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President’s

Message

New year, new energy, new

ideas!

We all tend to have this renewed

energy that carries us through the

first few weeks of the year. As

MAPA Board members our year

begins after the conference in

September. Our energy has not

faded, instead it is reignited with

the turn of the calendar

year. But how can we get and

keep our members energized?

We have an amazing year

planned out and YOU are needed

to make it work.

So what have we been up to?

Hopefully you saw and had an

opportunity to respond to our

survey in January. It was our first

phase of the Optimal Team

Practice- inquiry and education

of our constituents. We had

GREAT feedback on what you

want from MAPA in the near

future. It's a start. We have a long

way to go. With your help, we

will get there.

Our Bylaws subcommittee

kicked off in January and we are

on a focused mission. I applaud

the efforts of this small

team. We even have student

involvement which is

a true treat. The subcommittee is

working diligently to update the

MAPA Bylaws in compliance

with the suggested AAPA

guidelines and provide it to each

of our members for review well

in advance of the conference.

We have three highly interested

and engaged regional directors

working through the pilot year,

Tim Sparta, Richard Burch and

recently appointed- Shannon

Trego. This is part of our efforts

to truly represent all of

Maryland, not just the central

region. If you want more

representation in your area- help

us to do this.

The Board is hard at work for

you. We serve with passion for

the profession. We uphold the

integrity of our profession

through our service. Yes, this is

volunteering, but it is work with

many rewards. There is plenty to

be done, and plenty of potential

for our members to shape and

expand the organization to best

fit the direction we are growing.

Can I have your commitment to

be engaged?

Elections for 2019-2020 are

beginning, consider nominating

yourself or a colleague. Be part

of the movement.

Yours in service,

Tara J. Mahan

#MAPAisfun

February 2019 Newsletter

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Inside this Issue • • •

President’s Message 1&2

Vice-President Message 2

Conference 2019 2

Membership 3-4

Hospice Update 4-5

New Regional Director 5

Passing of Vickey Manning 5-6

Legislative Update 7-9

Ad/Job Posting 10-12

@Maryland_APA

Newsletter compiled and

edited by

Jill Heckendorf PA-C

publicrelations@mdapa.org

Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants

Vice President’s

Message

Not All Superheroes Wear

Capes!

"95% of PA educational

program directors are

moderately or very concerned

about the availability of

adequate clinical training

sites", according to the Physician

Assistant Education

Association. Have you

considered changing this?

I have been a clinical preceptor

for over 15 years. It has been

one of the most rewarding parts

of my job in a busy Emergency

Department. Knowing that we

are providing for the future of the

Physician Assistant profession is

an important part of the

educational

process. Unfortunately, there are

not enough clinical sites and

35.4% of P.A. education

programs are paying for

clinical training sites (up 21%

from 4 years ago).

Have you considered being a

Super Hero? Has your practice

evaluated the possibility of

taking on a student? Please take

extra consideration if you are

practicing in a more unique

environment, such as

dermatology or

neurosurgery. Many of the P.A.

programs focus on the top 7 type

of clinical rotations (internal

medicine, family practice,

pediatrics, general surgery,

emergency medicine, occupation

medicine, OBGYN). Think

about how you "broke" into the

field you did? Students need a

broad base of experiences, but

electives in some of the more

specialized areas are priceless.

No need to wear a cape (unless

you really want to), consider

being a preceptor today.

Kathi Burroughs

CME Conference

in OC 2019

The Maryland Academy of

Physician Assistants strives to

promote the PA profession

through public awareness,

education, and excellent

healthcare delivery. MAPA

provides its members information

on current public health issues,

networking & employment

opportunities, and self-

improvement/wellness programs.

The 2019 annual MAPA

conference -Trends in Patient

Management - in Ocean City,

MD, will be

featuring new lectures that

include Behavioral Health,

Emergency Medicine, OB/GYN,

and more!

New innovative workshops and

other exciting activities are being

planned to support our mission.

We are also very proud to be

hosting our AAPA

representatives, national

speakers, field experts, and

public health advocates at this

year's 2019

conference! Registration will

open May 1st with special early

registration for existing members.

Look for your Save the Date

mailer and stay tuned for more

updates on special offerings.

Get INVOLVED and JOIN

today!

