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First&Foremostis published by Merion MattersPublishers of leading healthcare magazines since 1985.How Does Your SalaryStack Up?How does your salary stack up against that of peersin similar work settings? Do other <strong>NPs</strong> and <strong>PAs</strong> specializingin the same area get paid more or less than you do? Find out inthis month’s overview of results from the 2011 National SalarySurvey of <strong>NPs</strong> & <strong>PAs</strong>.This eagerly anticipated annual report is the No. 1 reasonpeople visit our website, and those visitors include everyonefrom clinicians to employers to national media outlets suchas Forbes, which cited our survey in a December 2011 blogpost about the future of medicine.The salary report contained in this issue outlines NPand PA salaries over time, average salaries by primary work setting, and salaries bygender. NP salaries have jumped by $27,000 since 2001 and PA salaries have risenby almost $24,000. That’s darn good growth <strong>for</strong> a decade!This month’s kickoff report also provides a data overview <strong>for</strong> each profession.What’s the age of the average NP and PA? How long has the average NP and PA beenin practice? Find out on page 24.As we did with the 2010 survey results, we’ve prepared focused reports that drillfurther down into the salary data. We’ll be publishing these on our website over thecoming months: salaries according to state in March, salaries by city in April, salariesaccording to academic degree in May, and a special geographic report in June.In July, we’ll post a question-by-question breakdown of all results. To ensure thatyou don’t miss any of these follow-up reports, sign up <strong>for</strong> our free enewsletter usingthe tool posted at the top of our homepage, www.advanceweb.com/NPPA. We’ll beannouncing the posting of each analysis in the enewsletter.In other content in this issue of <strong>ADVANCE</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>NPs</strong> & <strong>PAs</strong>, our CME/CE offeringprovides an update on progress against bacteria that are resistant to antimicrobialtreatment. We’re also proud to present articles on transitioning to the surgical specialtyand providing primary care to patients who have received liver transplants. And besure to check out the article reporting the results of a small study of job satisfactionamong nurse practitioners in primary care; would a survey of physician assistantsproduce similar findings? We’d love to hear your thoughts. Post your commentson our website or email our editorial team using the contact in<strong>for</strong>mation at right(“How to Contact Us”).We’ll continue bringing you valuable clinical and professional in<strong>for</strong>mation throughour print edition and web community. 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