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Submit Your Nomination for NCMGMA’s 2022 Administrator of the Year Award
Presented by Curi
Annually, the North Carolina Medical Group Management Association (NCMGMA) and Curi recognize outstanding performance by an individual with the Administrator of the Year Award. For 2022, the award will be presented at our Annual Conference, to be held May 18-20, at the Wilmington Convention Center and Embassy Suites by Hilton Wilmington Riverside.
About the Administrator of the Year Award
The Administrator of the Year award recognizes a healthcare administrator, affiliated with the NCMGMA, who has exhibited exceptional leadership management proficiency and enhanced the effectiveness of healthcare delivery in his/her practice and community through recent, noteworthy achievements.
Nominations
Nominate yourself or a colleague! If you wish to learn more about this award, follow the link below to see the complete award criteria and nominations form. To nominate another administrator, please email Melissa@ncmgm.org. The candidate will be contacted and asked to complete the following application form for consideration. The deadline for nominations is March 18, 2022.
It was a long time in the making but the North Carolina Medical Group Management Association (NCMGMA) finally came back together, in-person, last week at the Marriott Myrtle Beach Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes for their 2021 Annual Conference (May 19-21). Members, sponsors, exhibitors and speakers were brought together for three-days of continuing education, networking and the showcasing of some of healthcare’s best products and services in the exhibit hall. This year’s featured speakers included Monica Wofford of Contagious Companies, motivational speaker and author Paul Long, Steve Parker of Curi, Jason Deshayes of Cook Wealth Management, and Sharon Jones, Ph.D., of thedot. Consulting.
Exhibitor/Sponsor Welcome Video
As a fun way to kick off this year’s event, some of our 2021 Alliance sponsors/Annual Conference exhibitors put together a short welcome video for our attendees. They let their personalities shine through and the video was a hit with conference goers. Click on the image below to view the Annual Conference welcome video.
2021 Award Winners
At the networking reception on Thursday evening, NCMGMA welcomed the sunshine out on the Marriott’s Courtyard and recognized healthcare leadership excellence with their 2021 Annual Awards. Congratulations to this year’s award winners:
Administrator of the Year Award Michael Icenhour, CMPE Mid Atlantic Emergency Med Associates, PLLC The Administrator of the Year award, sponsored by Curi – a Medical Mutual Company, honors a medical practice administrator who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and management proficiency, and who has helped enhance the effectiveness of health care delivery in North Carolina. The Administrator of the Year Award also provides the recipient with a stipend for continuing education at a state or national Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) meeting or professional development through ACMPE.
(L-R): Administrator of the Year Michael Icenhour and Steve Parker of Curi – A Medical Mutual Company.
President’s Award Frank Chitty, CMPE Coastal Physicians Alliance The President’s Award is given to a member of NCMGMA for outstanding service and contribution to the association, its members and medical practice management.
(L-R): President’s Award winner Frank Chitty and Steve Parker of Curi – A Medical Mutual Company.
Kim Harrah Becker Volunteer Award Melissa White Newton Family Physicians, P.A. The Kim Harrah Becker Volunteer Award highlights the true meaning of volunteerism for NCMGMA and we are proud to present it to Melissa, a member whose continuous service and commitment to our organization truly embodies the spirit of this award.
(L-R): NCMGMA President Amanda McKinney and Kim Harrah Becker Volunteer Award winner Melissa White.
NourishNC Service Project
At the close of educational sessions on Thursday, May 20th, NCMGMA teamed up with NourishNC to make snack packs for children in need in North Carolina’s New Hanover County. NourishNC is a 5019 (c) 3 nonprofit whose mission is to provide healthy food to hungry children, empowering them to succeed in the classroom and in their community. In the end, attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and NCMGMA staff made over 200 snack packs for NourishNC. Thank you to everyone who participated in this essential service project!
Upcoming Events
Our next in-person event is our 2021 Advocacy Days, scheduled for June 15-16 in Raleigh, NC. Registration is open and more details can be found here.
Watch your email for registration coming soon for our Fall Conference, scheduled for October 6-8 at the Renaissance Hotel in Asheville.
I want to take a moment to personally thank our NCMGMA members. Most of us have felt the effects as our state’s healthcare industry has struggled through this pandemic, and I know some practices, companies, and managers are still facing enormous challenges as we continue to push forward. If there is a positive that has come from this most challenging season, it is that our North Carolina healthcare community is unquestionably strong.
As an association, NCMGMA has worked diligently to continue to keep up the support and resources needed through various channels, as we were unable to meet in person. Through the listserv, state-hosted webinars, surveys, advocacy-efforts, and locally hosted educational events and opportunities, we have done a phenomenal job remaining relevant to practices and our industry partners through this pandemic.
Today, many of us can see the light at the end of the COVID tunnel. With an extraordinary effort towards vaccinations in our local communities and across the state, we have begun to cautiously evaluate opportunities for engagement beyond our virtual learning avenues. Our community has offered so much to many of us this year via the wonder of technology, but I know we are eager to have sidebar chats and meet new people outside of the confines of a small box on our laptop screens.
I am proud to say NCMGMA will be meeting, in-person, this May for our Annual Conference, one of the first healthcare associations in NC to do so. I am grateful to our staff, committee, and industry partners for the support and commitment to ensuring the safety of our members. For many of us, attending an in-person meeting will be incredibly helpful to our work within the healthcare domain. Our continued focus on NCMGMA’s main pillars of networking, education and advocacy is critical.
For those of you who are able and willing, I encourage you to make the investment of time and resources to attend this meeting. The content is strong, the location is fabulous, and I am comforted by the commitment of so many to our safety. For those who simply cannot make it in May, we understand and are hoping to welcome you this October in Asheville for our Fall Conference.
I am looking forward to seeing many of you in just a few weeks in Myrtle Beach. I appreciate our NCMGMA community members who have already stepped forward to attend and look forward to celebrating the resilience and success of our industry together!
Submit Your Nomination for NCMGMA’s 2021 Administrator of the Year Award
Presented by Curi
Annually, the North Carolina Medical Group Management Association (NCMGMA) and Curi recognize outstanding performance by an individual with the Administrator of the Year Award. For 2021, the award will be presented at our Annual Conference, to be held May 19-21, at the Marriott Myrtle Beach Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes.
About the Administrator of the Year Award
The Administrator of the Year award recognizes a healthcare administrator, affiliated with the NCMGMA, who has exhibited exceptional leadership management proficiency and enhanced the effectiveness of healthcare delivery in his/her practice and community through recent, noteworthy achievements.
Nominations
Nominate yourself or a colleague! If you wish to learn more about this award, follow the link below to see the complete award criteria and nominations form. To nominate another administrator, please email Melissa@ncmgm.org. The candidate will be contacted and asked to complete the following application form for consideration. The deadline for nominations is March 19, 2021.
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