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.
Nick Hudak, Melinda Blazar, April Stouder Receive PAEA STAR Program Recognition
Nick Hudak, MSEd, MPA, PA-C; Melinda Blazar, MHS, PA-C; April Stouder, MHS, PA-C; and Duke colleaugue Nancy Knudsen, M.D., were recognized by PAEA's Support to Advance Research (STAR) Program. The STAR Program offers PA researchers the opportunity to include their own survey questions in the annual PAEA Program Survey, which every PAEA member program is required to complete.
Duke PA Student Kiarash Rahmanian Selected as a 2019 Paul Ambrose Scholar
Duke Physician Assistant Program student Kiarash Rahmanian, MPH, was recently selected as a 2019 Paul Ambrose Scholar, a prestigious national honor for health professions students. The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program prepares students to be leaders in addressing population health challenges at the national and community level.
Faculty Profile: Betsy Melcher, MS, ATC, MHS, PA-C
Betsy Melcher, M.S., ATC, MHS, PA-C, assistant professor, serves as an academic coordinator for the Duke Physician Assistant Program. She completed a master’s degree in sports health care at the Arizona School of Health Sciences in 2000 and practiced as an athletic trainer at N.C. State University prior to attending the Duke PA program.
Re-Imagining Rural Health Care: Unique Partnership Provides Immersive Training Opportunity for Duke Physician Assistant Students
It’s a four-hour drive west across the state of North Carolina from Durham to Bakersville, a small town in Mitchell County.