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Reach Out and Read During Pediatric Checkups

Dec 9, 2019
by Veronica Acevedo, PA-C,Lincoln Community Health Center As a physician assistant, I, along with doctors and nurse practitioners, incorporate Reach Out and Read‘s evidence-based model into regular pediatric checkups, by advising parents about the importance of reading aloud, snuggling and making moments together. Reach Out and Read helps move primary care to a more comprehensive, […]

Reach Out and Read During Pediatric Checkups

by Kat

by Veronica Acevedo, PA-C,Lincoln Community Health Center As a physician assistant, I, along with doctors and nurse practitioners, incorporate Reach Out and Read‘s evidence-based model into regular pediatric checkups, by advising parents about the importance of reading aloud, snuggling and making moments together. Reach Out and Read helps move primary care to a more comprehensive, […]

2019 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winner | Taylor Poe, ECU

Dec 4, 2019
The board of the NCAPA Endowment extends its congratulations to 2019 scholarship recipient Taylor Poe from the East Carolina University PA program. Taylor attended Virginia Tech, earning dual degrees in both Psychology and Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise. As an undergraduate, she worked with recovery efforts for people who suffered adult and child trauma. In […]

2019 NCAPA Endowment Student Grant Winner | Taylor Poe, ECU

by Kat

The board of the NCAPA Endowment extends its congratulations to 2019 scholarship recipient Taylor Poe from the East Carolina University PA program. Taylor attended Virginia Tech, earning dual degrees in both Psychology and Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise. As an undergraduate, she worked with recovery efforts for people who suffered adult and child trauma. In […]

I Am NCAPA | Morgan Dailey is Leading the Way!

Dec 2, 2019
As we head into 2020, our last I Am NCAPA member highlight of the year is on an individual that we feel certain will be leading the way to strengthening and growing the PA profession in North Carolina. Morgan Dailey is originally from Fayetteville, NC, and is currently a PA student at Campbell University. She […]

I Am NCAPA | Morgan Dailey is Leading the Way!

by Kat

As we head into 2020, our last I Am NCAPA member highlight of the year is on an individual that we feel certain will be leading the way to strengthening and growing the PA profession in North Carolina. Morgan Dailey is originally from Fayetteville, NC, and is currently a PA student at Campbell University. She […]

Primary Care Transformation Fellowship Accepting Applications for Second Cohort

Nov 25, 2019
from Duke Family Medicine and Community Health The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is accepting applications to fill the second cohort of a two-year Primary Care Transformation Fellowship, which begins July 1, 2020. The goal of the fellowship is to train physicians and physician assistants to lead health care transformation and improve health […]

Primary Care Transformation Fellowship Accepting Applications for Second Cohort

by Kat

from Duke Family Medicine and Community Health The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is accepting applications to fill the second cohort of a two-year Primary Care Transformation Fellowship, which begins July 1, 2020. The goal of the fellowship is to train physicians and physician assistants to lead health care transformation and improve health […]

The 2019 NCAPA Student Leadership Retreat

Nov 22, 2019
by Caroline Griswold, NCAPA Program Coordinator The 2019 NCAPA Student Leadership Retreat was held at the Stead Center on Saturday, November 16. 58 students and 11 guests attended, representing all 11 NC PA programs. The day, which was emceed by Student Affairs Committee Chair Molly Calabria, PA-C, began with a medical bingo icebreaker from NCAPA […]

The 2019 NCAPA Student Leadership Retreat

by Kat

by Caroline Griswold, NCAPA Program Coordinator The 2019 NCAPA Student Leadership Retreat was held at the Stead Center on Saturday, November 16. 58 students and 11 guests attended, representing all 11 NC PA programs. The day, which was emceed by Student Affairs Committee Chair Molly Calabria, PA-C, began with a medical bingo icebreaker from NCAPA […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Wingate University

