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In Memoriam – Ryan O’Hara, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, CAQ-EM

Oct 11, 2023
The NCAPA is deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of our PA leaders – Ryan O’Hara, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, CAQ-EM. PA O’Hara received his BA in Exercise and Sports Medicine from UNC Chapel Hill, his Master’s in PA Studies from Wake Forest University, his MBA from UNC Pembroke, and his DMSc degree from […]

In Memoriam – Ryan O’Hara, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, CAQ-EM

by Pauline Bulala

The NCAPA is deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of our PA leaders – Ryan O’Hara, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, CAQ-EM. PA O’Hara received his BA in Exercise and Sports Medicine from UNC Chapel Hill, his Master’s in PA Studies from Wake Forest University, his MBA from UNC Pembroke, and his DMSc degree from […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Shaun Lynch, Ph.D., M.S., MMSc, PA-C

Oct 10, 2023
As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration from Oct. 6 through Oct. 12, the NCAPA is highlighting NCAPA Members and North Carolina PAs Going Beyond at *every stage* of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA, to PA student, to Early Career PA, to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years – […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Shaun Lynch, Ph.D., M.S., MMSc, PA-C

by Pauline Bulala

As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration from Oct. 6 through Oct. 12, the NCAPA is highlighting NCAPA Members and North Carolina PAs Going Beyond at *every stage* of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA, to PA student, to Early Career PA, to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years – […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Christina Saldanha, PA-C, NCMP

Oct 4, 2023
As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) are highlighting NCAPA Members and PAs Going Beyond at every stage of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years – and everything in between. For the NCAPA’s Practicing PA […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Christina Saldanha, PA-C, NCMP

by Pauline Bulala

As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) are highlighting NCAPA Members and PAs Going Beyond at every stage of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years – and everything in between. For the NCAPA’s Practicing PA […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Courtney Martin, PA-C

Oct 4, 2023
As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) are highlighting NCAPA Members and PAs Going Beyond at every stage of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years – and everything in between. For the NCAPA’s Early Career […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Courtney Martin, PA-C

by Pauline Bulala

As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) are highlighting NCAPA Members and PAs Going Beyond at every stage of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years – and everything in between. For the NCAPA’s Early Career […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Christopher Marshall, PA-S

Oct 4, 2023
As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) are highlighting NCAPA Members and PAs Going Beyond at every stage of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years – and everything in between. Our PA Student Highlight & […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Christopher Marshall, PA-S

by Pauline Bulala

As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) are highlighting NCAPA Members and PAs Going Beyond at every stage of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years – and everything in between. Our PA Student Highlight & […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Jaclyn Montague, Pre-PA

Oct 4, 2023
As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) are highlighting NCAPA Members and PAs Going Beyond at every stage of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years. Our Pre-PA Highlight & Interview for the 2023 PA Week […]

PAs Go Beyond at Every Stage: Jaclyn Montague, Pre-PA

by Pauline Bulala

As part of the 2023 PA Week Celebration, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) are highlighting NCAPA Members and PAs Going Beyond at every stage of their PA career, from being a Pre-PA to having been a practicing PA for over 20 years. Our Pre-PA Highlight & Interview for the 2023 PA Week […]

Student Director-at-Large Recap: AAPA Leadership & Advocacy Summit 2023

Oct 4, 2023
By Beth Ehlers, PA-C This past week, AAPA hosted their annual Leadership & Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. North Carolina was well represented with PAs from various specialties and students from multiple North Carolina PA Programs. The summit started strong with congressional meetings on Capitol Hill. The focus was on two current federal bills that […]

Student Director-at-Large Recap: AAPA Leadership & Advocacy Summit 2023

by Pauline Bulala

By Beth Ehlers, PA-C This past week, AAPA hosted their annual Leadership & Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. North Carolina was well represented with PAs from various specialties and students from multiple North Carolina PA Programs. The summit started strong with congressional meetings on Capitol Hill. The focus was on two current federal bills that […]

PA Nicole Burwell: Founding PA Program Director of NC A&T State University

Sep 25, 2023
I have been blessed and fortunate enough to have people who were willing to invest in me.  It’s my responsibility to pay it forward. One of my favorite quotes is by Mary Church Terrell: ‘lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go.’ Nicole Burwell, Ph.D., PA-C, DFAAPA For September’s edition of #IamNCAPA Member Highlights, […]

