ABOUT US

In November 2005, the board of directors of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) recognized an opportunity to create and support a new organization to expand its capacity to serve the public's interest and to make positive contributions to the PA profession. Endowed by the NCCPA, the NCCPA Foundation was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and began operations in March 2006.

Our VISION

To improve the public's health and access to affordable care.

Our Mission

To support the role of certified physician assistants in health care delivery through the collection and application of professional data and workforce research.

Our Board

Disty Pearson, PA-C, Chair
Boston, Massachusetts
Children's Hospital of Boston

Barbara Barzansky, PhD, MHPE, Vice Chair
Chicago, Illinois
Secretary, Council on Medical Education, American
Medical Association

Janet Lathrop, MBA, President
Johns Creek, Georgia
NCCPA and NCCPA Foundation

Ted Wendel, PhD, Secretary/Treasurer
Mesa, Arizona
Vice President of Operations, AT Still University

Patricia Cook, MD, FACP
Gabarus, Nova Scotia
Retired Professor Internal Medicine

Anita Duhl Glicken, MSW
Englewood, Colorado
Program Director, University of Colorado Child Health Associate PA Program

Cynthia Lord, MHS, PA-C
Cheshire, Connecticut
Program Director, Quinnipiac University PA Program

Don Pedersen, PhD, PA-C
Salt Lake City, Utah
Professor and Chief of the Division of PA Studies, University of Utah

Our Staff

Janet Lathrop, MBA, President
Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, Senior Vice President
Ragan Cohn, Vice President