-Laurarose Dunn-O’Farrell

Elections for 2019-

2020 are beginning,

to nominate

yourself or a

colleague email

Tara Mahan

president@mdapa.

org

https://www.mdapa

.org/about-

mapa/position-

descriptions/

MAPA CME

CONFERENCE

September 11-

September 15, 2019

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Current MAPA

Board

President: Tara Mahan

Past President: Mark

McKinnon

Vice President: Kathi

Burroughs

Treasurer: Lynda Metee

Public Relations: Jill

Heckendorf

Secretary: Kevin Woodward

Legislative Chair: Theresa

Newman

Membership: Ken Pardoe

CME Director: Laurarose

Dunn

Diversity Co-Chairs:

Amaris James and Aurora

Maria

Reimbursement Chair: Mary

Jo Bondy

Student Representative:

Donovan Young

Your 2019 Maryland AAPA

Delegates:

Rick Rohrs, Deanna Bridge-

Najera, Mary Masterson,

Michelle Hill, Mark

McKinnon.

Membership

Update

I hope all is well with

Maryland PAs in the new

year. MAPA is strong and

moving forward to help

improve benefits and services

to our members. Our

Fellow/Affiliate Memberships

are up slightly, but

unfortunately, Student

Membership is down.

Currently we have 372

Fellow/Affiliate Members, 95

Students and 6 Associate

Members.

We always struggle to find

new ways to attract non-

members to MAPA. Of

course, our organization is at

the forefront of PA legislation

to ensure continued practice

rights and privileges and

always vigilant and reactive if

any opposition arises. This

never seems to be enough

however to entice non-

members to support the

organization that works hard

to protect all Maryland PAs.

What then will attract new

members?

This year we are working to

find new ways to improve

tangible benefits for “MAPA

Members” only. To kick off

this effort, we will once again

run a “Membership March”

dues reduction for new

members to join and for

current members to extend

their current memberships for

an additional year. For the

entire month of March,

Fellow/Affiliate Membership

will be only $99. For a little

more than a quarter per day,

you can be a MAPA Member

and support your organization.

Students can join for only

$25 from now until

graduation, then you will

have the opportunity to

upgrade to Fellow/Affiliate

member for an additional

savings.

The second thing we are doing

this year is having a

“Members Only” early

registration for an even

greater reduction for the

Trends in Patient

Management CME

Conference. This will start

May 1st and run through

May 14th, 2019. Once the

regular early registration

opens to everyone on May

15th, 2019, members will still

get a discounted Member rate.

There are several other efforts

to obtain additional Member

activities and area discounts

while at the conference.

We have also been reaching

out to companies and

organizations to provide our

members with discounts on

medical clothing and

equipment (e.g. scrubs, lab

coats, stethoscopes, etc.) as

well as additional year-round

CME training opportunities at

Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants

a MAPA member discount

rate. We’ve had discussions

with a representative from

“The Medical Store” and they

are interested in providing our

members with the best

competitive rates around. Stay

tuned for details.

MAPA membership is

important. It supports the

organization that supports you.

I have said before, all

members need to be de facto-

recruiters for the organization.

It always surprises me when I

talk to Maryland PAs and they

somehow have no idea that we

exist… Let them know who

we are and get them to visit

the website at

www.mdapa.org.

Remember, your Membership

Card is now an e-card, always

current and readily available.

All members (even recurrent

auto pay) will receive

automated e-mails with

renewal reminders at 90, 60,

and 30 days. Watch for more

improvements for MAPA in

the near future and join or

renew to take advantage of the

Membership March Special.

If you haven’t already done

this, sign up for MAPA text

alerts at https://mobile-text-

alerts.com/MAPA to receive

notifications on events and

important, timely information.

Ken Pardoe

Membership Director

Medicare

Reimbursement

for PA Services of

Hospice Care

Effective January 2019

The Bipartisan Budget Act of

2018 along with regulation

changes has expanded access

to care for hospice patients.

Through definition changes

that included Physician

Assistants as recognized

providers, PAs, like NPs and

physicians, will be allowed to

provide and manage hospice

services for their patients

and be reimbursed for their

work. Medicare traditionally

has been restrictive in what

care could be provided by PAs

related to hospice patients.

Ideally, this should mean that

patients who receive a

diagnosis of a terminal illness

certified by a physician can

continue to receive continuity

of care services from their PA

provider to manage their

disease, address pain control,

and optimize their quality of

life. This will improve access

to providers who can care for

the aging and terminally ill

population. Through this

legislation, MD and PA teams

can more efficiently

collaborate with larger

interdisciplinary teams to

design patient centered holistic

care at the end of life that

honors the wishes of the

terminally ill.

