Director of Communications and PA Relations
NCCPA
Johns Creek, Georgia, United States
Alicia Quella, PhD, MPAS, PA-C is the Director of Communications and PA Relations at the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). She has served as the Department Chair and Program Director at a PA Program in Minnesota and has practiced in emergency medicine and primary care. Dr. Quella served as an epidemiologist during the pandemic and developed infectious disease protocols for academic institutions. Quella publishes research on the PA workforce, certification, global health and issues affecting diversity in PA program admissions. Quella was granted a research fellowship by AAPA and PAEA to research and publish work on the PA workforce. She was awarded a Publishing Award in 2016 by the AAPA and Article of the Year Award in 2022 (co-author) by PAEA. Quella earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Drake University and served as US Peace Corps volunteer in public health in the Central African Republic. She returned to obtain her Masters of PA Studies degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. While working as a PA and clinical researcher, she earned a doctoral degree in epidemiology from the University of Iowa College of Public Health.
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Communicating Change and Creating Buy-In
Monday, November 18, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time