PA Nicole Burwell: Founding PA Program Director of NC A&T State University

by Pauline Bulala

I have been blessed and fortunate enough to have people who were willing to invest in me.  It’s my responsibility to pay it forward. One of my favorite quotes is by Mary Church Terrell: ‘lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go.’ Nicole Burwell, Ph.D., PA-C, DFAAPA For September’s edition of #IamNCAPA Member Highlights, […]

Registration is now open for the 2023 Virtual Radiology Workshop

Sep 19, 2023
You’re invited to the 2023 Virtual Radiology Workshop! This is an all-virtual event that will be recorded, so participants will have access for 90-days to view and complete CME.  Join from the comfort of your own space! This fundamental approach to Radiology will concentrate on the basics of reading x-rays within different systems of the body including: […]

Registration is now open for the 2023 Virtual Radiology Workshop

by Pauline Bulala

You’re invited to the 2023 Virtual Radiology Workshop! This is an all-virtual event that will be recorded, so participants will have access for 90-days to view and complete CME.  Join from the comfort of your own space! This fundamental approach to Radiology will concentrate on the basics of reading x-rays within different systems of the body including: […]

Regional Chapter Highlight: BRMAPA

Sep 14, 2023
NCAPA is dedicated to highlighting the work, dedication, and passion shown by PAs and members across the state, especially within our Regional Chapters. Each month starting in September 2023, we would like to highlight one Regional Chapter, spotlight their goals and events, as well as highlight a specific member/members from that chapter. This week, we […]

Regional Chapter Highlight: BRMAPA

by Pauline Bulala

NCAPA is dedicated to highlighting the work, dedication, and passion shown by PAs and members across the state, especially within our Regional Chapters. Each month starting in September 2023, we would like to highlight one Regional Chapter, spotlight their goals and events, as well as highlight a specific member/members from that chapter. This week, we […]

Chief Population Health Officer and PA, Lisa Shock

Aug 29, 2023
“It takes a team to raise a patient. We all do our good parts to improve health, and PAs can give great care, they can diagnose and treat, and can be very independent in their healthcare delivery.” Lisa Shock, DrPH, MHS, PA-C For August’s Member Highlight Interview, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) […]

Chief Population Health Officer and PA, Lisa Shock

by Pauline Bulala

“It takes a team to raise a patient. We all do our good parts to improve health, and PAs can give great care, they can diagnose and treat, and can be very independent in their healthcare delivery.” Lisa Shock, DrPH, MHS, PA-C For August’s Member Highlight Interview, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) […]

Resources from the North Carolina Psychiatry Access Line

Aug 16, 2023
NC-PAL (NC Psychiatry Access Line) is a free telephone consultation and education program to help health care providers address the behavioral health needs of pediatric and perinatal patients. Behavioral Health Consultants can respond to questions about behavioral health and local resources and can connect providers to one of the on-call, board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists […]

Resources from the North Carolina Psychiatry Access Line

by Pauline Bulala

NC-PAL (NC Psychiatry Access Line) is a free telephone consultation and education program to help health care providers address the behavioral health needs of pediatric and perinatal patients. Behavioral Health Consultants can respond to questions about behavioral health and local resources and can connect providers to one of the on-call, board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists […]

Jeff LaFuria and John Goldfields are both Assistant Medical Directors of the North Carolina Medical Board.

Getting to Know PAs Jeff LaFuria John Goldfield of the NC Medical Board

Jul 17, 2023
The NCAPA sat down with two special guests for the July edition of Member Highlights. For this month, we spoke with Physician Assistants (PAs) Jeff LaFuria, PA-C and John Goldfield, MHS, PA-C. Both are Assistant Medical Directors of the North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) and they had much to say about their roles and responsibilities, […]

Getting to Know PAs Jeff LaFuria John Goldfield of the NC Medical Board

by Pauline Bulala

Jeff LaFuria and John Goldfields are both Assistant Medical Directors of the North Carolina Medical Board.

