The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is pleased to
announce the selection of the members and alternates for the National Registry of
Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) Certification Test Working Integrated Product Team (WIPT).
The Certification Test WIPT represents the FMCSA medical examiner candidate base in the
development and maintenance of the FMCSA medical examiner certification test.
The Certification Test WIPT is responsible for assisting with test item writing
and review, the Passing Score Study, and development of test forms and the
certification candidate handbook. This group will have the ongoing task of
assisting with the maintenance of the certification test.
The Certification Test WIPT is composed of members and alternates who represent
each of the primary professions performing commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
driver physical examinations: doctors of medicine (MD) and osteopathy (DO), advanced
practice nurses (APN), physician assistants (PA) and chiropractors (DC).
Members |
Alternates |
Evonne Crump (DO - Maryland) |
Kenneth Edwards (DC - Alabama) |
Teri Gourley (DO - Ohio) |
Karen Ferrey (PA - Pennsylvania) |
Hetzal Hartley (MD - Virginia) |
Laura Gillis (MD - Virginia) |
Karen Horn (APN - California) |
David McKinney (MD - California) |
Vaunzell Linnville (PA - Virginia) |
Roger Nevling (PA - Iowa) |
Douglas Martin (MD - Iowa) |
Wendy Paracka (APN - Florida) |
Michael Tso (DC - Missouri) |
Patrick Pennington (APN - Indiana) |
Karl Wagner, Jr. (PA - Michigan) |
Jerry Szych (DC - New Jersey) |
Leah Williams (APN - Michigan) |
Terry Wolff (DO - North Dakota) |
Jeffery Wingham (DC - Illinois) |
Applications for the Certification Test WIPT were solicited through the NRCME
Web site and through messages to national medical groups and medical
professionals representing the primary professions performing CMV driver
physical examinations.
Members and alternates were selected from geographically diverse sections of the
country and represent many different work environments.
In an effort to ensure members and alternates are representative of the overall
medical examiner population, they were selected based on the following
criteria: