The Nomination,
Selection and Election of
PA Directors at Large
NCCPA has created a new category of board seats for PA directors at large, through which the Board hopes to foster greater representation of certified PAs. Any certified PA is eligible for nomination, but candidates should possess most, if not all, of the following qualities or characteristics:
- Maturity, sound judgment, wide-ranging intellect and personal and professional achievement
- Availability and willingness to commit time needed to prepare for and attend board and committee meetings
- Ability to understand rudimentary statistics
- Good communications skills
- Knowledge and understanding of the role of governing bodies
- Working knowledge of financial, legal, operational or other relevant aspects of national and/or not-for-profit organizations
- Commitment to high quality patient care
All candidates will be considered, but during their terms of service on the NCCPA board, directors may not be employees or members of the board of directors of a NCCPA appointing organization, nor may they be employees of or derive income from a PA membership or certifying organization.
Nomination and Application Requirements
Candidates for the PA director-at-large positions may be self-nominated or nominated by an individual certified physician assistant.
The nomination and application process includes the following elements:
- NCCPA PA Director at Large Application Form, which must be completed and signed by the candidate
- An abbreviated curriculum vitae or résumé with key highlights, not to exceed two pages
- Letter of recommendation/nomination signed by at least 10 certified PAs, not including the nominee (If signatures cannot be collected on the original letter, a collection of 10 signed statements supporting the nomination will be accepted.) PAs should also include their NCCPA certificate number.
All materials should be submitted together no later than February 15, 2002. Incomplete nomination/application packages or those postmarked after the deadline will not be considered.
Selection
A NCCPA board committee will review all properly submitted nominations/applications and will conduct a series of screening processes, which may include verification of licensure, background checks and telephone interviews. Then the committee will develop a slate of at least two candidates for every vacant PA director-at-large position. That slate will be submitted to the NCCPA board of directors, whose members will elect the PA directors at large by a simple plurality. In 2002, the committee will submit a slate of at least six PAs to the board, and the three PAs who receive the most votes will fill the vacancies.
Notification of Results
The selection of PA directors at large will take place no later than the May 30-31, 2002 meeting of the board of directors. Elected PAs will be notified immediately, and the results of the election will be published at NCCPA Connect and in our quarterly newsletter, NCCPA News.
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PA Director at Large Application
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