Chief Clinical Consultant for
Physician Assistants

Frances P. Placide, MMS, PA-C, OTR

CDR, USPHS
Cherokee Indian Hospital
1 Hospital Road
Caller Box C-268
Cherokee, NC 28719

828.497.9163 ext 6499
828-497-5343 (fax)

Frances.Placide@
CHEROKEEHOSPITAL.ORG

placide@verizon.net

CDR Frances P. Placide, a Native of the Caribbean island of Trinidad, began her IHS career in 2001 at Cherokee Indian Hospital.  She completed her PA training and Masters Degree in 1999 from St. Louis University.  As part of her PA training she completed clinical rotations at Rosebud Indian Hospital and Gallup Indian Medical Center.

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Links of Interest

• 2008 Official Midlevel Loan Repayment Program Site Score [XLS - 38KB]
• American Academy of Physician Assistants
• American Academy of Physician Assistants Veteran Caucus
• American Academy of Physician Assistant Website
• Chief Clinical Consultant Corner, monthly newsletter
• Clinical Information Resource, IHS virtual library
• DEA
• Division of Commission Personnel
• Free Obstetric CME/CEU modules, IHS
• Health Services Officer Website, US PHS
• IHS PA Jobs May 2008 [WORD - 318KB]
• IHS PA Standard of Practice 1996 [WORD - 105KB]
• Indian Child Health Notes, monthly newsletter
• Maternal Child Health Portal, hub for many good IHS sites
• National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants
• 2007 PA position report and Loan Repayment site ratings [XLS -29KB]
• PA Professional Advisory Group Website, US PHS
• PA Recruitment Pamphlet [WORD - 2MB]
• Pregnancy, IHS
• Programs, Databases, and Resources, IHS
• Public Health Service Academy of Physician Assistant Website
• Student Rotation and other PA interests [WORD - 43KB]
• Summary of State License Regulations
• Why Hire a PA for IHS facilities - The PA Difference [PDF - 341KB]
• Women's Health, IHS

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