Mayo physician assistants receive certification in emergency medicine

Contact: Paul Meznarich, 715-585-5805, [email protected]

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Five area Mayo Clinic Health System emergency medicine providers now are among a small number nationally to receive a Certificate of Additional Qualification for emergency medicine and become certified in emergency medicine.

Those certified include Rob Reimer, Lee Morissette, Jon Farm and John Graykoski. Reimer and Morissette work primarily in the Emergency Department at Mayo Clinic Health System – Chippewa Valley in Bloomer, while Farm and Graykoski provide coverage in the Emergency Department at Mayo Clinic Health System – Northland in Barron.

Earlier this year, Ronald Reimer, an emergency medicine physician assistant colleague in Bloomer, was one of the first in Wisconsin to receive the certification.

The examination was developed in 2011 under the collaboration of the American College of Emergency Physicians and National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. The certificate allows recognition of a physician assistant’s specialty experience, skills and knowledge. This is an optional examination in addition to a recertification examination that is required of all physician assistants every six years. In addition to the examination, they had to document their proficiency in a wide variety of emergency medicine skills and procedures.

“The certification says a lot about their medical knowledge, clinical competencies and professionalism, which are an asset to our organization and the care patients receive in our local Emergency Departments,” says Rita Sullivan, vice president of operations, and responsible for emergency medicine for the northwest Wisconsin region of Mayo Clinic Health System.

For more information, visit mayoclinichealthsystem.org.

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