Duke Physician Assistant Program Awards 89 Certificates
Members of the Duke Physician Assistant Program Class of 2018 received their physician assistant certificates in a ceremony on Aug. 3 at the Duke Physician Assistant Program. The students received Master of Health Sciences degrees from Duke University in May. The Class of 2018 includes 89 graduates.
Stead Society President Emily Oslie addressed her classmates with words of encouragement.
Ten N.C. Clinicians Complete Primary Care Training and Enhancement Mini-Fellowship at Duke Physician Assistant Program
Ten North Carolina clinicians — also preceptors to Duke University medical, nursing and physician assistant students — have completed a three-day Primary Care Training and Enhancement Program Faculty Development Mini-Fellowship at the Duke Physician Assistant Program.
Mini-fellowship participants were:
Melinda Blazar Named Director of Clinical Education for Duke PA Program
Melinda Blazar, MHS, PA-C, assistant professor of community and family medicine, has been named director of clinical education of the Duke Physician
Joshua Davidoff Named 2018 Student Winner of Michelle P. Winn Inclusive Excellence Award
Physician assistant student Joshua Davidoff, MHS, was the 2018 student awardee of the Duke University School of Medicine Michelle P. Winn Inclusive Excellence Award. Davidoff was recognized at the School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion's annual awards luncheon on June 15.
Duke Physician Assistant Students Raise More Than $12,000 for Childhood Cancer Research
Students in the Duke Physician Assistant Program have raised $12,488 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to funding childhood cancer research grants.
Kicking off the annual “Brave the Shave Day” on May 6 at West 94th Street Pub in the Woodcroft Shopping Center were several members of the Class of 2019 running a 5K benefiting St. Baldrick’s. Deidre Pelletier was the second-fastest female runner, followed by a group of dedicated PA students, faculty and staff.
Alumni Profiles: Living the Duke PA Program Mission
Since the physician assistant profession’s founding at Duke University in 1965, the scope of PAs’ work has grown steadily, along with an increased need for health care services in the United States. A March 2017 Association of American Medical Colleges report shows the demand for physicians will grow faster than the supply through 2025, and physician assistants are needed to fill the gap.
April Stouder Named Associate Program Director of Duke Physician Assistant Program
Effective June 1, 2018, April Stouder, MHS, PA-C, associate professor of community and family medicine, will become associate program director of the Duke Physici
Jacqueline Barnett Named Director of Duke Physician Assistant Program
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PA Program Virtual Fair
Physician Assistant Program Virtual Fair
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Duke Physician Assistant Program Accepts Record Percentage of Underrepresented Minorities
The Duke Physician Assistant Program’s incoming class contains the highest percentage of underrepresented minorities the program has accepted in more than a decade.
The Class of 2020 will include 10 African-American students, 14 Hispanic students and one Native American student — approximately 28 percent of the 90 students accepted. The Duke PA program has averaged an acceptance rate of 18 percent underrepresented minorities for the past 10 years.