CoxHealth physician assistant earns specialty credential

CoxHealth newsroom article about Greta Melton, a physician assistant is nationally recognized for earning a Certificate of Added Qualifications.

June 27, 2018 Newsroom

Greta Melton, a physician assistant with CoxHealth, 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).

Melton was recognized for earning a CAQ in Hospital Medicine, a distinction earned by meeting licensure, education and experience requirements and then passing a national exam in the specialty. She is one of two PAs in Missouri to earn a CAQ in Hospital Medicine since the program’s inception in 2014.

CAQs are offered to certified PAs in seven specialties: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Nephrology, Pediatrics and Psychiatry.

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