Nov 7, 2019
by Delaney Brummer, PA-S The mission of the Wingate University Physician Assistant Program is “dedicated to developing educated, productive and ethical physician assistants to serve the healthcare needs of the community in which they practice.”   The inaugural class for the Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree at Wingate University matriculated in August 2008, and […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Wingate University

by Kat

by Delaney Brummer, PA-S The mission of the Wingate University Physician Assistant Program is “dedicated to developing educated, productive and ethical physician assistants to serve the healthcare needs of the community in which they practice.”   The inaugural class for the Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree at Wingate University matriculated in August 2008, and […]

I Am NCAPA | Molly Calabria

Nov 6, 2019
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our November I Am NCAPA highlighted member is Molly Calabria. Molly has been involved with NCAPA ever since she was a student in the Campbell University PA program in 2012. She currently lives in Fuquay Varina with her […]

I Am NCAPA | Molly Calabria

by Kat

Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our November I Am NCAPA highlighted member is Molly Calabria. Molly has been involved with NCAPA ever since she was a student in the Campbell University PA program in 2012. She currently lives in Fuquay Varina with her […]

I Am NCAPA | 2019 PA of the Year, Carole Holt, PA-C

Oct 7, 2019
Carole Holt, PA-C, has been named the 2019 NCAPA PA of the Year! The timing of the award couldn’t be better this year, as we find ourselves in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Carole spent many years treating individuals with breast cancer with great compassion and expert care. Carole just retired this year, […]

I Am NCAPA | 2019 PA of the Year, Carole Holt, PA-C

by Kat

Carole Holt, PA-C, has been named the 2019 NCAPA PA of the Year! The timing of the award couldn’t be better this year, as we find ourselves in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Carole spent many years treating individuals with breast cancer with great compassion and expert care. Carole just retired this year, […]

NCAPA Election Results are in! | 2020 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee

Oct 4, 2019
Thank you to everyone who voted in the recent election to elect our 2020 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee members. The results are in! The elected are: President-Elect: Elyse Watkins, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA Treasurer: Ryan Vann, PA-C Directors at Large: Meg Beal, PA-C Molly Calabria, PA-C Alexandra Godfrey, PA-C Nominating Committee Member: Truett Smith, […]

NCAPA Election Results are in! | 2020 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee

by Kat

Thank you to everyone who voted in the recent election to elect our 2020 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee members. The results are in! The elected are: President-Elect: Elyse Watkins, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA Treasurer: Ryan Vann, PA-C Directors at Large: Meg Beal, PA-C Molly Calabria, PA-C Alexandra Godfrey, PA-C Nominating Committee Member: Truett Smith, […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Methodist University

Oct 3, 2019
by Jamaica Sykes, PA-S, Methodist University Longstanding History The Methodist University Physician Assistant Program (MUPAP) began as a Bachelor of Science program in 1996 with only 4 students. It is now a 27-month master’s program that enrolls 40 students per cohort. Since the graduation of our inaugural class in 1998, MUPAP has graduated more than […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Methodist University

by Kat

by Jamaica Sykes, PA-S, Methodist University Longstanding History The Methodist University Physician Assistant Program (MUPAP) began as a Bachelor of Science program in 1996 with only 4 students. It is now a 27-month master’s program that enrolls 40 students per cohort. Since the graduation of our inaugural class in 1998, MUPAP has graduated more than […]

Be Antibiotics Aware Campaign

Sep 24, 2019
from Deborah Dolan, BS, Health Educator Surveillance for Healthcare Associated Resistant Pathogens Patient Safety (SHARPPS) Program, Be Antibiotics Aware Campaign Communicable Disease Branch, NC Division of Public Health The “Be Antibiotics Aware: Smart Use, Best Care Campaign” is CDC’s national educational effort to improve antibiotic prescribing by healthcare providers, educate the public on appropriate use of […]

Be Antibiotics Aware Campaign

by Kat

from Deborah Dolan, BS, Health Educator Surveillance for Healthcare Associated Resistant Pathogens Patient Safety (SHARPPS) Program, Be Antibiotics Aware Campaign Communicable Disease Branch, NC Division of Public Health The “Be Antibiotics Aware: Smart Use, Best Care Campaign” is CDC’s national educational effort to improve antibiotic prescribing by healthcare providers, educate the public on appropriate use of […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Elon University

