“Competencies for the PA Profession”, “Core Competencies for New Physician Assistant Graduates”, and The PANCE Blueprint focus on the expectations and competencies for Physician Assistants as they navigate the medical field. As of today, there are 6-7 competency domains which are crucial for PAs to provide the best patient centered care. The competencies focus on professionally delivering the most up to date information in a manner that the patient can understand while establishing a connection with the patient that allows them to be a partner in health. These competencies are excellent guidelines for not only PAs entering the profession but for established PAs. PAs are held accountable for being familiar with the most recent standards of treatment/practice while being able to effectively communicate with their patients, a skill which is developed as PAs become more informed on the social determinants of health affecting the communities they serve. It insufficient to simply possess the medical knowledge, rather it is essential for PAs to be able to apply what they know in an empathetic manner. These guidelines are excellent for physician assistant programs to use in order to develop their curricula as they highlight the necessary skillset and attitude required to become a competent and caring PA. PA programs should not place a heavy emphasis on “[covering] as much content as possible” since it is simply impossible to do so. Instead, as highlighted in the article, there should be a deeper understanding of “the core knowledge needed to care for patients”. Programs should additionally teach their students how to handle patients of different cultural backgrounds with compassion as this is necessary for developing a meaningful relationship with the patient. It is undeniable that the competencies detailed in all three aforementioned documents highlight all the skills that will aid newly graduated PAs and long-standing PAs.