Summary of Board Actions and Issues
The NCCPA Board of Directors met on November 10-11, 2001 in Braselton, Georgia. The following summary describes actions taken and issues addressed at that meeting.
Election of 2002 Board Officers
The Board elected the following directors to serve one-year terms as officers beginning January 1, 2002:
- President Elect—Gary Winchester, MD, Federation of State Medical Boards appointee
- Treasurer—Mike Bredenbeck, JD, public director at large
- Secretary—John Ogle, MD, American Academy of Pediatrics appointee
Also, Katherine J. Adamson, MMS, MA, PA-C, PA director at large, will serve as NCCPA president in 2002, while Elaine E. Grant, MPH, PA-C serves as immediate past president.
Reappointment of Public Directors at Large
The Board voted to reappoint its three public directors at large to second four-year terms.
Development of Policies Relating to the Selection of PA Directors at Large
Earlier this year, the Board created four seats for a new category of PA directors at large to foster broader representation of certified PAs. At its November meeting, the Board adopted policies to establish that those seats will be filled in the following manner:
- There will be a profession-wide call for nominations. Any certified physician assistant may nominate himself/herself or any other certified PA.
- NCCPA’s Nominating Committee will review all nomination and application materials and will develop a slate of at least two candidates for every vacant position.
- The NCCPA Board of Directors will subsequently elect the PA directors at large.
At this writing, application materials were being finalized. The preliminary timeline allows for the acceptance of nominations for three PA director at large positions through mid-January, with election no later than the May meeting of the Board. Disty Pearson, PA-C, who is finishing her second year as NCCPA’s treasurer, fills the fourth PA director-at-large position.
Bylaws Revisions: Elimination of Vice President Position
At its May meeting, the Board voted to eliminate the position of vice president and reassign the duties previously associated with that position to the president elect. At its most recent meeting, the Board approved bylaws revisions to that effect and charged its Bylaws Committee with the further exploration of whether an at-large position should be added to the organization’s Executive Committee.
Enhancing Two-Way Communication
At its May meeting, the Board charged two committees
to develop new policies and procedures designed to
enhance the abilities of appointing organizations and
stakeholders to have input in NCCPA’s decisions
while preserving the freedom of the Board to have candid
and privileged discussions to conduct NCCPA business. The
following items arose from that charge:
- The Board adopted a new policy that encourages
committee chairs to invite resource persons to
participate in all or part of NCCPA committee
meetings, as appropriate.
- Beginning with the Board’s May 2002 meeting,
the Executive Committee will invite
representatives of appointing organizations, the
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
and other key stakeholder groups to address the
Board with an organizational update or with the
organization’s views on particular issues.
- The Board hopes to conduct another town-hall-meeting style event in conjunction with the annual conference of the AAPA in Boston. in May 2002. That event will give individual PAs an opportunity to interact with and hear directly from members of the NCCPA’s Board.
The Board will continue its discussions of related issues at its next meeting as it continues to search for opportunities for appropriate interaction with certified PAs and other stakeholders.
Future Meetings of the Board
Board committees are scheduled to meet in Atlanta on March 8-10, 2002. The full Board will convene on May 29-30, 2002 in Boston.
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