Sep 5, 2019
by Larry McCauley, PA-S, Elon University Elon University’s 24-month, full-time PA program prepares graduates to think critically and act skillfully to meet expanding health care needs in local and global communities. Students immerse themselves in a curriculum structured around active learning strategies through collaborative work with Elon’s faculty, scholars, and practitioners in the field. Students […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Elon University

by Kat

by Larry McCauley, PA-S, Elon University Elon University’s 24-month, full-time PA program prepares graduates to think critically and act skillfully to meet expanding health care needs in local and global communities. Students immerse themselves in a curriculum structured around active learning strategies through collaborative work with Elon’s faculty, scholars, and practitioners in the field. Students […]

I Am NCAPA | Mylinda Worthy

Sep 3, 2019
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Since 1976, NCAPA has been advocating for and strengthening PA practice rights in North Carolina. We couldn’t do much of this without our dedicated PA members. But, you may not realize, we also have a large segment of […]

I Am NCAPA | Mylinda Worthy

by Kat

Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Since 1976, NCAPA has been advocating for and strengthening PA practice rights in North Carolina. We couldn’t do much of this without our dedicated PA members. But, you may not realize, we also have a large segment of […]

Medicaid Managed Care Tools and Resources

Aug 13, 2019
The Department of Health and Human Services has created some tools and resources to transition Medicaid providers, and to help patients who are moving to Medicaid Managed Care: New Provider Playbook. DHHS has launched an online “Provider Playbook” to ensure you have at your fingertips the latest information on managed care, including communications and materials […]

Medicaid Managed Care Tools and Resources

by Kat

The Department of Health and Human Services has created some tools and resources to transition Medicaid providers, and to help patients who are moving to Medicaid Managed Care: New Provider Playbook. DHHS has launched an online “Provider Playbook” to ensure you have at your fingertips the latest information on managed care, including communications and materials […]

NC PA Program Highlight | High Point University

Aug 9, 2019
by Dakota Griffin, PA-S, High Point University High point Mayor visits HPU to declare National PA Day ordinance.  Preparing Students for Healthcare of the Future High Point University’s PA program was founded in 2014 under the leadership of Linda Sekhon, DHSc, PA-C. The program is one of the newer PA educational programs in North Carolina, […]

NC PA Program Highlight | High Point University

by Kat

by Dakota Griffin, PA-S, High Point University High point Mayor visits HPU to declare National PA Day ordinance.  Preparing Students for Healthcare of the Future High Point University’s PA program was founded in 2014 under the leadership of Linda Sekhon, DHSc, PA-C. The program is one of the newer PA educational programs in North Carolina, […]

I Am NCAPA | Amy Thompson

Aug 1, 2019
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our August I Am NCAPA highlighted member is Amy Thompson. Amy has been a member of NCAPA since 2000. She currently works for WakeMed, specializes in Cardiology. Amy is a true team player, stating “I love caring for patients […]

I Am NCAPA | Amy Thompson

by Kat

Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our August I Am NCAPA highlighted member is Amy Thompson. Amy has been a member of NCAPA since 2000. She currently works for WakeMed, specializes in Cardiology. Amy is a true team player, stating “I love caring for patients […]

North Carolina AHEC Provides Practice Support

Jul 30, 2019
NC AHEC Practice Support provides free on-site assistance to any PA or practice that needs help with: Quality improvement (PCMH, MACRA, MIPS, QPP, etc.); EMR evaluation/optimization/selection; Workflow redesign; Practice needs assessments; Medicaid managed care transformation; NC Health Connex education; EHR data retrieval and analytics, and Continuing professional development. See an overview of the NC AHEC […]