The legislation has provided

an opportunity to improve

access to care, however a

Maryland workgroup on

hospice care, palliative care

and end of life counseling

have identified other barriers

regarding access to hospice

and palliative programs. The

barriers can be categorized as;

provider barriers, service

location barriers, system

barriers and patient barriers.

The Maryland Academy of

Physician Assistants is

committed to working with

our student and fellow PA

members, physician

colleagues and legislators to

decrease these barriers to

access to care.

The workgroup noted provider

barriers to hospice referral and

engagement in palliative care

to be largely attitudinal. This

determination was informed

by the work of McGorty and

Bornstein’s research. Their

research revealed a tendency

for physician providers to see

patient death as a professional

failure, a reluctance to discuss

patient prognosis fearing it

would destroy patient hope

and little training of physician

communication skills related

to delivering bad news. These

attitudes can lead to late

referral to hospice. Based on

this research Physician

Assistants who now can be

reimbursed for hospice

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services can make a

tremendous impact. PA

training is largely founded in

the delivery of patient

centered care, and through

education and outreach the

Maryland Academy of

Physician Assistants

committed to making sure our

Maryland PAs are well

informed on issues of

palliative and hospice care and

have the necessary knowledge

about hospice referral and

utilization to maintain care

through the dying process.

Mary Jo Bondy

References

https://www.aapa.org/news-

central/2018/11/pas-can-reimbursed-

medicare-hospice-services-january-2019/

accessed 2/17/19

https://www.hnmd.org/page/hospicefaqs

accessed 2/17/19

file:///C:/Users/MJBondy/Downloads/Hos

pice_and_Palliative_Care_Workgroup_Re

port.pdf accessed 2/17/19

New Regional

Director

Greetings From Southern

Maryland!

I am excited to be a part of

Maryland PA's and the

Southern Maryland region of

MAPA. Overall, I would like

to increase communication

and interaction within the PA's

of the Southern Maryland

region and MAPA. An

introductory email was sent to

all recipients on the contact

list provided. If you, or

another PA, live within the

Southern Maryland region,

and did not receive an email,

please send me your contact

information to continue

building a working list for

further communication. I plan

to send out regular updates by

email. I look forward to being

the Southern Maryland

Regional Director of MAPA.

Richard Burch

MAPA Southern Maryland

Regional Director

rburch998@gmail.com

301.535.3639

MAPA and PA

community Mourns

the Loss of Vickey

Manning It is with great sadness that

MAPA reports the death of

one of MAPA’s long-time

volunteers and leaders, Mrs.

Vickey Manning. Vickey died

in the early morning hours of

Wednesday, January 23, 2019,

due to complications of heart

disease. She will be missed by

the PA community, her

friends and especially her

family.

Vickey was a graduate of the

Essex Community College PA

Program (now Towson

University-CCBC Essex PA

Program) in 1994; she was a

classmate of myself (Theresa

Neumann), Paul Burke, Ray

Astor, and 24 others. She ran

for President of MAPA in

2001 and won! She served 2

years as President, one year as

Past President, several years

as a delegate to the AAPA’s

HOD, several years as Public

Relations chair and several 2-

year terms as Treasurer of

MAPA. Her years of

leadership and volunteerism

spanned more than a decade,

more than half of her years of

being a PA. It was Vickey who

actually “roped me in” to

becoming her Vice President

in 2001. She was a leader who

helped me become a leader.

Visit our website at

www.mdapa.org to

see what’s going on at

MAPA and to re-join

or renew today.

Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants

Vickey’s career as a PA

illustrated one of the greatest

qualities of becoming a PA –

flexibility. Vickey worked in

multiple settings, including

Hospitalist medicine,

Emergency medicine, Primary

Care, and even PA

education. Vickey served as a

Clinical Coordinator and

Assistant Clinical Coordinator

for the Towson University –

CCBC Essex PA Program

during 2 different times in her

career. She was always willing

to lend a helping hand when it

came to the PA profession,

whether clinically,

academically or in her

leadership roles. She was a

huge advocate of the fall

MAPA CME conference, and

you would always see her with

her husband, Dave, and

grandson, “ZJ”, at the medical

challenge bowl enjoying the

fun.

From a personal perspective,

Vickey was a fun person to be

around! She was always

laughing or making light of

something to keep people

positive. In PA school and as

MAPA President, she was

always the first to offer her

home as a place to study, have

meetings, or host

celebrations. Vickey and Dave

had been married 39 years, a

true tribute to hard work,

fidelity and focus on

family. Dave and Vickey had

one son together,

Zachary. Zachary’s first child

and namesake, known to

everyone as “ZJ”, was more

like a son to Vickey; she

assumed a major role in

caring for him and helping

Zach raise her grandson. They

were an inseparable

pair. Vickey treasured her

family above all else, and she

would always talk about her

family with great pride.

