Megan Hitchcock, PA-C

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Get to know Certified Physician Assistant Megan Hitchcock, who serves patients in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Megan is a certified physician assistant who has been in practice with Wilmington Mental Health since August of 2022. 

The mission of Wilmington Mental Health is to provide evidence-based and person-centered treatment to residents of Southeastern North Carolina. The facility offers outpatient services to help care for those who are struggling with chronic illness, medical conditions, substance use disorders, complex mental illness, and most mental health disorders. It aims to help normalize and universalize psychotherapy by making it accessible, dependable, and essential, especially during times of crisis and emotional disturbance. 

Throughout her academic career, Megan graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Wake Forest University in 2013. She then went on to earn her Master of Medical Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Methodist University in 2020.

Prior to her current endeavors, she worked as a physician assistant at Senior Health Associates (May 2021 – November 2022), phlebotomist at Annie Penn Hospital (July 2017 – July 2018), medical scribe / assistant at Greensboro Medical Associates – Rheumatology (October 2015 – July 2017), and as a certified nursing assistant with Dignity Healthcare (May 2015 – August 2016). 

To date, Megan is an active member of the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA). The AAPA is the national professional society for PAs (physician associates/physician assistants). It represents a profession of more than 168,000 PAs across all medical and surgical specialties in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and the uniformed services.

A Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) is a health care practitioner who practices medicine in collaboration with physicians. PAs are medical professionals, educated in the medical model to complement physician training, and assist the physician in many aspects of the practice. PAs are trained to take medical histories, perform physical examinations, order and interpret laboratory tests, diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and assist in surgery.

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