Kaisha West Byers, PA-C

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EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Biology, Saint Joseph’s College

Brooklyn, NY

Graduation: 5/2004

Doctor of Chiropractic, Chiropractic, New York Chiropractic College

Seneca Falls, NY

Graduation: 11/2007

Master of Medical Science, Physician Assistant Studies, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

Graduation): 5/2015

LICENSURE

North Carolina Medical Board Physician Assistant, NC, #0010-05891

Doctor of Chiropractic, NC, #3805, Inactive

Emergency Medical Technician – Basic, NC, #P080837

CERTIFICATION

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Issued: 7/15

US Department of Justice DEA

Issued: 8/15

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Issued: 11/07

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals (BLS for HP)

Issued: 7/18

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

Issued: 6/18

SAMHSA Buprenorphine Practitioner

Issued: 4/2017

EMPLOYMENT

12/07 – 8/08 Chiropractor, Chiropractic Fitness Centers, Charlotte, NC

9/08 – 10/11 Chiropractor, Tebby Chiropractic and Sports Medicine Clinic,

Charlotte, NC

11/11 – 5/12 Benefits Verification Specialist, Lash Group, Charlotte, NC

1/13 – 5/13 Specimen Accessioner, LabCorp, Charlotte, NC

10/15 – Present Physician Assistant, Psychiatry, Novant Health Psychiatric

Associates, Charlotte, NC

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2012 American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

2012 North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants (NCAPA)

2012 Katherine Anderson Society of the Student Academy of the American

Academy of Physician Assistants (SAAAPA)

oFundraising Committee

2015 Metrolina Association of Physician Assistants (MAPA)

AWARDS & HONORS

2000 Presidential Scholarship – Saint Josephs’ College

2001 Dean’s List for Academic Excellence – Saint Joseph’s College

2004 Presidential Scholarship – New York Chiropractic College

2005 Dean’s List for Academic Excellence – New York Chiropractic College

2010 Who’s Who in Black Charlotte

2015 Dean’s List for Academic Excellence – Wake Forest University School of Medicine – Physician Assistant Studies

VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY SERVICE

Youth Mentor, Legacy Transitional Services, Inc., Charlotte, NC February 2015 - Present

Preceptor, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Winston-Salem, NC and Wingate University, December 2015- Present

Coordinator, Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico and Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts in Haiti

SECU Family House, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Winston-Salem, NC September 2012-May 2015

PRESENTATIONS

Low Back Pain – The Truths and Myths, New York Chiropractic College, Seneca Falls, NY May 2007

Proper Lifting Techniques We Can All Use, Black Expo, Charlotte, NC

December 2010

The Road to Becoming a Successful Chiropractor, Q Foundation, March 2011

Strategies to Improve Diabetes Outcomes for Underserved Populations, Wake Forest University School of Medicine PA Studies, Winston Salem, NC, May 2015

SPECIAL SKILLS

Computer: Canopy and Epic Electronic Medical Record Training, Microsoft Office

Bilingual: English, Spanish

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