The MAPA Board of Directors

offers their sincerest

condolences to the Manning

family. Vickey impacted so

many lives in her career and

her life. She will be missed.

With both sympathy and

celebration of her life,

Theresa Neumann, PA-C

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Legislative Upates We are 5 weeks into the legislative session, and it’s really heating up despite the cold temperatures

outside and no real agenda on MAPA’s part this session. The chart below is a summary of current

healthcare-related bills that have the potential to affect PAs:

Bill No. &

Cross-file

Summary

HB 18 Amendment submitted to include PAs. Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission -

Certifying Providers

HB 47

SB 404

Amendment submitted to include PAs. State Department of Education and Maryland Department

of Health - Maryland School-Based

Health Center Standards – Revision.

SB 45 Applicable to PAs as health care providers; FYI. Seeks to alter the settlement provision required

to be included in policies of health care malpractice insurance to clarify that the insurer is

authorized, without restriction, to negotiate and effect a compromise of claims unless the

settlement amount exceeds the limits of the insurer's liability.

HB 47

SB 404

Amendment submitted to include PAs. Requires the State Department of Education and the

Maryland Department of Health to revise certain standards regarding Maryland school–based

health centers. Currently only authorizes a physician or NP to serve as a clinical director or

consultant of a school-based health center.

HB 364

SB 909

Applies to PAs as “health care practitioners.” Seeks to prohibit health care practitioners and

certain students and trainees from performing certain examinations on a patient who is under

anesthesia or unconscious unless informed consent has been obtained from the patient for the

examination, the examination is within the scope of care, or the patient is unconscious and the

examination is required for diagnostic purposes; authorizing certain health occupations boards to

take certain actions against certain health care practitioners under certain circumstances; etc.

HB 466

SB 342

Applies to PAs as prescribers who are subject to the PDMP. Seeks to require the Prescription

Drug Monitoring Program to provide prescription monitoring data to authorized users, rather than

the authorized administrator, of another state's prescription drug monitoring program; Seeks to

repeal the termination date of the Program; Seeks to repeal the requirement that the Department of

Legislative Services conduct a certain evaluation of the Program under the Maryland Program

Evaluation Act; etc.

HB 847

SB 498

FYI only. Seeks to require the PDMP to disclose prescription monitoring data, in accordance with

certain regulations, to the medical director or the designee of the medical director of Medicaid

managed care organizations for the purpose of complying with the Corrective Managed Care

Program of the Maryland Medicaid Pharmacy Program or the standards developed by the

Maryland Medicaid Opioid Drug Utilization Review Workgroup.

HB 547

SB 900

FYI. Seeks to authorize a formulary developed by the Naturopathic Doctors Formulary Council

and adopted by the State Board of Physicians to include certain prescription drugs and devices;

Would authorize a licensed naturopathic doctor to dispense, order, or administer certain natural

medicines in a certain manner; and authorizing a licensed naturopathic doctor to prescribe,

dispense, and administer certain prescription drugs and medical foods in a certain manner.

Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants

HB 696

SB 430

Could apply to PAs as prescribers. Seeks to require each authorized prescriber who receives a

financial gratuity or incentive from a pharmaceutical distributor or manufacturer to file a certain

disclosure form with the Maryland Health Care Commission within 30 days of the receipt of the

financial gratuity or incentive: authorizing the Commission to impose a fine of up to $1,000 per

violation; etc.

HB 761

SB 600

PAs specifically named in the bill. Provides that a local health department shall provide sickle cell

disease testing and counseling at no cost to any individual referred by a PA, physician or NP.

Alters the duties of the Statewide Steering Committee on Services for Adults with Sickle Cell

Disease; Seeks to require the Maryland Department of Health to provide certain services relating

to sickle cell disease in consultation with the Steering Committee; etc.

HB 1087

SB 871

Amendment needed to include PAs. Seeks to establish Healthy Maryland as a public corporation

and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every

State resident; Requires Healthy Maryland to provide certain services for residents of the State by

January 1, 2021. Currently doesn’t include PAs within the definition of the term “healthcare

provider” BUT SHOULD!

HB 1147 FYI/Applicable to PAs as practitioners. Alters the conditions under which an individual who is 17

y.o. may marry. Eliminates current PA, physician and NP examination language re: pregnancy,

etc.

