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NCCPA Update — We know it’s tough an dry to read those NCCPA emails each month. Let’s face it, your email might go directly to Spam or to “Promotions” for all you gmail users. We’ll break it down for you- short and sweet. WHAT’S UP It’s been a little while since we […]

An NCCPA Update

29 Aug, 2017 in Posts tagged AAPA / nccpa / pa / PA-C / pance / panre / physician assistant / physicianassistant by cmeforpa

Join NCAPA for CME at the beach! No one does it better! Sessions start early and they end early so you can get out there and enjoy Myrtle Beach! Even better, the general sessions of the NCAPA 41st Annual Summer Conference will be broadcast to the entire Kingston Plantation via closed circuit TV so you […]

NCAPA 41st Annual Summer Conference

20 Aug, 2017 in CME Conferences tagged AAPA / cme / cme conference / conference / family practice / feature / medicine / nccpa / pa / PA-C / pance / panre / physician assistant / physicianassistant / PI CME / surgical PA by cmeforpa

cropped-cropped-NCCPA-Proposal-Header-1200x280 — So the PANRE debate is officially on. The NCCPA sent out an email blast to all Physician Assistants in their database during the week of February 8th, as promised. The email came from NCCPA President/CEO Dawn Morton-Rias, and requested feedback from every PA. The email asks PAs to complete a […]

The PANRE debate

20 Feb, 2016 in Posts tagged AAPA / cme / nccpa / pa / PA-C / pance / panre / physician assistant / physicianassistant by cmeforpa

panreseries4 — The new model proposes the following: Core medical knowledge be assessed during every 10-year certification maintenance cycle. This would occur using periodic, at-home, open book, untimed exams that cover content across a broad range of body systems, task, and skill areas. There would be opportunities for remediation through CME for […]

New PA Recertification Model: PANRE 2.0

14 Jan, 2016 in Posts tagged AAPA / cme / cme conference / family practice / medicine / nccpa / PA-C / pance / panre / physician assistant / physicianassistant by cmeforpa

panreseries3 — The Practice Analysis Survey was conducted by developing a survey to rate knowledge and skills used in PA practice and the diseases and disorders that PAs encounter. Twelve focus groups of PAs working in both primary care and specialties served as experts to develop the content of the survey. The […]

New PA Recertification Model: The Data

11 Jan, 2016 in Posts tagged AAPA / cme / conference / medicine / nccpa / pa / PA-C / pance / panre / Patient / Patient Safety / physician assistant / physicianassistant / surgical PA by cmeforpa

panreseries2 — The 2014 Statistical Profile of Certified Physician Assistants showed that over 73% of certified PAs work outside of primary care. However, the PANRE continues to test examinees on a broad range of topics that often has little to do with an individual’s day-to-day practice. In fact, the NCCPA also admits […]

New PA Recertification Model: Why bother changing the PANRE?

7 Jan, 2016 in Posts tagged AAPA / cme / medicine / nccpa / pa / PA-C / pance / panre / physician assistant by cmeforpa