PA alumnus receives specialty certification
Posted: April 1, 2013
Brian Sparks, PA ’10, has received a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Emergency Medicine from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Sparks, who is an employee of The Schumacher Group, the contracting company for the Minden Medical Center emergency department in Minden, La, earned the certification by meeting licensure, education and experience requirements, and passing an exam in emergency medicine. He is one of only two physician assistants certified in emergency medicine in Louisiana that have earned the distinction.