Summary of Board Actions and Issues
The NCCPA Board of Directors met on March 10, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia. The following summary describes actions taken and issues addressed at that meeting.
Reinstatement of AAPA as an NCCPA Participating Organization
After receiving an update on discussions that have taken place between leaders of NCCPA and AAPA over the last several months, the Board unanimously voted to invite AAPA to be reinstated as an NCCPA Participating Organization and appoint directors to the NCCPA Board.
Acceptance of that invitation would increase the number of PAs on NCCPA’s Board of Directors to 12.
Election of Three PA Directors at Large
The Board considered a slate of seven candidates put forth by the Nominating Committee and elected the following three PAs to fill the vacant PA director-at-large positions:
- Ruth Ballweg, PA-C
- Randy Danielsen, PA-C
- Edwin Lopez, PA-C
The Board had previously determined that the terms of the incoming PA directors at large should be staggered to prevent all expiring at once. Thus, after the election, the length of first terms for those new directors were determined by luck of the draw, with Ballweg serving a two-year term, Danielsen serving a four-year term and Lopez serving a three-year term. All will be eligible for re-election for a second four-year term.
Disty Pearson, PA-C, holds the fourth PA director-at-large position. Her first term will expire in 2004 with that of Mr. Lopez.
Passing Standard for Pathway II Administrations for 2002-2004
After a presentation from Dr. Raja Subhiyah, Associate Vice President of the NBME, the Board voted to maintain the passing standard for the Pathway II recertification exam at 77 percent (with a deviation of +\- 5 percent) for the 2002-2004 administrations.
Future Meetings
The Board of Directors is scheduled to meet in Boston on May 29-30, 2002. NCCPA committees and task forces are scheduled to meet in Atlanta on September 27-29, 2002 in Atlanta.
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