The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) and the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants (NCAPA) have joined together to offer PAs in NC a great deal!

The NCMS is a membership association that advocates on behalf of its 12,000 physician, physician assistant, medical, and PA student members in North Carolina. The NCAPA promotes and represents the physician assistant profession in North Carolina through education, quality services, and advocacy of optimal health care. With such common goals, these two organizations decided to partner together to offer PAs in North Carolina the ability to join both groups at a discounted rate to reap the benefits of membership that each organization has to offer.

Why should you be a part of this partnership?

"We are in a unique position among AAPA constituent chapters. Being a member in both the NCMS and the NCAPA, we are in a position of strength when it comes to battling restrictive state reimbursement policies and other rules and regulations that negatively affect our ability to practice medicine. As a member of the North Carolina Medical Society and the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants you have the backing of two multi-million dollar organizations dedicated to the well being of all North Carolinians. Please join me and the many state PAs who take pride in being a member of the NCMS and the NCAPA. You will be glad you did. " Glen Combs, PA-C Chair, NCMS Physician Assistant Section Fellow Member of the NCMS and the NCAPA

"It is integral to our work as physician assistants that we practice in teams led by the supervising physician. By providing opportunities to advocate for our patients and our professions, the partnership between the Academy and the North Carolina Medical Society is yet another way that PAs and physicians can join together and strengthen these teams." Ryan Vann, PA-C 2012 President, North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants

View the benefits of membership within the PA Partnership and why you should become a part of organized medicine.