Nicole Ellis, PA-C, M.S. is an experienced provider with 10 years of medical experience who joined Southern West Virginia Health System in 2010. Since then, she has been working to improve the health and wellness of the patients she sees by providing local access to family medicine in southern West Virginia.  

Nicole improves the health and wellness of the children in Logan County by providing access to quality-care at our Chapmanville Regional High School Tiger Center and Logan Wildcat Health Center.  

Nicole is happy to receive new parental/guardian consent forms at the school-based health centers that she serves in order to help your child/children live their healthiest lives.  

Nicole Ellis, PA-C, M.S. practices at:  

• Chapmanville Regional High School Tiger Center 
• Logan Wildcat Health Center 

Areas of focus for Nicole Ellis, PA-C include: 

• Helping children maintain their health and wellness through on-site school-based health, well-child visits, immunizations, and more 

What is a PA-C?  

A PA-C is a Physician Assistant-Certified. PA-C’s go through a graduate program at an accredited physician assistant program or an established bachelor of physician assistant program, and undergo a rigorous exam known as PANCE, (Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination) through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). PA-C’s are educated in general medicine with a disease-centered curriculum model with the opportunity to specialize in a variety of disciplines.  

• PA-C’s are able to provide direct patient care no matter the age or stage in life of the patients they see. 
• They diagnose and treat illness, and in appropriate situations, can perform some minor in-office procedures.  
• PA-C’s are licensed through their state and practice medicine with a supervising physician.  
• They are able to provide direct patient care no matter the age or stage in life.  

What is School-Based Health?  

At the heart of school-based health is the opportunity to provide school-aged children access to quality-driven medical care during the school day for acute care episodes, well-child visits, and chronic condition management, in an on-site clinic environment. 

What is the goal of school-based health centers? 

The goal of our school-based health center is to provide the children in our community with easier access to healthcare services to: 

• Help meet student care needs as they occur during the school day  
• Shorten the time taken to diagnose a health-related condition and begin treatment 
• Assist parents with helping their child/children to be seen by a provider without having to take time off work or travel to another location for diagnosis or treatment 
• Provide convenient access to well-child visits, immunizations, sports physicals and more  

What type of services can my child/children receive at Chapmanville Regional High School Tiger Center or Logan Wildcat Health Center? 

Nicole Ellis, PA-C, M.S. is trained and equipped to provide care for: 

• Treatment for minor cuts, abrasions, sprains, and strains 
• Treatment of short-term illness 
• Management of long-term conditions 
• Immunizations 
• Sports Physicals 

How can I arrange for my child to participate in receiving care at Chapmanville Regional High School Tiger Center or Logan Wildcat Health Center? 

In order for your child/children to be seen at one of our school-based health centers, a parent or guardian must return a completed school enrollment and consent form to our school-based health center.  For easy access to this form, we have provided a clickable pdf that you can download, fill-out, print out, and return to our school-based health staff.  If you would like a hard copy of this form, just let our staff know and they will be happy to assist you.