Feb. 2, 2018– Andrew Tate, PA-C, who practices at the Southeast Georgia
Health System Brunswick Campus
Emergency Care Center, has been nationally recognized for earning a specialty credential called
a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) from the National Commission
on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Tate was recognized for earning a CAQ in Emergency Medicine, a distinction
earned by meeting licensure, education and experience requirements and
then passing a national exam in the specialty. He is one of 15 physician
assistants in Georgia to earn a CAQ in Emergency Medicine since the program’s
inception in 2011.
“We are very proud of Andrew and his initiative to earn the specialty
certification,” says
Mohsen Akhlaghi, M.D., medical director, Emergency Care Center, Southeast Georgia Health System
Brunswick Campus. “He is an exceptional physician assistant and
his knowledge and skills are valued by his colleagues and patients. We
are happy and delighted for Andrew’s achievement and for being part
of our team.”
“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 seven specialties: cardiovascular
and thoracic surgery, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, orthopaedic
surgery, nephrology, pediatrics and psychiatry.