Duke PA Students and Faculty Well Represented at Annual Conference
The Duke Physician Assistant (PA) Program was well represented at the American Academy of Physician Associates’ (AAPA) 2022 conference, the first in-person conference since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(For more information about AAPA's name change, click here)
Duke PA Students Visit High Schools as Part of Project Access
Last month students and faculty from the Duke Physician Assistant Program traveled to two local high schools as part of the Physician Assistant Education Association’s (PAEA) Project Access initiative.
Project Access is a national program designed to “make aware and encourage students from underrepresented in medicine groups to consider the PA profession as a health career.”
Duke PA Students Visit Burton Elementary
For 20 years, students from the Duke Physician Assistant Program have visited Burton Elementary School in Durham for an annual health education presentation.
Second Year PA Student Blog: Kristin Darby
Embrace Your Journey
Physician Assistant (PA) school is a journey filled with countless moments of joy, expansion of knowledge, perseverance, growth, exhaustion, reflection, and the occasional unexpected trial. It will also push you to heights you never thought possible.
First Year PA Student Blog: Rebecca Gregory
I was sitting at my desk at Duke University Hospital when I received probably the most awaited email of my life – Offer of Admission, Duke Physician Assistant (PA) Program. The outpatient abdominal transplant team surrounded me, the people who had inspired me to learn, grow, and take this giant leap.
PAEA, CASPA Expand Fee Waiver
On April 8, the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) and the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) announced they will be expanding their popular fee waiver program to cover more of the fees associated with applying to PA school.
Duke PA Alum Participated in Successful Indian Health Services Contact Tracing Model Highlighted by Time Magazine
Duke Physician Assistant Program alumn Kate Pocock ('13) spent the first part of the pandemic working in Arizona on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The multidisciplinary team worked with Indian Health Services (IHS) to take an in-person approach to contact tracing.
Duke PA Program Recognizes Students For Work on Gift and Giving Campaign
Each fall, the Duke Physician Assistant (PA) Stead Society organizes a Giving and Gratitude Campaign to raise money for local organizations and charities whose missions align with that of the PA program.
(Update: Deadline Extended) Primary Care Preceptor Development Mini-Fellowship Now Accepting Applications
Primary Care Preceptor Development Mini-Fellowship now accepting applications
The goal of the program is to equip current and future preceptors to become effective clinician-educators who can develop and implement curricula and facilitate group Quality Improvement (QI) projects that will address the needs of vulnerable populations in North Carolina.
