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.
Duke DPT, PA, MD Programs Take Part in Annual Adaptive Sports Experience
On March 17, students from the Doctor of Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, and Doctor of Medicine programs at Duke University gathered at the Brodie Gym to participate in the annual Adaptive Sports Experience.
Duke Physician Assistant Program Research Group Receives $50,000 from PAEA to Study the Onboarding of New PAs
The Duke Physician Assistant Program Research Group has received funding from the Physician Assistant Education Association to investigate best practices in onboarding new PAs. Recipients of the $50,000 2017-2018 PAEA Faculty-Generated Research Grant include:
Duke Physician Assistant Program Faculty, Staff Present at PAEA Education Forum
A number of Duke Physician Assistant Program faculty and staff attended and also presented at the national Physician Assistant Education Association Education Forum in Denver, Colo., in October.
Presenters included:
- Jacqueline Barnett, DHSc, MSHS, PA-C
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Melinda Blazar, MHS, PA-C
- Amanda Gunter, MS
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Nicholas Hudak, MPA, MSEd, PA-C
- Quincy Jones, MSW, LCSW, MHS, PA-C
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Andrea Martin, BA
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Betsy Melcher, MS, ATC, MHS, PA-C