CME Conference 2026

This annual meeting provides an opportunity for Physician Assistants and other healthcare professionals from Arkansas and neighboring states to learn, advance our profession, and network with one another. 

Agenda: to be determined

Food and Beverages: Drinks (coffee, tea, sodas, water) will be provided all day. Breakfast and Lunch to be announced.

Material: Please check our website under "handouts" or digital handouts, all other necessary materials will be given to you at the conference. 

Vendors: Visit each of the vendor booths on Friday and Saturday with our Vendor Stamp Cards for the day. Once you complete your vendor card, you will then be entered into a drawing

Social event: To be determined.

Students (PA-S and Pre-PA): We are so excited to see you. PA Student and Pre-PA Student Sessions are held on Saturday, but PA students are encouraged to attend both days for clinical education and networking opportunities.

Recorded sessions: Links for recorded sessions will be sent out after the conference. For those sessions that you were unable to attend live, we will send an email with directions about how to claim all credit hours.

Claiming CME Live Sessions: You must complete the Conference Evaluation and individual links to the sessions you attended live. We are also participating with the NCCPA which after receiving the LIVE CME certificate from us, you will then be able to log with the NCCPA. This will be a point-and-click approach, and credits logged this way are not subject to the NCCPA AUDIT because they are already confirmed by ARAPA. Further guidance on claiming CME credit will be conveyed at the conference, in a post-conference email, and on the ARAPA website.

Please send any questions to cmechair@arkansaspa.org   

Credits will be determined once speakers are chosen. 

ARAPA will participate in the NCCPA CME Conference Logging System. This is an added benefit to significantly simplify the logging process with NCCPA. Participants will receive a unique link to a list of conference activities on your certification page. This will be a point-and-click approach, and credits logged this way are not subject to the NCCPA AUDIT because they are already confirmed by ARAPA. AAPA accredited activities with AAPA Category 1 CME. This is considered category 1 equivalent to most NPs. AAPA does not provide AMA PRA or Nursing CEU credits.

PA Student and Pre-PA Student Sessions are held on Saturday but PA students are invited to attend both days for clinical education and networking opportunities.