North Carolina AHEC Provides Practice Support

by Kat

NC AHEC Practice Support provides free on-site assistance to any PA or practice that needs help with: Quality improvement (PCMH, MACRA, MIPS, QPP, etc.); EMR evaluation/optimization/selection; Workflow redesign; Practice needs assessments; Medicaid managed care transformation; NC Health Connex education; EHR data retrieval and analytics, and Continuing professional development. See an overview of the NC AHEC […]

NC PA Program Highlight | East Carolina University

Jul 8, 2019
by Carolina Anzola-Riegel, PA-S East Carolina University’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies was accredited over 20 years ago and is one of only two public PA programs in North Carolina. ECU’s PA program provides each student with affordable, high quality education that becomes the foundation on which future PAs build careers of service. The program’s […]

NC PA Program Highlight | East Carolina University

by Kat

by Carolina Anzola-Riegel, PA-S East Carolina University’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies was accredited over 20 years ago and is one of only two public PA programs in North Carolina. ECU’s PA program provides each student with affordable, high quality education that becomes the foundation on which future PAs build careers of service. The program’s […]

I Am NCAPA | Jessica Grice

Jul 1, 2019
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our July I Am NCAPA highlighted member is Jessica Grice. Jessica is a graduate of the Wake Forest University PA program and currently lives in Huntersville, NC. She specializes in clinical research and is employed by Rose Research Center, […]

I Am NCAPA | Jessica Grice

by Kat

Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our July I Am NCAPA highlighted member is Jessica Grice. Jessica is a graduate of the Wake Forest University PA program and currently lives in Huntersville, NC. She specializes in clinical research and is employed by Rose Research Center, […]

Results of HOD Election

Jun 21, 2019
The results of the AAPA House of Delegates election are in! The following PAs will be representing North Carolina at the AAPA HOD in 2019-2021: Gail Curtis Alisha DeTroye Jeff Katz Marc Katz Sue Reich Samantha Rogers Joshua Smith Truett Smith April Stouder Extra Delegates: Molly Calabria Linda Sekhon Congratulations to you all!

Results of HOD Election

by Kat

The results of the AAPA House of Delegates election are in! The following PAs will be representing North Carolina at the AAPA HOD in 2019-2021: Gail Curtis Alisha DeTroye Jeff Katz Marc Katz Sue Reich Samantha Rogers Joshua Smith Truett Smith April Stouder Extra Delegates: Molly Calabria Linda Sekhon Congratulations to you all!

NC PA Program Highlight | UNC-Chapel Hill

Jun 10, 2019
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 […]

NC PA Program Highlight | UNC-Chapel Hill

by Kat

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 […]

I Am NCAPA | Mark Belligan

Jun 3, 2019
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 […]

I Am NCAPA | Mark Belligan

by Kat

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 […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Wake Forest University

May 21, 2019
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 […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Wake Forest University

by Kat

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 […]

Campbell PA Program Seeks Volunteers | 5th Annual Mock Mass Casualty Incident

May 15, 2019
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 […]

Campbell PA Program Seeks Volunteers | 5th Annual Mock Mass Casualty Incident

by Kat

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 […]

2019 NC MedAssist Luncheon Provides Food and Inspiration

May 9, 2019
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 […]

2019 NC MedAssist Luncheon Provides Food and Inspiration

by Kat

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 […]

I Am NCAPA | Kat Dancel

May 1, 2019
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 […]

I Am NCAPA | Kat Dancel

by Kat

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 […]

NCAPA Updated Privacy Policy

Apr 25, 2019
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 […]

NCAPA Updated Privacy Policy

by Kat

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 […]

2019 PA Day at the NC Legislature

Apr 24, 2019
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 […]

2019 PA Day at the NC Legislature

by Kat

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 […]

Special Issue of NC Medical Journal on Newborn Screening

Apr 22, 2019
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.   […]

Special Issue of NC Medical Journal on Newborn Screening

by Kat

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.   […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Campbell University

Apr 3, 2019
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 […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Campbell University

by Kat

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 […]

I Am NCAPA | Rebecca McGowan

Apr 2, 2019
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our April I Am NCAPA member highlight is Rebecca McGowan. Rebecca went to PA school in New York, at Bayley Seton Hospital. The Bayley Seton program became the St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center program, which has now become […]

