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AAPA 2027

AAPA brings practicing PAs and PA students into the same national meeting, with an Expo that ranges from pharmaceuticals and diagnostic technology to employers, clinical education, and professional associations.

May 21-25, 2027 · Phoenix Convention Center

Visitors expected
3,500
Show days
5

Its audience is defined by a profession that works across medical and surgical specialties. For a supplier, that creates a route to clinicians who use and recommend products in hospitals and outpatient practices; for a PA, it puts clinical learning alongside career choices and the wider concerns of the profession.

The American Academy of Physician Associates combines lectures and hands-on workshops with Main Stage events, student activities, and social programs. The PA JobSource Career Fair makes recruitment part of the conference, while CO Central Park gives constituent organizations a shared presence on the Expo floor. Project Innovation Exchange adds a dedicated setting for technology demonstrations and clinician feedback. The result is a broad PA gathering where education, employment, and product discovery sit close together.

How it compares

  1. This show: AAPA 2027Phoenix, 3,500
  2. Musculoskeletal GalaxyChicago
  3. Hospital Medicine EssentialsNashville

The choice turns on how much breadth a visitor needs. AAPA suits PAs who want to move between clinical specialties, meet employers, and reconnect with the national professional community during one trip. Its Expo also gives pharmaceutical, diagnostic, education, and recruitment suppliers access to the same professional audience. A company selling to PAs across several settings has a different reason to attend than a supplier seeking only one specialty.

Musculoskeletal Galaxy concentrates on orthopaedic foundations for PAs and NPs. Its injection, ultrasound, and splinting and casting workshops make it a more focused option for someone entering orthopaedics or regularly treating musculoskeletal conditions in family practice, emergency medicine, or urgent care. That concentration also suits exhibitors whose products and teaching belong specifically to musculoskeletal care.

Hospital Medicine Essentials focuses on hospitalized adults and the practical needs of PAs and NPs managing their care. Presented by AAPA with the Society of Hospital Medicine, it pairs inpatient education with POCUS and rapid-response workshops. It is the sharper choice for a clinician starting in hospital medicine. AAPA earns its place when the purpose extends to cross-specialty learning, recruitment, and participation in the wider PA profession.

AAPA is the right trip for PAs seeking clinical breadth and professional connections, and for suppliers whose customers work across PA specialties.

Who exhibits

The booked Expo mix places AbbVie and Eli Lilly and Company alongside Doximity, PracticeLink, universities, and constituent PA organizations. Pharmaceutical engagement sits next to clinical tools, education, and recruitment on the same floor. Project Innovation Exchange gives technology companies a demonstration format, while the PA JobSource Career Fair creates a distinct route for employers. This is an Expo built around the working clinician and the developing PA career.

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AAPA 2027

AAPA 2027 moves the national meeting to Phoenix and introduces the Featured New Exhibitor Pavilion. This turnkey area is designed for companies making their Expo debut or returning after a break. The Expo retains Project Innovation Exchange, CO Central Park, the PA JobSource Career Fair, and private meeting rooms. The program brings the opening reception into the Expo and continues PA Night Out and the Challenge Bowl alongside clinical education and student activities.

  • For a technology-focused visit, spend time in Project Innovation Exchange: its studios include live demonstrations on a dedicated stage.
  • If a career move is the priority, the PA JobSource Career Fair brings hiring employers together in dedicated pods.
  • Pre-PA visitors should distinguish the workshop at Sheraton Phoenix Hotel from the main Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Exhibiting

AAPA sells regular booths in 10 by 10 foot increments and offers turnkey formats for first-time exhibitors, technology companies, constituent organizations, and recruiters. Ordinary booths include badges but require flooring and a certificate of insurance. Private meeting rooms are available to exhibitors who need space for customer meetings or demonstrations. The new pavilion suits a debut; the career fair suits a defined PA recruitment campaign.

What your brief includes

The full exhibitor list, and what to do with it.

  1. Halvorsen ProzesstechnikIndustrial machinery / Germany#3
  2. Alpenküche SystemeCommercial kitchens / Austria#4
  3. Brauwerk WielandBeverages / Germany#5

#3Halvorsen Prozesstechnik

Why it matters
Their hygienic conveyor line fits the plant expansion you described.
Who to meet
Head of Key Accounts, Food Processing
What to ask
Lead times for installations in 2027.

Example from a sample brief. The company is fictional.

How a brief is made

  1. Tell us your goals

    A short interview: what you want from AAPA 2027 and which kinds of partners you are after.

  2. We research each company, one by one

    For each company: what it makes, who it sells to, how it fits your goals and who buys there. Then we compare them side by side and rank the ones worth your time.

  3. Walk in with a plan

    A ranked list, a deep dive on each of your top picks, the people to meet and a strategy deck, all before the doors open.

Walk into AAPA 2027 knowing who to meet.

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