The Pulse
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10 Jun
NC PA Program Highlight | UNC-Chapel Hill
by Joey McCracken, PA-S, UNC-Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Physician Assistant Program is an intensive 24 month program located in the heart of North Carolina. From the very beginning, UNC-PA has had a mission to promote high-quality, accessible, patient-centered health care for the people of North Carolina and the nation […]
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03 Jun
I Am NCAPA | Mark Belligan
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our June I Am NCAPA member highlight is Mark Belligan. Mark attended the Eastern Virginia Medical School Physician Assistant Program and has been a Fellow member of NCAPA since 2016. He specializes in Family Practice in is currently employed […]
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21 May
NC PA Program Highlight | Wake Forest University
by Carolyn Avila-Duran, PA-S, Wake Forest The Wake Forest School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program is proud to celebrate 50 years of education! The mission of the Wake Forest PA Program is to produce highly capable, compassionate PAs who deliver patient-centered care, make significant contributions to the health care community and continually advance the PA […]
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15 May
Campbell PA Program Seeks Volunteers | 5th Annual Mock Mass Casualty Incident
The Campbell University PA Program is holding its 5th annual mock Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) at the Campbell University Campus in Buies Creek on Saturday, June 8th. The event brings CUPA together with the local community and other medical profession programs at Campbell to provide training and experience in handling a mass catastrophe. The Campbell […]
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09 May
2019 NC MedAssist Luncheon Provides Food and Inspiration
On Thursday, May 2, NCAPA PA members and staff joined medical professionals from across the state to attend the 2019 NC MedAssist Executive Luncheon in Raleigh. NC MedAssist is a Charlotte-based nonprofit that seeks to bridge the healthcare gap by providing free prescriptions and over-the-counter medications to low-income North Carolinians. The keynote speaker for the […]
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01 May
I Am NCAPA | Kat Dancel
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our May I Am NCAPA member highlight is Kat Dancel, MPH, PA-C. Kat went to PA school at Campbell University and has been a member of NCAPA ever since. She specializes in Family Medicine in a clinic serving patients […]
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25 Apr
NCAPA Updated Privacy Policy
NCAPA cares about your personal information and how that information is used. We have always treated your information in a secure manner with respect to your privacy, but we know many of you may have concerns as things change rapidly in the current digital age. With that in mind, we revisited our Privacy Policy and […]
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24 Apr
2019 PA Day at the NC Legislature
By Caroline Griswold, NCAPA Program Coordinator On April 10th, 34 practicing PAs and PA students, along with NCAPA staff, gathered at the Stead Center in Durham to prepare for the 4th Annual PA Day at the NC Legislature. The day started with a crash course on legislative advocacy, presented by NCAPA Executive Director Emily Adams […]
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22 Apr
Special Issue of NC Medical Journal on Newborn Screening
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC— RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, and the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health (NCSLPH) published North Carolina Medical Journal’s special January-February issue focused on newborn screening. The issue is devoted to the challenges that newborn screening will face and the opportunities newborn screening presents to advance the health of newborns. […]
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03 Apr
NC PA Program Highlight | Campbell University
by Dawn McGuire, PA-S, Campbell University Campbell University’s Physician Assistant Program is a 24-month graduate degree program and matriculated its first class in 2013. Centered on the core values of faith, learning and service, Campbell’s PA program prepares students to be compassionate, competent and professional health care providers. We are also proud to say that […]