The Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) was the professional membership body for physician associates (PAs) in the United Kingdom. Established in 2015 as a faculty of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), it was responsible for reviewing and setting standards for the education and training of physician associates, and management of the Physician Associate Managed Voluntary Register (PAMVR). RCP President and consultant gastroenterologist Andrew Goddard partly received his knighthood in 2022 for helping to create the FPA in his previous role as RCP Registrar.