PRESIDENT
Douglas L. Senecal, PA-C

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Timothy D. Morton, PA-C

SECRETARY
Carla M. Savicki, PA-C

TREASURER
Scott D. Moon, PA-C

DIRECTOR AT LARGE
David L. Carpenter, PA-C

DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Diana McFarlane, PA-C

DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Michelle R. Barnett, PA-C

DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Nicholette Rogers, PA-C, PhD

DIRECTOR AT LARGE
Richard H. Davis, PA-C

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Scott D. Moon, PA-C

Please contact the GIPA
office at gipa@aapa.org
to get in touch with an officer

GIPA offers a variety of membership types which includes PA who are currently practicing in Gastroenterology and/or Hepatology, students with an interest in these specialties, and other health care professionals and supporters.

Below are the descriptions of GIPA's membership types:

Fellow members are PAs, certified by the National Commission on Certification of PAs (NCCPA), who practice primarily in the field of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Fellow members enjoy the privileges of the floor and are entitled to vote and to hold office.

Sustaining members are PAs, certified by the NCCPA, who have chosen not to practice in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, but who still wish to support GIPA. Sustaining members have the privileges of the floor, but are not entitled to vote or to hold office.

Physician members are U.S. licensed physicians who wish to associate with and support the organization. They have the privileges of the floor, but not are entitled to vote or to hold office.

Affiliate members are ineligible for the above categories and wish to associate with the organization. Their memberships must be approved by the Board of Directors. Affiliate members shall have the privileges of the floor, but shall not be entitled to vote or to hold office.

Student members are enrolled in a CAHEA-accredited program or an unaccredited program recognized by the AAPA. Student members are entitled to the privileges of the floor, but are not entitled to vote or to hold office.

Honorary members have rendered distinguished service to the physician assistant profession in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Honorary members are nominated by an active Fellow member, approved by the Board of Directors, within one year, and approved by the general membership. They are entitled to the privileges of the floor, but are not entitled to vote or to hold office. Honorary members are exempt from paying dues.

• GI PA specific job listings
• AALSD membership dues reimbursement
• Member only newsletter (to be release in 2005)
• Representation of GIPA interests
• Support the promotion and growth of PAs in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Join GIPA today!