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Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2North Carolina Academy of Physician AssistantsCampbell University Student ReportAugust 18, 2012With our final didactic semester coming to a close, we can hardly believe how quicklythis year has flown by! Our rotations are only weeks away and we are eager to continue oureducational experience in the clinical setting. The Class of 2014 will matriculate soon and theyare eager to begin their PA education. As the charter class, we have set the bar high for futuregenerations of Campbell PA’s and will undoubtedly carry on the traditional principles ofCampbell University – faith, learning and service.Faculty Notes:Our faculty has continued to provide excellent guidance for us as we come to a close in ourdidactic portion of our curriculum. They have continued to challenge us to become the bestpractitioners possible through continued OSCE exercises, clinical case studies and casepresentations. The faculty has also done an excellent job coordinating our Clinical Assessmentclass, providing us with the opportunity to travel to various clinical sites and practice our historyand physical exam skills on real patients. These clinical experiences and the exceptionalleadership of our faculty have more than prepared us for our upcoming clinical rotations.Class Notes:Class of 2014The class of 2014 will matriculate on August 13, 2012. They consist of 40 extremely qualifiedindividuals excited to begin their PA education. We, the class of 2013, have recently writtenthem “Buddy letters” to impart our wisdom for PA school survival. We have also randomlyassigned mentors from the class of 2013 to the class of 2014 to be a resource as they begintheir journey to become excellent CU PAs. We look forward to getting to know them over thenext year as we return for our call-back days.Class of 2013As previously mentioned, we have really enjoyed our summer semester, mainly because of ourClinical Assessment class. In this class, we have had the opportunity to travel to various clinicalsites to practice our clinical skills with real patients; such sites have included TriangleOrthopaedic, WakeMed, Coats Medical Clinic, Glenaire, FastMed Clinics, ABC Pediatrics, BetsyJohnson Hospital, Harnett Health Angier, Benson Area Medical Center, Goldsboro Skin Center.These site visits have provided us with excellent learning experiences and assured us that weare prepared for our clinical rotations.We had 15 classmates travel to the AAPA National Conference in Toronto, Ontario. Our quizbowl team did very well during the Challenge Bowl; they made us all proud to be Camels. Ourclassmates had a wonderful time at the CME lectures and doing some site seeing in Canada.This conference was a great opportunity for leadership development among our students andfaculty. We are looking forward to attending next year’s conference in Washington, D.C.Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2

Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2Although our summer semester has kept us very busy, we have continued to seek ways toserve our community. We really enjoyed our time at Buies Creek Elementary School while wehosted our first annual health fair field day. We had several educational stations addressingtopics such as: personal hygiene, prevention, nutrition, safety awareness. We also had severalstations outside including: stretching, Zumba, Karate and relay-races. Even in our short timewith the children, we really bonded with them and look forward to continuing the tradition inyears to come.Our biggest service project this summer would have to have been our “PA’s Prescribe A Wish”charity golf tournament benefitting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina. Iam happy to report that we had over 50 participants and raised 4,950! The tournament was aCaptain’s choice style with several competitions including longest drive and closest to the pin.We were also able to honor a Campbell alumnus who was a Make-A-Wish kid, who recentlycelebrated ten years in remission from Ewing’s sarcoma. The heart of the Campbell UniversityPA program is service and we are thrilled to have such amazing community support.As we close this chapter of our education, we do so with fulfillment and joy knowing we have notonly accomplished much in the classroom but have made a huge impact outside the classroomas well. We look forward to our rotations, to passing the torch to the Class of 2014 andcontinuing to serve others as we practice medicine.Respectfully submitted,Brittany A. Lowry, PA-SAgenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2

Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2North Carolina Academy of Physician AssistantsDuke University Student ReportAugust 18, 2012The Duke PA Family has experienced some incredible events during the past quarter.We’ve grown as soon to be clinicians, but more importantly we’ve grown as humanbeings. The Class of 2013 has been grateful to serve our community by raising moneyfor cancer research, providing non-perishable items to the area nursing home, andorganizing an incredible blood drive. We know that great work will continue to be doneby the Duke PA classes to come.Many have said that going through PA school is like going through a war together. Thisanalogy is likely used because of the camaraderie and sense of family gained bystudying difficult material together, helping one another to balance home life with schoollife, and becoming lifelong learners in the team sport of medicine. However, for ourclass this analogy has taken on even deeper meaning. We’ve experienced great lossesin this battle to gain knowledge.Fiona Mensah (Class of 2012) died due to a heart condition and Marcus Johnson (Classof 2013) died suddenly of natural causes. As we embark on the clinical year weremember that they were great members of the Duke Family as well as shining stars inthe community. We will keep their memory alive in our hearts.Next month we will welcome the Class of 2014 into the Duke Family. We look forwardto the continued legacy of teamwork, community service, and a love of learningmedicine.Respectfully submitted,Michele JohnsonAgenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2

Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2North Carolina Academy of Physician AssistantsEast Carolina Student ReportAugust 18, 2012The summer semester is coming a close with our finals this week. We have had a little bit oftime to relax this semester but not as much as we would like. It has been a little bit of achallenge for those of us who have never taken summer classes and would much rather be on abeach right now. But we are hanging in there and ready for our last didactic semester to beginin August!Faculty Notes:The faculty and students thank Mr. Patrick Carter PA-C for his years of service as Interim Chair.We wish him well as he leaves ECU to resume full time clinical practice in Emergency Medicine.We also want to thank Mrs. Kelly Brillant PA-C for her years of service. The faculty andstudents welcome Alan F. Gindoff DHSc, PA-C as he joins the Department of PhysicianAssistant studies as Chair and Program Director after 11 years on the Faculty at the School ofPA Studies at the University of Florida. Dr. Gindoff completed his PA training at Wake ForestUniversity.The 1st year students are finishing up their exams this week and excited to go on break until theFall semester begins in late August. The 2end year students are hard at work and lookingforward to Graduation in December. As to the new class of 2014, they will be orienting onAugust 8th and as part of their introduction to PA education for the first time will be participatingin team building exercised on a ropes course.Class Notes:2012Four students from the class of 2012: Brittany Allen, Kelly Barton, Ali Hoffman and MargaretPotter spent four weeks on a medical rotation in Punta Gorda, Belize at the Hillside Clinic.During their rotation they experienced the challenges inherent to providing acute care, chronicdisease management, home visits & hospice services in a resource poor setting. They alsospent a significant portion of their clinical time engaged in health education and healthpromotion, especially focusing on hygiene and nutrition counseling. They worked primarily withan indigenous Mayan, Mopan, and Kekchi Indian population, so learned to better utilize medicalinterpreters, and also honed their physical exam and history taking skills with limited diagnostictests. Their understanding of pharmacotherapeutics was challenged and expanded by thelimited Belizean Ministry of Health formulary.Two students from the class of 2012: Jamie Camp and Ali Hoffman spent three days inGrapevine, TX at a National Health Service Corps Placement Conference. Both students willserve in medically underserved areas of the United States after they complete their PA studies.The conference provided opportunities to meet and network with job sites actively seekingNHSC Scholars, as well as intensive short courses on contract negotiation, fulfilling their NHSCscholarship obligation, and the primary medical home model, to name a few.2013The class of 2013 has been busy this summer!Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2

Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2The Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center held its annual Survivors’ Day on Thursday, June 21st at5:30pm. This day honors the spirits of the many cancer victims and survivors in the Greenvillearea. Ten PA students from the class of 2013 chose to forgo their nightly studies (even with anexam the next morning!) and volunteer at this event. They were instrumental in helping out withactivities such as bingo, handing out goodie bags to guests, serving dinner, and assisting withthe clean-up.We had 3 students from our class (Allison Tiffany, Ashley Murr and Melissa Ricker) whoattended the conference in Canada this May. They had a blast and learned a lot. Our class isvery proud to announce that our very own Melissa Ricker was elected to be the southeasternrepresentative for SAAAPA! This was a position Melissa has had her eye on for a while andwas very excited to obtain!We have also had several students practicing for rotations by volunteering at the Grimelandclinic. The opportunity at Grimesland provides great experience, especially with our clinicalrotations coming up. The students worked on taking vitals, physical exam, history taking andsoap write up. Also, it was great to meet other student's pursuing a health care career. Theyalso really enjoyed talking with the overseeing doctor, Dr. Irons and hearing other's present theircases.One of our new faculty members, Mrs. Stokes, set up a day for us as a class to go talk withsome of the elderly residents in our community at a local church. It was great to be out in ourcommunity building rapport with the older population. Taking a history from a geriatric patient isa different experience than a younger patient. Further, since the PA profession is still fairly newthis was a chance for the geriatric population to see what we are, what we do and they canspread the word about the mid-level provider. We broke into small groups and spent an hourwith a member of the church and they we made lunch for them. It was a really enjoyable way tolearn some new things and see the world through a different generation’s eye.And for some really fun news we had a group of students take a class project to a whole newlevel. For our health promotions and diseases class we had to break into small groups andcome up with cool ways to help improve some of the communities’ health issues. One groupcomprised of Adam Rhodes, Justin Adams, Sean Russell and Joe Bartholomew took on theidea of becoming a cool boy band to help promote smoking cessation. If you haven’t seen thevideo on you tube please take the time to go watch it. The guys did a great job! They areBOYbandemia and the song is called I’ll quit but not today. I believe they are currently workingon more songs!The link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v yPbilZxHfxY2014The class of 2014 will be starting their first semester on August 21st! We are all excited towelcome them and are thrilled we are not back in their shoes!Respectfully Submitted,Sarah FerebeeAgenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2

Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2North Carolina Academy of Physician AssistantsMethodist University Student ReportAugust 18, 2012Class UpdatesThe class of 2012 is in the thick of rotations, and is starting the big “count down” with only 5months to go till graduation and PANCE.The class of 2013 will be finishing their first summer semester with exams during the secondweek of August. Their annual White Coat Ceremony will mark the end of the didactic year onOctober 19th.The incoming class of 2014 was welcomed to Methodist University for the annual MUPAP“Newcomer’s Luncheon” on Friday, April 13th. It was a wonderful affair and a great way for thenew students to begin their transition to PA school life by networking with students, new andseasoned! They will officially begin in August!Golf TournamentThe class of 2013 hosted the 3rd Annual Methodist PA Golf Tournament on Friday, May 4, 2011at the Gates Four Country Club in Fayetteville, NC. It turned out to be a beautiful spring dayand was a great deal of fun for the participants, staff, and students.Blood DriveMethodist University PA Program and Cape Fear Valley Health Services hosted a Blood Driveon campus this past Friday, July 20th. A total of 20 units of blood were donated in an effort to“give back” to the community in which we work.Cape Fear River Run 5K and 10kMethodist University PA Program and Road ID will be holding a community fun run on Saturday,September 15, located on the Methodist University campus. Interested participants can registeron Active.com, or fill out the attached PDF forms and mail them to the school. In comparison tolast year’s 5K, this year we added a 10K as well as divided the run into both competitive andnon-competitive events to pull in more participants. We are hoping for a great turnout!Respectfully Submitted,Meagan ParsonsThe class of 2013 holding a Health Education Project atLucile Souders Elementary School in May 2012Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2

Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2North Carolina Academy of Physician AssistantsWake Forest Student ReportAugust 18, 2012 Facultyo On July 12th, WFU held an alumni and preceptor reception to honor and thankthese individuals for all of their support at the Umstead Resort in Cary.o We had several faculty members and staff in attendance for the NationalConference in Toronto. This year’s posters included Developing a Basic ScienceLeveling Experience for First-Year PA Students by E.J. Grant, A.L. Brown as wellas Admissions Predictors of Success on the Physician Assistant NationalCertifying Exam by M.J. McDaniel, G.B. Russell, R.L. Bushardt. In addition, thefollowing talks were presented: When Its Not a Heart Attack: Infectious DiseaseCauses of Chest Pain by Erich Grant MMS, PA-C, AAHIVS; Alphabet Soup ofRheumatology Testing, CBC on a Slide - What Every PA Needs to Know, andThe ABCs of LFTs by M. McDaniel BSMT, MLS(ASCP)SC. First Year Students Class of 2014o The first year class of 2014 began their didactic year on June 4, 2012. Theyhave completed the clinical sciences block which includes intensive study of bothanatomy and physiology.o The traditional White Coat Ceremony was held on Friday, July 20th.o The students are currently preparing for their 1st exam week which includesstandardized patient assessment. They have been studying hematology anddermatology. Second Year Students Class of 2013o The second year students are beginning their 3rd rotation on July 30th. They havealready completed two rotations and are enjoying the new challenges that arisein the clinical year. Required rotations include internal medicine inpatient andoutpatient, emergency medicine, ob/gyn, family medicine, pediatrics, surgery,and psychiatry. Each student also has 3 elective rotations.o Our students continue to be highly involved in the Piedmont Association ofPhysician Assistants, continue with their involvement in the PAPA Mentorshipprogram, which pairs 2nd year PA students with practicing PAs in the communityas an additional resource.o 10 students were in attendance at this year’s National Conference in Toronto.Tia Lea represented WFU in the House of Delegates and Andrea Poshrepresented WFU in the Assembly of Representatives. Andrea Posh was alsoawarded the AAPA’s travel grant.o WFU PA Program participated in this year’s National Medical Challenge Bowl.Team members, Hanes Harris, Ram Balu, and Caroline Bell advanced to thesecond round and had much support from faculty, staff, students, and alumni.o Our students participated in Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, May 5th as well asthe Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on the same day.Respectfully submitted,Andrea PoshAgenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2

Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2North Carolina Academy of Physician AssistantsWingate Student ReportAugust 18, 2012The class of 2013 is elated to have finished the didactic year. We have been very busyleading up to this break and are looking forward to starting clinical rotations August 20th.To recap some events that we have done recently, I wanted to start with announcing themoney that we raised during our Spaghetti Dinner Silent Auction; we were able to raise 1200 to go towards funding missions in Haiti and well as local community serviceprojects. We have three students from the class of 2013 going to Haiti this summer withThe Baptist Men’s Group.We also held a health fair at Wingate Elementary which was a big success. We saw 110students and compiled booths, skits, and activities for them to learn about personalhygiene, dental, nutrition, and what going to the doctor really means. We look forward tocontinuing this relationship in the future.Before we left for break, our class took the epackrat and Typhon training. Upon ourreturn we will be doing our ACLS certification, and our White Coat Ceremony is August17th. It is a very exciting time for the class of 2013.The class of 2012 continues to work on their clinical sites and volunteer at the freeclinic.The class of 2014 is right around the corner and will be on campus for orientation in afew weeks. We will have our Buddy Program to help the incoming students as best aspossible navigate their way thru the first few months. We have been working hard togive them a binder that includes all of the information for our events that we completedthis year. We are hoping by handing off some information that some of our projects canbecome tradition at Wingate University.Respectfully Submitted,Whitney BucklandAgenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2

Agenda pg 1 Agenda pg 2North Carolina Academy of Physician AssistantsCampbell University PA Program ReportAugust 18, 2012Student activities: STUDENTS SPONSORED A SUCCESSFUL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT WITH PROCEEDSGOING TO “ MAKE- A-WISH” FOUNDATION. STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED A SPLINTING AND CASTING WORKSHOP STUDENTS COMPLETED THE TWO DAY ACLS CLASS ON JUNE 29-30Faculty activities: PA FACULTY ATTENDED THE 40TH ANNUAL IMPACT AAPA CONFERENCE IN TORONTO, CANADAMR. COLLETTI PRESENTED TWO LECTURES AT THE AAPA CONFERENCE: “JOINT AND SOFTTISSUE INJECTIONS” AND “EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF UPPER EXTREMIT

recommendations for student funding support for attendance at the AAPA annual conference. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Introduce the consent agenda at the meeting 2. Remove (if requested) an item from and accept the consent agenda 3. Approve the consent agenda 4. Document acceptance of the consent agenda Removed from the Consent Agenda: Verbal Reports: