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Ben Powell, PA
November 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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Group Photo and CPP Annual Meeting Presentations!
Our group photo from the 2024 CPP Annual Meeting 35th Anniversary is above. Presentation slides are available here. Also, please mark your calendars for next year's annual meeting which will be held Friday, October 10th, 2025 at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro.
Bridge the Gap in Mental Health Care
We would like to extend a special thank you to Jesse Wienberg, founder of the mental health care network, April Health, for sponsoring the CPP luncheon. If your practice is overburdened and doesn't have the time or resources to treat behavioral health issues, please share information with your practice managers about this innovative collaborative care model that strives to bridge the mental health care gap in rural and underserved areas.
April Health partners with rural primary care providers (PCPs) to offer the staffing and billing support necessary to seamlessly integrate these services into their practices. This collaboration not only improves patient outcomes but also creates a new revenue stream for rural practices. April Health can work with practices of any size and has already achieved success with practices in Rutherford and Haywood Counties. If you are interested in partnering with April Health or would like to learn more about the CoCM model, please submit an inquiry on their website or email jesse@aprilhealth.com.
NC Summit on Reducing Overdose
The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) is excited to announce an event to bring together local government leaders, subject matter experts, service providers, community partners and people with lived experience working in crucial areas of the opioid overdose crisis, including in prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery efforts. This event will provide a space for local government leaders and staff and their community partners to participate in and learn from experts and each other over a two and a half-day conference in Wake County.
Visit here for registration information.
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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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Register Now! NCMS Academy for Healthcare Leaders: Registration Ends December 13th!
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. 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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Ben Powell, PA
Behavioral Health | Southlight Healthcare | Wake County
1. What is a quote that has had a significant influence on your life, and why?
“You treat a disease: You win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you win—no matter the outcome. ” - Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams
I really love this quote because to me it highlights the benefits of the person-centered approach to medicine. I try to embody this modality since it allows me to make relationships with the people that I treat in an effort to focus on the whole person instead of just the disease process.
2. Where are you from originally?
Charlotte, NC.
3. How did you decide to become a Physician Assistant?
I really enjoyed the idea of being able to change specialties without having to redo a residency... Turns out I've been in the same field for 8 years now though but I really love the work that I do :)
4. What do you like about practicing in an underserved area?
I feel that my efforts and the resources that I have to offer have a greater impact on my population and help make greater amounts of change than I could make with a more affluent population.
5. Is your practice using any tools to address social determinates of health for patients?
We screen for SDOH at admission and then link our patients with different programs, both internally and externally, that can help to close these gaps. I honestly work for an amazingly comprehensive mental health company that truly focuses on giving back to the patients to help them try and overcome these barriers. It's the ability to see people be able to rise from a state of despair into a flourishing recovery that truly keeps me going in my line of work.
6. How has Medicaid Transformation/Expansion affected your practice?
It has allowed the company to make access to additional/less profitable service lines possible at our facility.
7. Do you have any hobbies or activities for self-care?
I enjoy rock climbing and yoga.
8. Is there anything that CPP can do to help you and your practice?
I appreciate all the resources and support that you all offer to help make my position and what I have to offer possible.
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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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Welcome Aboard!
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Meet our newest CPP Participants!
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Ronnie Elaine Edmundson, FNP-C
Pediatrics | Goldsboro Pediatrics | Wayne County
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Kirsti Harris, PA
Primary Care | Craven County Health Department |
Craven County
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Nicole Lovill, FNP-BC
Primary Care | Surry Rural Health Center | Surry County
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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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Jennifer Johnson Holley, PA-C
Family Medicine | Goldsboro Family Physicians | Wayne
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