It now reports that it has 18 to 22 students enrolled in the program, with each class having from 10 to 12 students. The information from the Emory and Case Western Web sites indicates that there are likely from 500 to 1,000 AAs in the country, although the number is probably closer to 500 than 1,000. PAs attend one of about 123 accredited PA educational programs. AAs attend either Case Western or Emory. PAs and AAs sit for different national certification examinations.
AAs have explicit recognition in only a handful of states.
This Web site has links to Web sites for the Case Western and Emory AA educational programs.