North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants

PAs and NPs: Early Bird Registration Special Rates ends tomorrow, Dec. 31st! 🚨 ❄️ Kick off 2025 with 30.0 #AAPA CME Credits - from the comfort of your own space. Review general knowledge across commonly seen primary care conditions based on the various body systems - and more. ❄️ Register today: https://lnkd.in/e6k2qS4z #NCAPA #CME #PAs #NPs #VirtualCME #primarycare

#NCAPAatWork | On Wednesday night in Winston Salem, NCAPA Immediate Past President, Andrea McKinnond, MMS, PA-C, presented the 2024 North Carolina PA of the Year award to Emily Epling, PA-C, Chief Advanced Practice Officer at Novant Health. Andrea was joined by Emily Adams, NCAPA CEO, and Caroline Purdy, NCAPA Director of Membership. PA Epling's nominator, Ginger Sims, PA-C, DFAAPA stated in her nomination, "She has transformed the role of PAs and all APPs at our health system by elevating their ability to increase patient access, deliver safe and quality care, and be a trusted partner for our physician colleagues and in the healthcare journey of our patients." Congratulations, PA Epling! Learn more about PA Epling: https://lnkd.in/eg5wekhk #NCPAoftheYear #NCAPA #NCAcademyofPAs

🚨 Only a few spots remaining for the upcoming skills-based NCAPA Joint Injections Workshop, hosted in Durham, NC! With a didactic portion and a hands-on skills lab, this skills-based workshop is designed for a broad range of practitioners who would like to develop or improve joint and soft tissue injection skills. Space is limited - register today! Register before January 20: https://lnkd.in/eh-ARTAT #NCAPAWorkshop #NCAPAConference #PAs #NPs #JointInjection #JointInjectionWorkshop #JointInjectionTraining

As this year comes to a close, the NCAPA would like to say thank you to 2024 NCAPA President, Andrea McKinnond, MMS, PA-C, for her service and leadership in championing members, PAs, patients, and the PA profession. Thank you for your steadfast dedication in laying a strong path towards increased momentum and milestones in 2025! President McKinnond shares with Members in her parting newsletter: “Serving as your president has been an incredible honor, and I am inspired daily by the dedication, resilience, and passion of our members… Together, we have accomplished so much, and I am confident that NCAPA’s future is bright. Thank you for your dedication to NCAPA and the PA profession. It has been a privilege to serve alongside you.” 📸 Photographed is the ceremonial passing of the NCAPA presidential gavel from 2024 President McKinnond to President-elect, Christopher Norman, MS, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA.

❄️ PAs and NPs: Registration ends on Dec. 31, 2024 for Early Bird special pricing for the 2025 #NCAPA Virtual Winter Conference, an opportunity to review general knowledge across commonly seen primary care conditions based on the various body systems. In addition, it includes various topics found within PANRE and PANRE-LA. The agenda includes a combination of scheduled, virtual sessions and on-demand sessions, giving you access in real-time from anywhere you are. You also receive access for 90-days via the Attendee Hub.  Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/e6k2qS4z #PAs #NPs #NorthCarolinaAcademyofPAs #NCAPAWinterConference

Maximize your CME dollars and register for Early Bird special pricing for the 2025 #NCAPA Virtual Winter Conference! ❄️ The agenda includes a combination of scheduled, virtual sessions and on-demand sessions, giving you access in real-time from anywhere you are. You also receive access for 90-days via the Attendee Hub. Attending this conference is a great way to start the new year and earn your CME! #PAs #NPs #NorthCarolinaAcademyofPAs #NCAPAWinterConference

Spaces are running out!⌛ Join us at the #NCAPA Stead Center in Durham, NC on Saturday, January 25th for a skills-based injections workshop, designed for a broad range of practitioners who would like to develop or improve joint and soft tissue injection skills. Enhance your knowledge on the indications, contraindications, side effects, materials used, and techniques of common musculoskeletal injections, while gaining hands-on practice with guidance and feedback from the workshop facilitators. ⏰ Save your spot before it's too late! Click here to register today: https://lnkd.in/eh-ARTAT

#IamNCAPA | In the wake of Hurricane Helene, emerging from the images of its destruction and devastation in Western North Carolina, were stories of heroes and community members coming together as neighbors. One of these stories is of Brett Curtis, PA-C, who recently responded to medical relief efforts in Asheville due to his unique involvement as a reservist with the National Disaster Management System (NDMS). He goes on to explain how his roots as an emergency medical technician (EMT) led him to get exposed to the NDMS and the ways in which PAs can serve in this unique capacity. Click the link below to continuing reading the Member Highlight! 📌 https://lnkd.in/e9vfPnMD #NorthCarolinaPA #NCAcademyofPAs #NCAPA #MemberHighlight

Give back today on #GivingTuesday and support PA student scholarships, community-based projects driven by PAs, PA students, and changemakers, and so much more, through the #NCAPA Endowment. 🩺 Learn more about your future donation ➡️ Read about how NCAPA Endowment donors like you supported initiatives like by-stander CPR training in the community: https://lnkd.in/eGZc3Fkf This would not be possible without donors like you. • Give back today: https://lnkd.in/efVMkCBp • More about the NCAPA Endowment: https://lnkd.in/ehVaacFj #DonatingonGivingTuesday #NorthCarolinaPAs #NCAPAEndowment #CommunityHealth #BystanderCPR #CPRTraining #NCAPAEndowmentGrant

#GivingTuesday | Because of the generosity of NCAPA Endowment donors, the Joyce Nichols Community Grant funds allowed for the purchase of mannequins and other training supplies used to instruct the Durham community on hands-only CPR. Recent Duke PA graduate Adriana Da Costa established the Coronary ByPA-Ss Project in February of 2023 with the aim to raise the rates of bystander CPR in minority communities by providing awareness and access to free Hands-Only CPR courses. “Having our own supplies helped us work with more than one community partner and helped expand the access of our classes to other community groups,” said Da Costa. Give back today on #GivingTuesday and support PA student scholarships, community-based projects driven by PAs, PA students, and changemakers, and so much more, through the #NCAPA Endowment. 🩺 Learn more about your future donation and read the full story. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eGZc3Fkf