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Alumnus of University of Wisconsin PA Program Nationally Recognized: Brian Vike
Alumnus of University of Wisconsin PA Program Nationally Recognized: Brian Vike
Johns Creek, GA, Jan. 2, 2018 – Brian Vike, PA-C, a certified physician assistant who graduated in 2014 from the University of Wisconsin PA program, was recently awarded a specialty credential called a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Vike received the CAQ in emergency medicine, a distinction earned by meeting licensure, education and experience requirements and then passing a national exam in the specialty. He works at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
“In pursuit of a CAQ, I have gained additional skills and focused my continued education in emergency medicine,” he said. “This has expanded and sharpened my day-to-day practice as a physician assistant.”
“Certified PAs are prepared and proven providers who contribute real value to the healthcare of this nation,” says Dawn Morton-Rias, Ed.D, PA-C, president and CEO of NCCPA. “They graduate from demanding masters-level programs, pass a rigorous certification exam, and maintain certification at the highest level through continuing medical education programs and retesting throughout their careers. Certified PAs increase access to care for patients in every specialty and clinical setting, including those that are historically underserved.”
CAQs are offered to certified PAs in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, orthopaedic surgery, nephrology, pediatrics and psychiatry.
About the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) is the only certifying organization 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. There are more than 123,000 certified PAs in the U.S. today. For more information, visit www.PAsDoThat.net.
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