The NCAPA sat down with two special guests for the July edition of Member Highlights. For this month, we spoke with Physician Assistants (PAs) Jeff LaFuria, PA-C and John Goldfield, MHS, PA-C. Both are Assistant Medical Directors of the North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) and they had much to say about their roles and responsibilities, […]

Headshot of Jennifer Holley, PA-C

PA Jennifer Holley: How PA Day at the Legislature Inspired Her to Act

Jun 20, 2023
For June’s #IamNCAPA Member Highlight, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) sat down with Goldsboro Family Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) and President of the Central Coastal Plains Association of PAs (CCPAPA), Jennifer Holley, PA-C. “I hope that we align with the model that allows us to practice to the best of our ability […]

PA Jennifer Holley: How PA Day at the Legislature Inspired Her to Act

by Pauline Bulala

Headshot of Jennifer Holley, PA-C

For June’s #IamNCAPA Member Highlight, the North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates (NCAPA) sat down with Goldsboro Family Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) and President of the Central Coastal Plains Association of PAs (CCPAPA), Jennifer Holley, PA-C. “I hope that we align with the model that allows us to practice to the best of our ability […]

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 30, 2023
In honor of May being Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the NCAPA is highlighting Bowie Tran, a North Carolina Physician Assistant, Wake Forest University PA Program graduate, and proud Vietnamese-American whose dedication for his patients and profession shines bright. Bowie shares, “Being a PA in the AAPI community holds great significance for me. Throughout […]

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

by Pauline Bulala

In honor of May being Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the NCAPA is highlighting Bowie Tran, a North Carolina Physician Assistant, Wake Forest University PA Program graduate, and proud Vietnamese-American whose dedication for his patients and profession shines bright. Bowie shares, “Being a PA in the AAPI community holds great significance for me. Throughout […]

AAPA HOD Candidate Platform Statements Available Now

May 17, 2023
Voting for the 2023 AAPA House of Delegates (HOD) representatives from NCAPA opens May 20 and closes June 15, 2023. The AAPA HOD is responsible for enacting policies and establishing the collective values, philosophies and principals of the PA profession. Elected delegates in North Carolina will represent North Carolina PAs and NCAPA at the AAPA […]

AAPA HOD Candidate Platform Statements Available Now

by Pauline Bulala

Voting for the 2023 AAPA House of Delegates (HOD) representatives from NCAPA opens May 20 and closes June 15, 2023. The AAPA HOD is responsible for enacting policies and establishing the collective values, philosophies and principals of the PA profession. Elected delegates in North Carolina will represent North Carolina PAs and NCAPA at the AAPA […]

Getting to Know Wilmington FQHC PA, Israel Mendez

May 15, 2023
For May’s #IamNCAPA Member Highlight, NCAPA sat down with Family Medicine Physician Assistant (PA), Israel Mendez. Team-based care is certainly the way to go and gives patients the best outcomes. It also helps prevent burnout in the medical field since you have a reliable team you can pull ideas from and lean on. Israel Mendez, […]

Getting to Know Wilmington FQHC PA, Israel Mendez

by Pauline Bulala

For May’s #IamNCAPA Member Highlight, NCAPA sat down with Family Medicine Physician Assistant (PA), Israel Mendez. Team-based care is certainly the way to go and gives patients the best outcomes. It also helps prevent burnout in the medical field since you have a reliable team you can pull ideas from and lean on. Israel Mendez, […]

How Her Children Inspired PA Jo Hughes to Pursue Medicine

Apr 24, 2023
“I think there are so much more opportunities to utilize the PA services for patients, especially with telehealth and within rural places.” Jo A. Hughes DMSc, PA-C, CAQ-PSY This month’s #IamNCAPA Member Highlight is Jo Hughes, a Michigan native and Greensboro Physician Assistant (PA) in Psychiatry. Jo spoke with the NCAPA about how she found […]

How Her Children Inspired PA Jo Hughes to Pursue Medicine

by Pauline Bulala

“I think there are so much more opportunities to utilize the PA services for patients, especially with telehealth and within rural places.” Jo A. Hughes DMSc, PA-C, CAQ-PSY This month’s #IamNCAPA Member Highlight is Jo Hughes, a Michigan native and Greensboro Physician Assistant (PA) in Psychiatry. Jo spoke with the NCAPA about how she found […]