I Am NCAPA | Rebecca McGowan

by Kat

Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our April I Am NCAPA member highlight is Rebecca McGowan. Rebecca went to PA school in New York, at Bayley Seton Hospital. The Bayley Seton program became the St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center program, which has now become […]

NCAPA Endowment Student Grants Available

Mar 28, 2019
Now is the time! The NCAPA Endowment offers one grant to one student from each PA program in North Carolina each year. The grants can be used in anyway the student sees fit, to help offset some of the costs of PA school. The grants are available only to NCAPA student members who will be […]

NCAPA Endowment Student Grants Available

by Kat

Now is the time! The NCAPA Endowment offers one grant to one student from each PA program in North Carolina each year. The grants can be used in anyway the student sees fit, to help offset some of the costs of PA school. The grants are available only to NCAPA student members who will be […]

I Am NCAPA | Sam Aloian

Mar 12, 2019
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our March I Am NCAPA member highlight is Sam Aloian. Sam is a graduate of the Duke University PA program. He currently specializes in Psychiatry and has recently been selected as the NCAPA liaison to the NC Physician’s Health […]

I Am NCAPA | Sam Aloian

by Kat

Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. Our March I Am NCAPA member highlight is Sam Aloian. Sam is a graduate of the Duke University PA program. He currently specializes in Psychiatry and has recently been selected as the NCAPA liaison to the NC Physician’s Health […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Duke University

Mar 5, 2019
by Kiarash P. Rahmanian, MPH, PA-S, Duke University The Duke University Physician Assistant Program is a 24-month long program and the birthplace of the PA profession, beginning in 1965 under the leadership of Dr. Eugene Stead. The first class of three PAs, Victor Germino, Kenneth Ferrell and Richard Scheele, graduated from Duke University on October 6th, 1967. Today, the Duke PA class […]

NC PA Program Highlight | Duke University

by Kat

by Kiarash P. Rahmanian, MPH, PA-S, Duke University The Duke University Physician Assistant Program is a 24-month long program and the birthplace of the PA profession, beginning in 1965 under the leadership of Dr. Eugene Stead. The first class of three PAs, Victor Germino, Kenneth Ferrell and Richard Scheele, graduated from Duke University on October 6th, 1967. Today, the Duke PA class […]

Special Olympics Seeks PA Volunteers

Feb 20, 2019
from Kathy Hughes Langfield, Special Olympics Volunteer Engagement Director Warren County, NC, has a severe lack of Medical professionals which disproportionately impacts individuals with intellectual disabilities or those who are economically disadvantaged.  Many Special Olympics potential athletes are not able to get physicals in order to train and participate in Special Olympics programs, so the Warren County […]

Special Olympics Seeks PA Volunteers

by Kat

from Kathy Hughes Langfield, Special Olympics Volunteer Engagement Director Warren County, NC, has a severe lack of Medical professionals which disproportionately impacts individuals with intellectual disabilities or those who are economically disadvantaged.  Many Special Olympics potential athletes are not able to get physicals in order to train and participate in Special Olympics programs, so the Warren County […]

AppAPA and PAPA Present Spring Symposium

Feb 18, 2019
The Appalachian Association of Physician Assistants (AppAPA) and the Piedmont Association of Physician Assistants(PAPA) are collaborating to host a Spring CME Symposium, on Saturday, April 6th, from 8 AM to 12:30 PM, at Appalachian State University in Boone.  This is a free 4-hour CME (credit pending) event for PAs, NPs and PA students with PA […]

AppAPA and PAPA Present Spring Symposium

by Kat

The Appalachian Association of Physician Assistants (AppAPA) and the Piedmont Association of Physician Assistants(PAPA) are collaborating to host a Spring CME Symposium, on Saturday, April 6th, from 8 AM to 12:30 PM, at Appalachian State University in Boone.  This is a free 4-hour CME (credit pending) event for PAs, NPs and PA students with PA […]