NCAPA
North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. This month’s member highlight is Angela Duke. Angela is a graduate of Wake […]
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 […]
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 […]
A note from NCAPA Regional Chapter, the Piedmont Association of PAs: (Winston-Salem, NC – October 18th, 2018) – To celebrate PA Week, the Piedmont Association of Physician Assistants (PAPA) hosted […]
The results of the election for NCAPA 2019 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee are: President-Elect: Alisha DeTroye, PA-C Vice President: April Stouder, PA-C Secretary: John Cain, PA-C Director-at-Large: Aleece […]
by Alexandra Godfrey, PA-C The following piece received a 2018 Section of Medical Humanities Writing Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The pieces considered for the award were […]
Why you love being a PA and why membership in your state Academy is so vitally important. This month’s member highlight is Cameron Holman, whom we met during an OTP […]
On September 19, 2018, DHHS released an updated Controlled Substances Reporting System (CSRS) database. All registered providers should have received an email directing them how to log into the new […]
Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson, MD, MPH, State Health Director, Chief Medical Officer, Office of the Secretary, from the NC Dept. of Health and Human Services has reached out to many organizations […]
Information from the NC Department of Health and Human Services Hurricane Florence will make landfall later this week, bringing potential flooding and power outages across the region. Our top priority […]
NCAPA is launching a campaign to focus on the extraordinary PAs throughout the state who provide quality healthcare while also maintaining membership in NCAPA. Our “I am NCAPA” begins […]
NCAPA interviews Varnell McDonald-Fletcher, the PA that sits on the NC Medical Board. Why did you decide to pursue service on the NC Medical Board? I would like to […]
On August 9, as directed by legislation in 2015 to convert the state’s Medicaid program from fee-for-service to managed care, NC DHHS released the request for proposal for organizations wishing […]
The NCAPA website has a new page on PAs and Innovation to provide valuable information for PAs regarding the “Problem to Product” process. See more information here.
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 […]
by Ryan Vann, PA-C PAs recently were included as licensed health care providers who are able to fully clear high school athletes for return to play after recovering from a […]
Shortly after 9 p.m. on Monday, June 25th, Governor Cooper signed, vetoed, or allowed the remaining 45 bills on his desk to become law without his signature. Read more about […]
The NCAPA office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th, but will reopen on Thursday, July 5th, at 9:00am. Wishing everyone a happy and safe 4th of July!
by Cameron Young Sweeney, PA-C He hummed quietly to himself and tapped his fingers on the wooden cane propped between his knees as I rolled the stool from under the […]
On Friday, the House and Senate voted on the compromise version of HB 156: Medicaid PHP Licensure & Transformation Modifications, which had been in a conference committee since the end of […]
In a continued attempt to combat the opioid addiction crisis, House and Senate legislators released this week what has been dubbed as part two of the STOP Act, the Heroin and […]
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 […]
PA Day at the NC Legislature is always a highlight of my year as a PA in North Carolina, but 2018’s adventure on May 30th was the best yet. Rain […]
The NCAPA Nominating Committee is currently soliciting candidates for the 2019 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. Serving on the NCAPA Board is an important way to contribute to your […]
by Alexandra Godfrey, PA-C Guatemalan Village The child lies across her mother’s lap. Her eyes are hollow, and I hear the rattle of her breathing. She’s tachypneic, tachycardic, and febrile. […]
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, […]
by Sarah Wolfe, Assistant Vice-President, McGuire Woods Consulting Last month, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) reached out to stakeholder groups, requesting […]
Read about NCAPA’s position on Optimal Team Practice here, with links to express your interest in a Listening Session and FAQs.
Read about the posters presented in the 2018 Poster Session here.
Legislative Updates: Medication Assisted Treatment Waiver by Sarah Wolfe, Assistant Vice-President, McGuire Woods Consulting At this month’s North Carolina Medical Board meeting, NCAPA requested that the Physician Assistant Advisory Meeting […]
The seat on the North Carolina Medical Board designated for a PA will be coming up for appointment this Fall. Applicants must meet the following: Hold an active license or […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 15, 2018) – Today the PA (Physician Assistant) Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), announced the 16 recipients of the inaugural Mental Health […]
NCAPA is looking to hire! We are currently seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant and a full-time Membership Coordinator. These two individuals would join a vibrant staff with offices located at the […]
The NCMB included a timeline of the PA profession, in honor of the 50th anniversary, in their most recent newsletter. Read the full article here.
Due to “a large influx of packages from a history making Cyber-Monday”, United Parcel Service (UPS) has experienced delays in delivery of envelopes containing newborn screening specimens to the NCSLPH. […]
Important Information for Medicaid and Health Choice Providers: Medicaid announced it will require prior approval for outpatient opioid prescriptions in certain situations. Please click here for details: https://ncapa-offload-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/03114808/PA_Criteria-Opioid-Analgesics.pdf
