Dr. Morton-Rias was appointed president and CEO of The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants in 2014. She is a long-time physician assistant educator and former physician assistant program director. Prior to joining NCCPA, she served as a professor and dean at Brooklyn, N.Y.-based SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where she still serves on faculty. She has practiced in family medicine, addictive medicine, gynecology and acute care for the homeless. She is a previous recipient of a Fulbright Senior Specialists grant award and the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health’s Leadership Award. She and the NCCPA have organized an upcoming summit called REPRESENT! to address the lack of racial diversity, equity and inclusion in the physician assistant profession.
