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PAs and Optimal Team Practice
Josh Smith, NCAPA President Truett Smith, OTP Taskforce Chair Marc Katz, Government Affairs Chair Emily Adams, Executive Director
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Understanding PA Practice
PA Training
❑ Educated at master’s degree level ❑ Include more than 2,000 hours of clinical training ❑ Trained as medical generalists in the medical model but have the ability to practice in every specialty and subspecialty with proper training.
Licensure and Certification
❑ Licensed by North Carolina Medical Board. ❑ Initial certification required by NC law. ❑ Maintenance of certification not required but 97% maintain certification in NC ❑ Maintain both through CME ❑ Certification also requires 10 year comprehensive exam.
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