HB 1200 Applies to PAs as the definition of the term “health care provider” is defined to mean, “a person

who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized under the Health Occupations Article to

provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.” Seeks to alter

certain coverage and reimbursement requirements for psychiatric health care services delivered

through telemedicine under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; Would require the

Maryland Department of Health to provide coverage of and reimbursement for certain psychiatric

health care services that are delivered through telepsychiatry among other things.

HB 1217 FYI/Applicable to PAs as practitioners. Authorizes pharmacists to Rx and dispense certain aids

for the cessation of the use of tobacco products. Requires pharmacist after prescribing to refer the

patient for additional care to the patient’s primary care practitioner and provide the patient with

information on the importance of the patient seeing their primary care practitioner.

HB 1248

SB 933

Applies to PAs as qualified health care providers under current law. Seeks to prohibit a physician,

qualified health care provider, and hospital from including a narrative describing the alleged

offense or a photograph of the victim in a request to obtain payment for certain services related to

forensic examinations for certain sexually related crimes under certain circumstances; altering the

services for which the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board is required to pay certain claims and

for which a physician and a qualified health care provider are immune from civil liability under

certain circumstances; etc.

HB 1288

SB 916

Amendment needed to include PAs, especially given last year’s dispensing legislation. Exempts

physicians from needing a permit to dispense prepackaged topical prescription-strength cream,

lotion or solution.

HB 1320

SB 869

Could apply to PAs as health care practitioners licensed or certified or otherwise authorized to

provide obstetrical services. Seeks to establish a system for adjudication of a claim involving a

birth-related neurological injury; Seeks to provide certain benefits and compensation of a claimant

under the Act; Seeks to establish the Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund to provide

compensation and benefits to eligible claimants; etc.

HB 1332

SB 783

Applies to PAs as “health care providers” under whose authority an HPV vaccine is administered.

Seeks to require a health care provider, before each administration of an HPV vaccine, to provide

an individual with a supplemental information sheet and obtain a Maryland HPV vaccine written

consent form; requiring that a certain information sheet include, at a minimum, certain statements;

requiring that a certain consent form developed by the Maryland Department of Health include

certain information; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; etc.

HB 1338 FYI. Seeks to require the PDMP to disclose prescription monitoring data, in accordance with

certain regulations, to the medical director or authorized administrator of certain health care

facilities, or the medical director's or authorized administrator's designee, for the purpose of

providing medical or pharmaceutical treatment to a patient or prospective patient of the health

care facility.

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On the regulatory front, the

telehealth regulations were

published in December, 2018,

with the comment period ending

12/26/2018. We are awaiting the

FINAL publication to allow PAs

to provide telehealth services in

Maryland. This has been an

extremely long process, lasting

well over 16 months to date.

Please note that HB 1200 in this

legislative session seeks to

change coverage and

reimbursement requirements

under Maryland Medicaid to

allow for telehealth service

coverage for certain psychiatric

services. Still waiting……

With respect to the dispensing

bill that was passed, the current

requirements are 10 hours of

CME related to dispensing, of

which Maryland MedChi has an

approved curriculum. If you are

a MAPA member, MedChi has

agreed to allow PAs participate

in the program for the “member”

price; you do not have to be a

MedChi member to get the deal,

but you do have to be a MAPA

member! MAPA has identified a

section in COMAR that may be

problematic in that it requires

that “the physician” provide the

“final check” on a dispensed

medication. MedChi and MAPA

have submitted a joint letter to

the Maryland Board of

Physicians requesting that they

push for the regulatory change to

keep the regulation in alignment

with the law’s original intent.

More to come on this one!

MAPA is also aware of the issues

with school health forms being

outdated and not allowing PAs to

sign the forms. MAPA had

attempted to change this nearly

15 years ago, but the Maryland

Department of Education seems

reticent to initiate any changes.

The regulations in COMAR date

back to 2004 and are completely

incongruent with current medical

practice in the state and nation.

House Bill 47 may force the

issue. MAPA has submitted a

friendly amendment to

specifically add PAs to the list of

healthcare professionals who can

oversee a school-based health

clinic. The legislative intent was

inclusive of PAs for this

legislation, so we shall see what

happens. If this bill passes, the

statute will have to be changed

and include PAs. If the bill fails

to pass or fails to be interpreted

as inclusive of PAs, then MAPA

may need to consider a restriction

of trade legal filing.

The PA workgroup canceled it’s

November and January meeting.

