for adults revealed more than 15,000 oncology-specific clinicians in the U.S.
- NPs accounted for 32% of clinicians
- PAs accounted for 24% of clinicians
- APPs make up more than half of the oncology workforce caring for adults with cancer [1]
- According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), 2.9% of U.S. NPs work in hematology-oncology [2]
- 1.6% of PAs in clinical practice work in oncology as their primary specialty [3]
- The Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology was developed with a mission “to improve the quality of care for patients with cancer by supporting critical issues in educational, clinical, and professional development for advanced practitioners in hematology and oncology” [4]
References
- Coombs LA, Max W, Kolevska T, Tonner C, Stephens C. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants: an underestimated workforce for older adults with cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019;67:1489-1494. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.umich.edu/10.1111/jgs.15931
- State of the nurse practitioner profession 2020. AANP. Published 2021. Accessed May 2024. https://storage.aanp.org/www/documents/no-index/research/2020-NP-Sample-Survey-Report.pdf
- Statistical Profile of Board Certified Physician Assistants 2023. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Published 2024. Accessed May 2024. https://www.nccpa.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-Statistical-Profile-of-Board-Certified-PAs5_3_24.pdf
- Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology. www.apsho.org