PA Day at the NC Legislature

Apr 5, 2023
march 22, 2023 2023 PA Day at the NC Legislature The North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates’ annual advocacy day at the Legislature was one for the books, with a record amount of 79 physician assistants (PA) and PA students traveling from across the state to Raleigh for the 2023 PA Day at the Legislature […]

PA Day at the NC Legislature

by Pauline Bulala

march 22, 2023 2023 PA Day at the NC Legislature The North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates’ annual advocacy day at the Legislature was one for the books, with a record amount of 79 physician assistants (PA) and PA students traveling from across the state to Raleigh for the 2023 PA Day at the Legislature […]

Leading the Way | Lisa Gennosa, PA-C

Mar 15, 2023
Lisa attended UNC Pembroke University and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Biology. After years working in the pharmaceutical industry, Lisa was motivated to find a path that was more aligned with her passion for hands-on healthcare and preventative medicine. She then enrolled in the East Carolina University’s PA Program as a more seasoned student. […]

Leading the Way | Lisa Gennosa, PA-C

by Pauline Bulala

Lisa attended UNC Pembroke University and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Biology. After years working in the pharmaceutical industry, Lisa was motivated to find a path that was more aligned with her passion for hands-on healthcare and preventative medicine. She then enrolled in the East Carolina University’s PA Program as a more seasoned student. […]

Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Bootcamp

Feb 21, 2023
NCAPA is co-sponsoring an event with Doctors for America for a White Coat Medicaid Expansion Boot Camp training on Saturday, March 4 from 9am-1:30 at the Stead Center. This training is open to physicians, trainees, and other clinician advocates to learn how to talk about Medicaid expansion with patients, legislators and the public. Expanding access to […]

Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Bootcamp

by Emily Adams

NCAPA is co-sponsoring an event with Doctors for America for a White Coat Medicaid Expansion Boot Camp training on Saturday, March 4 from 9am-1:30 at the Stead Center. This training is open to physicians, trainees, and other clinician advocates to learn how to talk about Medicaid expansion with patients, legislators and the public. Expanding access to […]

AAPA House of Delegates Nominations Open

Jan 3, 2023
By NCAPA Nominating Committee Nominations are now open for candidates seeking to be the NCAPA representatives to the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) 2024 and 2025 House of Delegates (HOD). The AAPA HOD is the representative governance body for the national professional organization. It is comprised of delegates who represent chapters and other constituent […]

AAPA House of Delegates Nominations Open

by Emily Adams

By NCAPA Nominating Committee Nominations are now open for candidates seeking to be the NCAPA representatives to the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) 2024 and 2025 House of Delegates (HOD). The AAPA HOD is the representative governance body for the national professional organization. It is comprised of delegates who represent chapters and other constituent […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | Methodist University

Nov 18, 2022
Methodist PA program enrolled its first four students in 1996, becoming the third established PA program in North Carolina. In 1998, the first graduates of the program gained Methodist full accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Originally started as a bachelor’s level program, Methodist has since transitioned to […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | Methodist University

by Kat

Methodist PA program enrolled its first four students in 1996, becoming the third established PA program in North Carolina. In 1998, the first graduates of the program gained Methodist full accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Originally started as a bachelor’s level program, Methodist has since transitioned to […]

Leading the Way | Melissa Ricker, DMSc, PA-C

Nov 15, 2022
Melissa Ricker, DMSc, PA-C, grew up in eastern North Carolina and came from a large family of medical professionals, including her mother who was a Family Nurse Practitioner at a non-profit serving at risk children and adolescents. Melissa attended North Carolina State University, where she received a Bachelors of Science in Biology and graduated in […]

Leading the Way | Melissa Ricker, DMSc, PA-C

by Kat

Melissa Ricker, DMSc, PA-C, grew up in eastern North Carolina and came from a large family of medical professionals, including her mother who was a Family Nurse Practitioner at a non-profit serving at risk children and adolescents. Melissa attended North Carolina State University, where she received a Bachelors of Science in Biology and graduated in […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | Wingate University

