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MEMA (Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates) is proud to congratulate Dr. Aaron Blackshaw for his extraordinary efforts during a recent emergency delivery at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center. Dr. Blackshaw successfully delivered a baby girl in the backseat...

Please share with us where you attended medical school and tell us about why it made the top of your list. I attended medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin.  The student body and administration were very welcoming and were generally happy, so it was easy...

Please share with us where you attended medical school: I attended the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, where I appreciated the focus on patient-centered care and the emphasis on holistic medicine. The experience there laid a strong foundation for how I...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your list?   I attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham for my Physician Assistant studies. I chose UAB primarily because of the program’s mission...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your list?  I chose to pursue my Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies at Elon University. After my interview with the program’s Medical Director, it...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your list?  The program I chose was the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Its location in my hometown made the stressors of PA school more...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your list? I chose the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for my Physician Assistant studies because of its outstanding reputation for producing...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your list?  I attended Duke University’s Physician Assistant program. Although Duke had not initially been my first choice, during my interview there, I...

MEMA (Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates) is proud to announce that Matthew Diaz de Arce, PA-C, a dedicated Emergency Department Physician Assistant with MEMA since 2014, has been honored with the Novant Health APPle of Our Eye Award for his exceptional work at...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your list? I attended East Carolina University’s Physician Assistant Program for my PA training. When interviewing with the program, I immediately...

In September, Vizient Inc. announced its 2024 top performers in clinical quality and supply chain excellence. Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center was recognized as a top performer in the large, specialized complex care medical center cohort, while Novant Health...

Please tell us where you attended medical school and why it was at the top of your list. I attended Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas. When I interviewed, the professors and students I met were such wonderful people and everyone made me feel at...

Please tell us where you attended medical school and why it was at the top of your list.  I attended medical school at the Wake Forest Bowman Gray School of Medicine. With several friends who were accepted a year ahead of me, they provided great reviews of the...

MEMA is thrilled to introduce our newest Advanced Practice Provider, Tori Campbell, PA-C. Get to know more about her in this spotlight feature! Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your...

  Dr. Erin Mancuso Smith recently celebrated her 20th anniversary with Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates and as an Emergency Medicine physician. Reflecting on her two decades in the specialty, she recalls the uncertainties she encountered at the beginning...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies? Why did this program make the top of your list?  I attended Wake Forest University PA program. Though I was living in Brooklyn during the application process, my parents and some other family...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies? Why did this program make the top of your list? I chose to attend Wingate University’s PA program because it is known for their comprehensive and thorough didactic curriculum, excellent...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies. Why did this program make the top of your list? I attended East Carolina University to complete my master's. I chose to pursue my degree at ECU because I completed my undergrad at UNC and...

Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephen Small, FACEP, FAAEM was elected to the Carolina Complete Health Board of Directors.  “Carolina Complete Health is honored to welcome Dr. Small to our Board of Directors,” said Chris...

Earlier this year, Dr. Rebecca Smith, Medical Director of Novant Rowan Medical Center (RMC), faced a dilemma all too familiar to Emergency Department (ED) clinicians: a growing need for more exam rooms to decrease waiting-room times. This dilemma prompted her to...

MEMA (Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates) proudly announces that Molly Lowry, PA-C, a dedicated Physician Assistant in the Pediatric Emergency Department, has been awarded the "Outstanding Advanced Practice Provider" during the 2023 Emergency Room Nurses Week. ...

Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center's Emergency Department is undergoing an exciting expansion. The project will double the department's size by adding 19 new rooms, including 13 treatment rooms, two trauma rooms, and four rooms specifically for behavioral health...

Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) is delighted to announce that Dr. David Rentz, MD, MPH, Medical Director at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, received the Magnum Opus Award for the 3rd Quarter. “Magnum Opus" is a Latin term that translates to...

(CHARLOTTE, NC) – Starting with a journey that began almost a decade ago, August 2023 marks when Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (NHPMC) became a Level II trauma center and Charlotte gained a new resource to serve patients with critical and traumatic...

In October, not one but two clinical staff members of Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) were recognized for their contributions to emergency medicine. E. Parker Hays Jr., MD, FACEP, an emergency physician, was awarded the Emergency Department Physician...

Novant Health Rowan Medical Center (RMC) announced the recipients of The Whitehead Founders Award for the Doctor of the Quarter and the APP of the Quarter.  These awards have been presented to two outstanding Mid-Atlantic Emergency Medical Associates (MEMA) team...

Please tell us which program you chose for your Physician Assistant studies? Why did this program make the top of your list? I attended Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA for my Physician Assistant (PA) studies and due to their academic and clinical...