Limitless: Roles for PAs Continue to Evolve
Note: This story was first published in the spring 2020 edition of the Duke Physician Assistant Program alumni magazine. It was written and reported in December 2019.
Meet Rachel Porter, Ph.D.
Rachel Porter, Ph.D., was recently promoted to a faculty position in the Duke Physician Assistant Program and will serve as the senior education strategist.
Kenny Railey, M.D., Named Medical Director of PA Program
Effective Jan. 1, 2020, Kenyon Railey, M.D., assumed the role of medical director of the Duke Physician Assistant Program, succeeding Maggie Gradison, M.D., MHS-CL, who held the position since 2007.
Duke PA Faculty Everett, Morgan Co-Authors on PAEA Article of the Year
A paper co-authored by Chris Everett, Ph.D, MPH, PA-C, and Perri Morgan, Ph.D., PA-C, won Article of the Year at the PAEA Education Forum in Washington, D.C., on October 10. The article, "Intermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: A Cohort Study," was published in Annals of Internal Medicine in December of 2018 (e-published in November of 2018).
Preceptor Development Mini-Fellowship Now Accepting Applications
Applications are now being accepted for Duke Health's Primary Care Preceptor Development Mini-Fellowship Program, administered by the Duke Physician Assistant Program.
Duke Physician Assistant Program Awards 88 Certificates to Class of 2019 Graduates
Members of the Duke Physician Assistant Program Class of 2019 received their PA certificates in a ceremony on Aug. 2, 2019, at the Duke Chapel. The students received Master of Health Sciences degrees from Duke University in May. The Class of 2019 includes 88 graduates.
Meet Alicia R. Bolden, DMSc, MPH, PA-C
Alicia R. Bolden, DMSc, MPH, PA-C, joined the Department of Family Medicine & Community as assistant professor in the Duke Physician Assistant Program, effective July 1. She earned a Doctor of Medical Sciences from the University of Lynchburg in 2019, a Master of Public Health from Nova Southeastern University in 2016, and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Florida in 2005.
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Duke PA Students Raise More Than $12,000 for Childhood Cancer Research
Nine N.C. Clinicians Complete Primary Care Training and Enhancement Mini-Fellowship at Duke Physician Assistant Program
Nine North Carolina clinicians — also preceptors to Duke University medical, nursing and PA students — recently completed a three-day Primary Care Training and Enhancement Program Faculty Development Mini-Fellowship at the Duke Physician Assistant Program.
Mini-fellowship participants were:
Duke Researchers Find Lower Annual Costs for Primary Care Patients of PAs and NPs Compared to Physicians
A study led by the Duke Physician Assistant Program's Research Group finds lower annual costs for primary care patients of PAs and NPs compared to physicians. PA Research Director Perri Morgan, Ph.D., PA-C, professor of family medicine and community health, presented the findings recently in Washington, D.C., at a Health Affairs press briefing.