NC House budget package restores some Medicaid funding After making significant cuts to the Department of Health & Human Services budget, the NC House Appropriate Subcommittee on HHS has restored approximately $300 million dollars, thanks to a new revenue package. Click here to read more ...   NCAPA Election: Call for nominations Nominations are now being accepted for NCAPA Board of Director positions. More information may be found on NCAPA's Nominating Committee's subpage, accessible by clicking here or from the fly-out Committee menu on this page. The nomination form is available on that page or may be downloaded by clicking here. AAPA selects NCAPA member as Outstanding PA of the Year Robin Hunter-Buskey, MPAS, PA-C, of Butner, NC, was chosen as this year's AAPA Outstanding PA of the Year, an honor bestowed "on the PA who has demonstrated exemplary service to the PA profession and the community and has furthered the image of PAs everywhere."   Estes wins first Stead Award of Achievement At May's AAPA Annual Conference in San Diego, Dr. E. Harvey Estes, Jr., received the national organization's first Eugene A. Stead Award of Achievement. The award is presented to "an individual for lifetime work that has a broad and significant impact on the PA profession as a whole." NCAPA Summer Conference Register Now! Click the icon at right to go to the 2009 Summer Conference homepage. Register for the conference and your hotel soon! Are you registered yet? Click here to find out. Volunteers Wanted! Do you want to participate more actively in your PA Academy? Just sign up to volunteer on a committee! By volunteering your time and energy, you can help North Carolina remain the leading state to practice in as a PA. Click here to download the form to mail to the Central Office and the President-Elect.   MISSION STATEMENT "The North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants promotes and represents the Physician Assistant profession in North Carolina through education, quality services and advocacy of optimal health care."     Make your purchases through the NCAPA Buy merchandise through the ASSOCIATION MALL. You support your Academy and get special savings. Online merchants include: * Barnes & Noble * Dell * Sony Music Direct * Gap * Overstocks.com * Best Buy * and many other merchants Click on the cash register or the link to the Association Mall above to view and shop with the many retailers available. The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, SC. Would you like to place an ad in "Academy," the NCAPA newsletter? Click here to view our newsletter ad rate sheet. NCAPA produces two newsletters. Go to this page to learn more about each and to view archived issues. Click here to obtain information about the Practice PANRE     DON'T BE LEFT OUT! Click on the icon above for instructions on how to unblock and allow our important emails to reach you!