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2025 APP Excellence Awards Nominees

Announcement: 2025 APP Excellence Awards Nominees We are thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2025 APP Excellence Awards! The outstanding contributions of our Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) have once again left us in awe. The nominations we received vividly illustrate the exceptional work and dedication our APPs demonstrate every...

2024 APP Excellence Awards: Call for Nominations!

We are excited to announce the upcoming open nomination period for our annual 2024 APP Excellence Awards. These awards are designed to honor and recognize the contributions of our exceptional APPs.  Each award highlights a unique aspect of excellence.  The four award categories include: Excellence in Clinical Practice Leadership Teaching...

Legislation

NC STOP Act The NC STOP Act related to the prescribing of controlled substances and prevention of opioid misuse was signed into law June 29, 2017. If you have any questions, please use this email to contact UNC’s Professional Compliance Office: ProComplianceUNCHC@unchealth.unc.edu The attached document highlights important information & effective...

Legislative impact on nurse practitioners

Representatives from APRN specialties and the Board of Nursing recently testified at the Joint Legislative Health and Human Services Oversight Committee. The legislature is concerned about soaring health care costs and lack of access to care. Presenters to this Joint Committee of House and Senate Health Care decision makers discussed...

Recognitions

Recognitions of various APPs accomplishments including earning advanced degrees, presentations, publications, Associate Professor – Lynne Farber, NP this first newsletter

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Onboarding document in process

Growth of APPs

Stats on new hires to highlight growth from Aug 2015 to May 2016 (1st newsletter then quarterly)

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With the inception of the UNC Physician Assistant Program, we are trying to foster more of a community presence with the PAs who are already in practice within the UNC system. This has led to the development of CAPA: Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants.

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CME opportunities: highlighting free CME opportunities and pointing them to website calendar of events

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Organizational goals/Code Sepsis project (Eric Allman to provide)