NCAPA

North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates

NC PA Education

2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winner | Martha Hunt

Nov 13, 2018
  Martha Hunt is the 2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant recipient at the High Point University PA Program. Prior to PA school, Ms. Hunt graduated Summa Cum Laude in Biology and Spanish from NC State University. She stayed very busy with extracurricular activities, including tutoring for the Boys and Girls Clubs, fundraising for the Duke […]

2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winner | Martha Hunt

by Kat

  Martha Hunt is the 2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant recipient at the High Point University PA Program. Prior to PA school, Ms. Hunt graduated Summa Cum Laude in Biology and Spanish from NC State University. She stayed very busy with extracurricular activities, including tutoring for the Boys and Girls Clubs, fundraising for the Duke […]

2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winner | Karen Siege

Nov 5, 2018
Karen Siege is the 2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant recipient from the Elon University PA Program.  Prior to PA school, Ms. Siege graduated from Slippery Rock University, earning a 3.94 GPA in Exercise Science. While achieving excellence in academics, Karen also jumped into volunteerism and leadership in her college and the community.  And, she didn’t […]

2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winner | Karen Siege

by Kat

Karen Siege is the 2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant recipient from the Elon University PA Program.  Prior to PA school, Ms. Siege graduated from Slippery Rock University, earning a 3.94 GPA in Exercise Science. While achieving excellence in academics, Karen also jumped into volunteerism and leadership in her college and the community.  And, she didn’t […]

2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winner | Hannah Grabow

Oct 26, 2018
    Congratulations to Hannah Grabow as the 2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant recipient from the East Carolina University PA Program. Prior to PA school, Hannah attended NC State University in the Honors Program with a major in Biology and minor in Spanish. During PA school, she has volunteered with “Women of Worth”, mentoring middle and […]

2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winner | Hannah Grabow

by Kat

    Congratulations to Hannah Grabow as the 2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant recipient from the East Carolina University PA Program. Prior to PA school, Hannah attended NC State University in the Honors Program with a major in Biology and minor in Spanish. During PA school, she has volunteered with “Women of Worth”, mentoring middle and […]

2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winners

Oct 23, 2018
Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grants!  They are: Frank Stooksbury, Campbell Aaron Peterson, Duke Hannah Grabow, ECU Karen Siege, Elon Rebecca Stolorena, Gardner-Webb Martha Hunt, High Point Morgan Gosnell, Lenoir-Rhyne Amber Suits, Methodist Tricia Tiu, UNC Jacob Cimolino, Wake Forest Isaac Waalen, Wingate Best of luck to you in […]

2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winners

by Kat

Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2018 NCAPA Endowment Student Grants!  They are: Frank Stooksbury, Campbell Aaron Peterson, Duke Hannah Grabow, ECU Karen Siege, Elon Rebecca Stolorena, Gardner-Webb Martha Hunt, High Point Morgan Gosnell, Lenoir-Rhyne Amber Suits, Methodist Tricia Tiu, UNC Jacob Cimolino, Wake Forest Isaac Waalen, Wingate Best of luck to you in […]

UNC PA Students Serve Rural Community Through Remote Area Medical Program

Aug 2, 2018
From UNC School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Physician Assistant Studies In late July 2018, first and second-year Physician Assistant Studies students, and two faculty mentors, provided health care in rural Wise, Virginia, through the Remote Area Medical (RAM) program, a nonprofit provider of mobile medical clinics. The RAM program delivers free dental, vision, and […]

UNC PA Students Serve Rural Community Through Remote Area Medical Program

by Kat

From UNC School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Physician Assistant Studies In late July 2018, first and second-year Physician Assistant Studies students, and two faculty mentors, provided health care in rural Wise, Virginia, through the Remote Area Medical (RAM) program, a nonprofit provider of mobile medical clinics. The RAM program delivers free dental, vision, and […]

PAs Eligible for Reimbursement of Suboxone/Buprenorphine Training

Jun 4, 2018
Duke has received a grant from HRSA to provide reimbursements for PAs and other clinicians who wish to complete the online MAT waiver training. This project is designed to enhance primary care training and address the opioid crisis in many communities. PAs in North Carolina are invited to apply for this  opportunity which will them […]

PAs Eligible for Reimbursement of Suboxone/Buprenorphine Training

by Kat

Duke has received a grant from HRSA to provide reimbursements for PAs and other clinicians who wish to complete the online MAT waiver training. This project is designed to enhance primary care training and address the opioid crisis in many communities. PAs in North Carolina are invited to apply for this  opportunity which will them […]

New PA Program Leadership at Duke University

May 14, 2018
Jacqueline Barnett Named Director of Duke Physician Assistant Program Jacqueline S. Barnett, DHSc, MSHS, PA-C, associate professor of community and family medicine, has been named program director, Duke Physician Assistant Program, effective June 1, 2018. Barnett has served as associate program director since late 2015. The decision was made after a national search conducted by an internal […]

New PA Program Leadership at Duke University

by Kat

Jacqueline Barnett Named Director of Duke Physician Assistant Program Jacqueline S. Barnett, DHSc, MSHS, PA-C, associate professor of community and family medicine, has been named program director, Duke Physician Assistant Program, effective June 1, 2018. Barnett has served as associate program director since late 2015. The decision was made after a national search conducted by an internal […]

Elon University Names New Dean of the School of Health Sciences

Feb 9, 2017
“Elon University has selected Rebecca Neiduski as the new dean of the School of Health Sciences. She begins her new role on June 1, succeeding Elizabeth Rogers, the founding dean who retired in 2016.” Read the full article here.

Elon University Names New Dean of the School of Health Sciences

by Kat

“Elon University has selected Rebecca Neiduski as the new dean of the School of Health Sciences. She begins her new role on June 1, succeeding Elizabeth Rogers, the founding dean who retired in 2016.” Read the full article here.

5 New PA Programs – and 2 of them in North Carolina!

Dec 15, 2015
“On October 5, ARC-PA announced five new provisionally accredited PA programs. The total number of accredited entry-level PA programs has reached 200.” Read the full article here.

5 New PA Programs – and 2 of them in North Carolina!

by Kat

“On October 5, ARC-PA announced five new provisionally accredited PA programs. The total number of accredited entry-level PA programs has reached 200.” Read the full article here.

New Legislation Ensures Robust Future for PAs

Nov 9, 2015
Two pieces of legislation introduced before the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday byRep. Karen Bass (D-CA), a former physician assistant (PA) and PA educator, would ensure PA educational programs have the resources needed, expand educational opportunities for students wanting to become PAs, and increase quality health care for rural and medically underserved areas. While PAs […]

New Legislation Ensures Robust Future for PAs

by Kat

Two pieces of legislation introduced before the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday byRep. Karen Bass (D-CA), a former physician assistant (PA) and PA educator, would ensure PA educational programs have the resources needed, expand educational opportunities for students wanting to become PAs, and increase quality health care for rural and medically underserved areas. While PAs […]

PA Student Receives Lanny Parker Memorial Grant

May 27, 2015
Sarah Nelson, a physician assistant student in the Elon University Class of 2016, received a grant from the NCAPA Endowment to attend the Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference in Asheville, NC.  Read more about it here.

PA Student Receives Lanny Parker Memorial Grant

by Kat

Sarah Nelson, a physician assistant student in the Elon University Class of 2016, received a grant from the NCAPA Endowment to attend the Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference in Asheville, NC.  Read more about it here.