LEWISTON — Kyla Barajas Redwood MHS, PA-C, originally from Lewiston, is one of only 240 certified physician assistants nationally to recently earn a specialty credential called a Certificate of Added Qualifications from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Redwood, who is now employed at WakeMed Hospital in North Carolina, was awarded a CAQ in emergency medicine, a distinction earned by meeting licensure, education and experience requirements and then passing an exam in the specialty. She is one of only 32 certified PAs from North Carolina and approximately 800 certified PAs nationally to earn a CAQ since the program’s inception in 2011.