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Melony Malloy, NP
October 2024
The Community Practitioner Program strives to increase access to quality healthcare for the underserved of North Carolina. The program's participants are committed to this mission.
Where We Stand
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Hot Topics
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2024 CPP Annual Meeting Wrap-up!
We want to thank all attendees of this year’s CPP Annual Meeting celebrating our 35th Anniversary. We enjoyed seeing you in person! A link to the presentation slides will be made available shortly. Please mark your calendars for next year's annual meeting which will be held Friday, October 10th, 2025, from 10 AM – 3 PM at the same venue, the Grandover Resort in Greensboro.
Hurricane Helene Aftermath
The NC Medical Society (NCMS) is dedicated to doing all we can to respond to the devastation in Western NC following Hurricane Helene. We are working closely with the North Carolina Office of Emergency Services to assess the condition of medical practices in the region, through two critical surveys: The NCMS Practice Impact Survey and the NCMB Practice Status Form.
To view the latest results of the Practice Impact Survey, visit here.
The Community Practitioner Program would like to acknowledge our eight current CPP practice sites in the region:
Hendersonville Pediatrics, Faith Primary Care Plus, Still Waters Family Health, Silver Creek Family Practice, Surry Rural Health Center, Midway Medical Center, Four Seasons Compassion for Life and Ashe County Detention Center.
If you or anyone you know would like to share your Hurricane Helene stories, please visit here.
NCMS November Social
Will you be joining us November 14th at Rosecomb Beer Garden in Cary? We sure hope so! Relax and build community with NCMS at our next NCMS Social!
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CPP Practice Job Board
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The CPP Job Board
Click here to Search or Enter job postings for any CPP practice sites.
Contact us, if you would like to learn more.
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Educational Opportunities
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NCMS Academy for Healthcare Leaders: Ready to elevate your career? Apply now!
Founded in 2003, the Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership (KIPL) is a program of the NCMS Foundation that prioritizes clinician leadership in healthcare transformation. KIPL believes clinicians and leading collaborative teams, are best positioned to achieve true patient-centered care. Since its inception, over 900 clinicians and healthcare leaders have graduated from KIPL programs, making a positive impact on the NC healthcare system. This year, KIPL launched the NCMS Academy for Healthcare Leaders, offering three distinct leadership development programs:
- NCMS Academy for Future Healthcare Leaders (FHL): A tuition-free program for NC graduate-level healthcare students. Sessions are held from November 2024 – April 2025.
- NCMS Academy for Advanced Healthcare Leaders (AHL): For newer/mid-career healthcare administrators, clinicians, and residents. Sessions are held from February 2025 – October 2025.
- NCMS Academy for Executive Healthcare Leaders (EHL): For senior-level clinicians and administrators. Sessions are held from January 2025- September 2025.
Each program includes four 90-minute virtual sessions and four 6-8 hour in-person sessions on Saturdays. All three programs are currently accepting applications for 2025. Visit our website or contact Erica Neal (eneal@ncmedsoc.org) for more information.
NCMGMA - NCMSF 's Lunch & Learn Webinars
Clinician Wellness & Burnout
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST | Zoom
Join us on December 10th for this insightful webinar focused on the critical issue of clinician wellness and burnout. This session will explore the unique stressors faced by healthcare professionals, examine the signs and symptoms of burnout, and offer practical strategies for fostering and maintaining well-being.
CME Series for Opioid Use Prescribers
The North Carolina Medical Board and Wake AHEC, in collaboration with the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation / Project VBOT and the Addiction Medicine Fellowship program at UNC School of Medicine, have developed an eight-hour CME series that meets the new training requirement recently established by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. Learn more
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CPP Participant Highlight
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Melony Malloy, NP
Behavioral Health | Southlight Healthcare | Wake County
1. What is a quote that has had a significant influence on your life, and why?
“You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. ”
I love this quote because it never hurts to be nice, and it usually helps!
