Benefits of Membership
You've been invited to become a member of The Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians - The voice for Advanced Practice Clinicians in Maryland.
The Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians (MAAPC) offers membership to nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, midwives, nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, students as well as others involved/interested in health care.
MAAPC was the first organization in the nation to legitimize a trend that pairs APNs with PAs for educational purposes and legislative support.
MAAPC is active in Maryland State Legislature, maintaining and improving the scope of practice for all APRNs and supporting our PA colleagues. For details, visit MAAPC’s Legislative Center).
There are many benefits to joining MAAPC:
- Reduced registration fees for the spring CE conference: Pharmacology Updates
- Free On-Demand CE programs, related to safe prescribing of opioids.
- Review past programs and presentations (member’s only section)
- A Platform for Research Projects. Do you need to collect data and/or present a finished project?
- Email Notices About Employment, Practice, and Legislative Updates with up-to-date information on professional & regulatory Issues that impact APN Practice
- Connect with other members (member’s only section)
- Invitations to local networking & educational dinner meetings:
- Southern Maryland - Prince George, Charles, Calvert, St. Mary’s counties
- Greater Annapolis area - Annapolis, Severna Park
- Eastern Shore/Delaware – we are partnered with the Delaware Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
- Legislative advocacy at the State & Federal levels:
- MAAPC is an affiliate member of AANP and MNA
- MAAPC maintains representation on MNA’s Legislative committee
MAAPC can assist APCs in meeting state and federal requirements for license renewal, and maintaining ANCC’s and AANP’s Advanced Practice Certifications and renewals (For detailed information, click here).
- Ongoing webinars to address the safe prescribing of opiates that comply with the 2023 DEA and 2018 CDS requirements. For detailed information, click here
- Implicit Bias Training presentations, free of charge to all clinicians, meet Maryland’s 2022 requirement for applicants registering for new or renewing health occupation licenses. For detailed information, click here
- Pharmacology Updates CE conference and On-line On-demand courses offer CE credit hours of pharmacology.
- Register on our website as a Preceptor. Both AANP and ANCC accept precepting hours in lieu of CE hours. And precepting is a great way to enhance your resume/CV. Maryland also offers a tax credit for preceptors in certain areas of the State with a health care workforce shortage. For detailed information, click here
Students
Student members qualify for all member benefits and
- In-person networking opportunities to meet potential preceptors & learn about job opportunities.
- MAAPC belongs to ENP’s Preceptor Pass. Student members can search for preceptors nationally without paying the $125 fee! For detailed information, click here
Professional Development
- Mentoring for a leadership position on the Board of Directors: Serve your colleagues & profession. Enhance your resume/CV.
- Guidance to become a Local Liaison: Work with healthcare companies & develop networking dinner programs.
- Training to serve as a Legislative Leader: Educate policymakers. Reach out to local area APCs. Develop testimony for the General Assembly.
- Precepting is a great way to start your leadership journey, If you would like to precept, go to Preceptors: Get Listed
Annual Membership:
- Full Membership $125
- Student member $50
- Associate Membership $125
- Retired Membership $50
- Group membership $250
BECOME A MEMBER TODAY AND SUPPORT ADVANCED PRACTICE!
Please contact us if you have questions or need additional assistance.
Sincerely,
Marie Taylor Tarleton, MS, CRNP, BC FNP
President
TheMAAPC@gmail.com