Oct 20, 2022
Levine College of Health Sciences, Wingate University main campus The PA program at Wingate University, which began in 2008, is a 27-month long program. New PA students begin in August each year with the didactic phase of their education, which is three semesters long. After the completion of didactic, students participate in a 10 week-long […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | Wingate University

by Kat

Levine College of Health Sciences, Wingate University main campus The PA program at Wingate University, which began in 2008, is a 27-month long program. New PA students begin in August each year with the didactic phase of their education, which is three semesters long. After the completion of didactic, students participate in a 10 week-long […]

Leading the Way | LaDonna Clark, DMSc, PA-C

Oct 15, 2022
LaDonna Clark, DMSc, PA-C, always wanted to be a healthcare provider. Due to a close bond with her grandmother who suffered from cardiomyopathy and diabetes, she developed a passion for helping others. LaDonna attended UNC-Chapel Hill, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sports Science, graduating with Honors in 2006. While at […]

Leading the Way | LaDonna Clark, DMSc, PA-C

by Kat

LaDonna Clark, DMSc, PA-C, always wanted to be a healthcare provider. Due to a close bond with her grandmother who suffered from cardiomyopathy and diabetes, she developed a passion for helping others. LaDonna attended UNC-Chapel Hill, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sports Science, graduating with Honors in 2006. While at […]

2022 NCAPA PA of the Year | Sam Dyer, PA-C, MHS

Oct 11, 2022
NCAPA is proud to announce that Sam Dyer, PA-C, MHS, has been named the 2022 NCAPA PA of the Year! PA Dyer is a Fellow of the AAPA and PAs in Orthopaedic Surgery (PAOS) and has served as President of PAOS since 2015. During his tenure, he has expanded the operations of PAOS by emphasizing […]

2022 NCAPA PA of the Year | Sam Dyer, PA-C, MHS

by Caroline Purdy

NCAPA is proud to announce that Sam Dyer, PA-C, MHS, has been named the 2022 NCAPA PA of the Year! PA Dyer is a Fellow of the AAPA and PAs in Orthopaedic Surgery (PAOS) and has served as President of PAOS since 2015. During his tenure, he has expanded the operations of PAOS by emphasizing […]

Member Spotlight: Nathalie Ortiz-Pate

Oct 6, 2022
Tell us about your background (PA School, work area, pre-PA school info, etc): I went to Duke University’s PA program, Class of 2011 and work as an assistant professor at Campbell University’s PA Program. After graduation and until now, I have worked as a Family Medicine PA in Moncure, North Carolina.  My patient panel consists of […]

Member Spotlight: Nathalie Ortiz-Pate

by Emily Adams

Tell us about your background (PA School, work area, pre-PA school info, etc): I went to Duke University’s PA program, Class of 2011 and work as an assistant professor at Campbell University’s PA Program. After graduation and until now, I have worked as a Family Medicine PA in Moncure, North Carolina.  My patient panel consists of […]

Get to Know Miquel Pineiro PA Board Member of the NC Medical Board

Sep 19, 2022
Miguel Pineiro was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Florida. He served as a hospital corpsman in the US Navy.  After the Navy, PA Pineiro attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and majored in environmental studies. He is a 2004 graduate of the Duke University PA program. Initially, PA Pineiro was reluctant to […]

Get to Know Miquel Pineiro PA Board Member of the NC Medical Board

by Kat

Miguel Pineiro was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Florida. He served as a hospital corpsman in the US Navy.  After the Navy, PA Pineiro attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and majored in environmental studies. He is a 2004 graduate of the Duke University PA program. Initially, PA Pineiro was reluctant to […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | Elon University

Sep 19, 2022
by Sarah Haley, PA-S, Elon University It’s been an exciting year at Elon! We have a big upcoming event–and one that the class of 2023 is immensely proud of–the inaugural Great Golf Getaway. This charity golf tournament supports the Open Door Clinic of Alamance County, a clinic providing free health care to county residents who […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | Elon University

by Kat

by Sarah Haley, PA-S, Elon University It’s been an exciting year at Elon! We have a big upcoming event–and one that the class of 2023 is immensely proud of–the inaugural Great Golf Getaway. This charity golf tournament supports the Open Door Clinic of Alamance County, a clinic providing free health care to county residents who […]

Leading the Way | Justin Gambini, DMSc, MSPASc, PA-C, DFAAPA

Sep 13, 2022
North Carolina PAs leading the way. Justin Gambini, DMSc, MSPASc, PA-C, DFAAPA, is the Chair of the NCAPA Student Affairs Committee. Hailing from the mountains of West Virginia, Justin grew up in the town of New Creek, down the road from the Lost River. He attended West Virginia University, where he graduated with a Bachelors […]

