The Team

Justin Packer, originally from Graham, NC, graduated from Barton College in 2010 with a B.S. degree in athletic training. After working for two years as an athletic trainer with Carteret Center for Surgery, he enrolled in the physician assistant program at Eastern Virginia Medical School where he graduated with a Master’s degree in 2016. Upon graduation, he moved to Morehead City to practice in the Carteret Health Care emergency department. He began working part-time with Carolinas Urgent and Primary Care in 2020.

Justin is a certified physician assistant, and a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Justin loves to spend quality time with his patients and knows most of them on a personal level. He is married and lives with his wife, Jonna, and two sons, in Morehead City. He enjoys being outdoors, fishing and hunting and takes advantage of that as often as possible.

Sara Bishop is a Physician Assistant with Carolinas Urgent and Primary Care. She attended Kings College in Pennsylvania where she obtained her Bachelors' in medical studies with a minor in neurology. She then obtained a Masers in Physician Assistant Studies. Since graduation in 2012, Sara has lived in NC and worked in the ER and urgent care setting. She enjoys acute care needs and education about chronic health conditions. Sara met her husband, Cory, and they have a son and she has a love for dogs. She enjoys nightly beach walks with her family and caring for patients here in Eastern NC.