2. Where are you from originally?
I grew up in Lakeview, NC. I've moved around some, lived in Pennsylvania and Louisiana for a couple of years each before returning to NC.
3. How did you decide to become a Nurse Practitioner?
. I decided to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner after 8 years of working in various roles in an inpatient psychiatric setting. I wanted to have more decision-making authority when caring for patients.
4. What do you like about practicing in an underserved area?
. I enjoy working with clients that have limited access to care due to social determinants of health. Many of our clients are living in poverty, have limited access to transportation, have no insurance, or are underinsured. I believe that if we weren't offering care, many of these individuals would have nowhere else to go to receive it. This makes the work feel even more meaningful.
5. Is your practice using any tools to address social determinates of health for patients?
We do lots of things to address social determinants of health, but we'd love to do more. We have peer support and community support that assist clients with getting to appointments and helping them connect with other resources such as food pantries. We can pay for housing at a sober living home for clients that are utilizing intensive outpatient treatment due to substance use. We partner with community resources to link clients with jobs and also that help clients involved in intimate partner violence and women in crisis.
6. How has Medicaid Transformation/Expansion affected your practice?
Medicaid expansion benefited so many of our clients. We were already providing care to clients without health insurance, but the expansion has made it so clients have access to more medications and services. For example, we're able to serve more clients in our office based opiate treatment program. The biggest benefit for our clients is that they're now able to receive medical care. Clients are now able to go to the dentist, get their hypertension and diabetes treated, etc. I had one client that was able to get a mammogram for the first time in 10 years after expansion passed. Breast cancer was detected, and she was able to get treatment. Luckily it was detected early, and she has a good prognosis, but if Medicaid expansion hadn't passed, who knows how long it would have gone undetected.
7. Do you have any hobbies or activities for self-care?
My hobbies include reading, spending time with my family, and seeing live music with friends.
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Upcoming Meetings
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2024 Winter Family Physicians Weekend
Practice Optimization Seminar
Hosted by the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP)
Friday, December 6
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Omni Grove Park Inn | Asheville, NC
This is a one-time requirement for CPP participants within the 1st or 2nd year of their CPP agreement. CME is provided.
Register Here
2025 CPP Annual Meeting
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CPP Initiatives
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1. Have You Ever Considered Precepting?
The Community Practitioner Program is exploring avenues that could provide support to preceptors in rural and underserved areas in NC, which are facing major shortages in the healthcare workforce. More than half of current CPP participants serve as preceptors. To learn more about becoming a preceptor Click Here.
2. Join NC CARE 360 Here!
Be a part of the first statewide resource and referral network that unites healthcare and human service organizations through a shared technology - a great tool for delivering person-centered care to your patients. If your practice has not already onboarded, contact us as soon as possible. Click Here to Onboard
3. Stop & Take the Pledge for Diabetes Prevention.
The pledge demonstrates your willingness to support diabetes prevention in NC. The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is a lifestyle change program that has free or low-cost options for patients, regardless of their insurance provider and you can refer using any of these convenient platforms: OCHI (Our Community Health Initiative), NC CARE 360 and the DPP Navigator. Click Here to Pledge
4. Why Join NCMS? - Membership Benefit Highlights
Insurance Solutions for you!
Join NCMS and get exclusive access to the NCMS Employee Benefit Plan, NCMS Insurance Solutions and the NCMS Retirement Plan. For a full list of benefits Click Here.
5. Support the NCMS Foundation
If you would like to support the Foundation that makes programs like CPP possible, click here, and give today!
6. The CPP Pulse Archive
Miss an issue of our CPP Pulse Newsletter? Take a look at past issues here.
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Hail and Farewell
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We would like to celebrate the participants exiting the Community Practitioner Program this month. We thank you for serving your communities and for providing access to quality health care in the rural & underserved areas of North Carolina!
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Stephynia Limongello, FNP
Family Medicine | Still Waters Family Health | Yancey
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