The next scheduled meeting is

Tuesday, March 19, 2018, from

1p – 4p, at the Department of

Health on Patterson Avenue in

Baltimore. All are welcomed to

attend as observers as it is an

open meeting. The agenda for

the meeting should be posted on

the Maryland Board of

Physician’s website at least one

week in advance. The

workgroup has spent it’s first 2

meetings discussing PA

supervision and what that should

mean.

Please continue to email your

issues to

legislative@mdapa.org or

info@mdapa.org so MAPA can

determine how best to support

you in your practice!

Theresa Neumann

Legislative Chair

Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants

Colon and Rectal Surgery

practice is recruiting a

Physician Assistant with at

least 3- 5 years experience in

inpatient or outpatient

surgical setting.

The PA will be:

• Conducting history and

physical exams

• Develop treatment

plans under the

supervision of the

physician,

• Assist with minor and

major surgical

procedures

• Occasionally make

hospital rounds

• Provide postoperative

care and guidance

• Dietary and well being

recommendations

The practice is affiliated with

ONE hospital and ONE

surgery center, and has an

active pelvic floor lab for the

management of fecal

incontinence.

The practice uses the gMed

platform for electronic

medical records, to prescribe

medications and refills as

necessary.

Salary is negotiable, based on

education and experience.

To apply or for more

information please emailmegbaldwin@gbcrs.org

NCCPA certification and a

valid Maryland License are

required.

Free parking is provided.

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JOIN TEAM UPG.

The University of Virginia

Physicians Group is seeking

to hire a Physician Assistant

for its Division of Cardiac

Surgery at the UVA Medical

Center in Charlottesville, VA.

ASPIRE TO WORK WITH

THE BEST.

Working with an expert

interdisciplinary team, you

will have the opportunity to

assist in all aspects of care for

our cardiac surgery patients in

the operative arena, inpatient

and outpatient settings.

ASPIRE TO PERFORM AT

THE HIGHEST LEVEL. You

will provide intraoperative

first and second assist and

vein harvesting, consults and

history and physicals, and

assist in the management of

patients both pre- and post-

operatively.

Requires NP or Physician

Assistant Degree, 3 years'

experience and be licensed to

practice in Virginia.

ASPIRE TO LIVE IN THE

BEST.

The Physicians Group works

collaboratively with the

University of Virginia School

of Medicine, School of

Nursing, and Medical Center

to provide the highest quality

patient care.

We serve patients at sites

throughout Central Virginia,

including Charlottesville,

Richmond, Louisa, August,

Orange, Zion Crossroads,

Nelson, Culpeper, Winchester,

and others—currently 24

primary and specialty care

practices, all with direct

access to hospital of the

University of Virginia

Medical Center, ranked #1 in

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World Report.

ASPIRE TO ENJOY THE

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We offer a highly competitive

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addition to affiliation with

UVA Medical Center.

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER

ENRICH YOUR LIFE.

Join our team of over 1,200

physicians, nurse practitioners,

and allied health professionals

delivering uncompromising

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Please contact Ellen

Gilliland @

esg8w@virginia.edu or call

Ellen @ 434-970-2489

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Capital Area Orthopedic

Associates in LaPlata,

Maryland is seeking a full-

time Physician Assistant to

provide care in our growing

Orthopedic Practice.

The Physician Assistant works

in collaboration with the

practice physicians and is

responsible for health care of

patients, including but not

limited to:

comprehensive assessment of

health problems, development

of a plan of care to include test

evaluation, diagnostic testing

and follow-up care.

At Capital Area Orthopedic,

our providers appreciate the

opportunity to train and

mentor in total joint

replacement, arthroscopic and

minimally invasive

procedures, cartilage

restoration procedures and

trauma related injuries.

Education: Credentialed

Physicians Assistant in good

standing

Licensure/Certification:

Maryland Physician Assistant

license

Experience: 1+ year of first

assist experience preferred

Capital Area Orthopedic

Associates offer:

-Comprehensive Salary -TBD

based on experience especially

Ortho exp.

-Excellent benefit package

with 3 weeks of PTO

-Paid Malpractice

-1-week CME

- Fund CME course, Dues &

Licensing

-Retirement Plan

Capital Area promotes

diversity and provide equal

employment opportunity for

all qualified applicants.

To learn more about this

exceptional opportunity -

please send your CV to

Charnita Dowtin-Office

Manager

cdowtin@capitalareaortho.c

om or call (301) 752-4033 or

(301) 392-0226

Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants