physician assistant

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

As many of you know, the NCCPA and AAPA have been in a dialogue for the last year or so over changing PA Certification maintenance requirements, including CME changes. This would affect both the PANRE and the type and quantity of annual CME credits. So what happened? PI and […]

CME Changes: What Happened?

17 Nov, 2016 in Posts tagged AAPA / cme / nccpa / pa / PA-C / physician assistant / physicianassistant by cmeforpa

completing CMEs — Tips for Completing CMEs Completing Continuing Medical Education Credits can be fun for some but completely tedious for others. CME activities can be extremely educational and help to keep providers up to date on current standards of care. From screening for Zika virus or any other emerging disease, to […]

Tips for Completing CMEs

28 Mar, 2016 in Posts tagged AAPA / cme / cme conference / medicine / pa / PA-C / physician assistant / PI CME 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