Leading the Way | Justin Gambini, DMSc, MSPASc, PA-C, DFAAPA

by Kat

North Carolina PAs leading the way. Justin Gambini, DMSc, MSPASc, PA-C, DFAAPA, is the Chair of the NCAPA Student Affairs Committee. Hailing from the mountains of West Virginia, Justin grew up in the town of New Creek, down the road from the Lost River. He attended West Virginia University, where he graduated with a Bachelors […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | High Point University

Aug 23, 2022
By Christa Shaner, PA-S, Class of 2024 Student Representative, High Point University Congdon Hall High Point University’s Physician Assistant program was founded in 2014 by Dr. Linda Sekhon, DHSc, MMS, PA-C. Since the founding, the HPU PA program has strived to create an innovative, academically rigorous, and unique curriculum designed to inspire the next generation […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | High Point University

by Kat

By Christa Shaner, PA-S, Class of 2024 Student Representative, High Point University Congdon Hall High Point University’s Physician Assistant program was founded in 2014 by Dr. Linda Sekhon, DHSc, MMS, PA-C. Since the founding, the HPU PA program has strived to create an innovative, academically rigorous, and unique curriculum designed to inspire the next generation […]

Leading the Way | Andrea McKinnond, PA-C

Aug 9, 2022
North Carolina PAs leading the way. Andrea McKinnond, PA-C, is one of the Co-Chairs of the NCAPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She was born and raised in Fort Pierce, Florida. Upon graduating high school, Andrea joined the US Air Force and served active duty for seven years while trying to decide what she wanted […]

Leading the Way | Andrea McKinnond, PA-C

by Kat

North Carolina PAs leading the way. Andrea McKinnond, PA-C, is one of the Co-Chairs of the NCAPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She was born and raised in Fort Pierce, Florida. Upon graduating high school, Andrea joined the US Air Force and served active duty for seven years while trying to decide what she wanted […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | East Carolina University

Jul 20, 2022
by Bree Belmonte, PA-S, East Carolina University ECU Health Sciences Campus Student Center East Carolina University launched their PA program in 1996 to train providers to serve the people of eastern North Carolina. The program is centered around addressing primary care needs in the underserved rural areas of the state, specifically the eastern third. Each […]

2022 NC PA Program Highlight | East Carolina University

by Kat

by Bree Belmonte, PA-S, East Carolina University ECU Health Sciences Campus Student Center East Carolina University launched their PA program in 1996 to train providers to serve the people of eastern North Carolina. The program is centered around addressing primary care needs in the underserved rural areas of the state, specifically the eastern third. Each […]

Leading the Way | Ryan Vann, PA-C

Jul 12, 2022
North Carolina PAs leading the way. Ryan Vann, PA-C, is the Chair of the NCAPA Finance Committee. He was born in Boonville, NC, in Yadkin County. Ryan attended UNC-Chapel Hill, graduating in 1998 with a degree in Biology and then again in 2003, with a degree in Clinical Lab Science. He began working as a […]

Leading the Way | Ryan Vann, PA-C

by Kat

North Carolina PAs leading the way. Ryan Vann, PA-C, is the Chair of the NCAPA Finance Committee. He was born in Boonville, NC, in Yadkin County. Ryan attended UNC-Chapel Hill, graduating in 1998 with a degree in Biology and then again in 2003, with a degree in Clinical Lab Science. He began working as a […]

Pride Month PA Highlight | Lea Kram, PA-C

Jun 29, 2022
According to Lea Kram, PA-C, Pride Month is “a celebration of my journey, found happiness, and gratefulness towards those that paved the way for me to be comfortable and confident in this world. It’s also a reminder of those that may not have had — or will have — as positive an experience, and a […]

Pride Month PA Highlight | Lea Kram, PA-C

by Kat

According to Lea Kram, PA-C, Pride Month is “a celebration of my journey, found happiness, and gratefulness towards those that paved the way for me to be comfortable and confident in this world. It’s also a reminder of those that may not have had — or will have — as positive an experience, and a […]