October 2015 A Civilian Organization Recognizing Army PA’s ...

1 Johns Creek, GA, Jan. 30, 2015 Ramon E. Fry II, who works at carl R. Darnall army Medical Center in Ft. Hood, Texas, is one of only 240 certified physician assistants (PA-Cs) nationally to recently earn a specialty cre-dential called a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) from the National Commission on Certification of Physician As-sistants (NCCPA). Fry was awarded a CAQ in Emergency Medicine, a distinc-tion earned by meeting licen-sure, education and experience requirements and then pass-ing an exam in the specialty. He is one of 52 certified PAs in Texas and approximately 800 nationally to earn a CAQ since the program s inception in 2011.

2 Fry retired from the army after 22 years of service and was the Assistant Program Director for the army -Baylor Emergency Medicine PA Residency. FORT HOOD PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION October 2015 The Society of army Physician Assistants A Civilian Organization Recognizing army PA s SAPA Journal The Society of army Physician Assistants A Civilian Organization Recognizing army PA s Inside this issue: Fort Hood PA Earns National Recognition 1 LTC Frank Ledford Award Recipient 3 COL Mary Lipscomb Hamrick Award recipi-ent 3 COL CSL List 4 SAPA Scholarship 5 FY15 LTC Results 6 SP AOE Recipients 6 SSL Selection 7 TSG-PARA Recogni-tion Award 7 Making History 8 US Basic Skills 9 SAPA BOD 13 9A Recipients 14 TSG-PARA 15 SAPA Tele-Conference 16 LTG Frank Ledford Interview 18 Retirement Services Program 21 Request for Volun-teers 23 SAPA IT Info 26 SAPA Emails 27 Chaplain s Corner 28 Presidents Notes 29 SAPA POC s 30 Ramon E.

3 Fry II Certified PAs are in high demand because they are valued as medical providers who deliver quality care to the patients they serve, says Dawn Morton-Rias, , PA-C, president and CEO of NCCPA. Now in addition to their primary certification, PAs in seven specialties can also earn a CAQ as an objective as-sessment of their specialty knowledge and skills. This combined with their general medical education are just two of the many reasons that demand for PAs is increasing in every clinical setting and specialty area. CAQs are offered to certified PAs in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, emergency medicine, orthopae-dic surgery, nephrology and psychiatry, and for the first time in 2014, hospital medicine and pediatrics.

4 Certified PAs are licensed and certified health care professionals who practice medicine. Certified PAs can take histories, conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, coun-sel on preventative health care, assist in surgery, perform a variety of procedures and write prescrip-tions. About the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is the only certifying organiza-tion for physician assistants (PAs) in the United States. The PA-C credential is awarded by NCCPA to PAs who fulfill certification, certification maintenance and recertification requirements.

5 There are approxi-mately 102,000 certified PAs in the today. NCCPA also administers the Certificate of Added Qualifica-tions (CAQ) program for experienced, certified PAs practicing in seven specialties. For more information, visit Contact: Mary Rittle, PR Manager 678-417-8142 Page 2 SAPA Journal Fellow SPs, On behalf of the SP Corps Chief, the Assistant Corps Chiefs, and the SP Corps Leadership Team, congratulations to the following recipient of the 2014 LTG Frank Ledford Award: CPT Joseph T. Costello, , PA-C Emergency Medicine, WBAMC Ft. Bliss, TX The Lieutenant General Frank Ledford Award is awarded to the most outstanding active duty physician assistant post-graduate student.

6 Nominees for this award must be certified by National Commis-sion on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), in good standing with credentials, and a post-graduate student of a Doctorate of Science or PhD program. Ladies & Gentlemen, On behalf of the Corps Chief, please join me in congratulating the following recipients of the 2015 COL Mary Lipscomb Hamrick (MLH) SP Corps Research Awards: SP Corps Abstract Award CPT Joseph Costello, DSc, PA-C The SP Corps Abstract Award recognizes recently completed research that has not been published. The nominees to be recognized are the first authors listed on the abstract.

7 2014 LTG Frank Ledford Award Recipient Page 3 SAPA Journal 2015 COL Mary Lipscomb Hamrick SP Corps Research Award Recipients Fellow SPs, On behalf of the SP Corps Chief, COL Nikki Butler, congratulations to the following active component individuals selected on the FY16 COL and LTC AMEDD Centralized Selection List (CSL) - Command and Key Billets: PRIMARY SELECTS: LTC Robert Heath (65D) ALTERNATE SELECTS: COL John Balser (65D) LTC John Detro (65D) LTC Michael Franco (65D) LTC David Hamilton (65D) MAJ(P) Amy Jackson (65D) LTC James Pairmore (65D) Page 4 SAPA Journal FY16 COL and LTC AMEDD Centralized Selection List (CSL) - Command and Key Billets Congratulations to the Scholarship Award Recipients: There were two awardees this year that will re-ceive $ for support of their scholarship in pursuit on a PA education.

8 They are: Jon G. Moore Jr Waynesville, Mo. Son of Jon & Laurie Moore. Jon will be attending his freshman year at the Academy of the Arts University, San Francisco, California beginning August, 2015 Rhiannon Moore Waynesville, Mo. 65583 Daughter of Jon & Laurie Moore. Rhiannon will be attending her junior year at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky. The SAPA Executive Director sent email to 497 current SAPA members announcing our 2015 Scholarship Awards. The email included: During our recent SAPA Board of Director s Meeting, we authorized three (3), $1, scholarships to be given this year. There is no formal application form but a packet must be submitted by the applicant.

9 This must include (but is not limited to): a. Letter of application for the grant. This should include: an introduction, why the grant is needed, edu-cational goals, goals for the future, anything else that would be of interest to the scholarship commit-tee. In this section should be the full name of the SAPA member sponsor to confirm eligibility. b. A letter of acceptance to a school. c. A listing of activities and achievements. d. A recent transcript of grades. e. A recent head and shoulders passport size photograph. Two packets were received. Both scholarship packets were complete and students fully qualified.

10 Dur-ing the BOD telephone conference, approval was given for these scholarships be awarded without using the full Scholarship Committee since there were three scholarships and only two packets. Page 5 SAPA Journal SAPA 2015 Scholarship Award Winners On behalf of the SP Corps Chief, Deputy Corps Chief, and the SP Corps Leadership Team, please join me in congratulating the following individuals selected for Lieutenant Colonel in FY 2015: MAJ (P) Michael Davidson, 65D MAJ (P) James Jones, 65D MAJ (P) Dustin Martin, 65D MAJ (P) Johnny Paul, 65D MAJ (P) James Schmid, 65D On behalf of the SP Corps Chief and the SP Corps Leadership Team (Active & Reserve), congratulations to the following recipients of the Chief, army Medical Specialist Corps Award of Excellence (AOE) for CY 2014.