The Pulse
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02 Aug
UNC PA Students Serve Rural Community Through Remote Area Medical Program
From UNC School of Medicine, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Physician Assistant Studies In late July 2018, first and second-year Physician Assistant Studies students, and two faculty mentors, provided health care in rural Wise, Virginia, through the Remote Area Medical (RAM) program, a nonprofit provider of mobile medical clinics. The RAM program delivers free dental, vision, and […]
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04 Jun
PAs Eligible for Reimbursement of Suboxone/Buprenorphine Training
Duke has received a grant from HRSA to provide reimbursements for PAs and other clinicians who wish to complete the online MAT waiver training. This project is designed to enhance primary care training and address the opioid crisis in many communities. PAs in North Carolina are invited to apply for this opportunity which will them […]
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14 May
New PA Program Leadership at Duke University
Jacqueline Barnett Named Director of Duke Physician Assistant Program Jacqueline S. Barnett, DHSc, MSHS, PA-C, associate professor of community and family medicine, has been named program director, Duke Physician Assistant Program, effective June 1, 2018. Barnett has served as associate program director since late 2015. The decision was made after a national search conducted by an internal […]
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28 Mar
2018 Posters Available to View
Read about the posters presented in the 2018 Poster Session here.
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09 Feb
Elon University Names New Dean of the School of Health Sciences
“Elon University has selected Rebecca Neiduski as the new dean of the School of Health Sciences. She begins her new role on June 1, succeeding Elizabeth Rogers, the founding dean who retired in 2016.” Read the full article here.
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15 Dec
5 New PA Programs – and 2 of them in North Carolina!
“On October 5, ARC-PA announced five new provisionally accredited PA programs. The total number of accredited entry-level PA programs has reached 200.” Read the full article here.
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09 Nov
New Legislation Ensures Robust Future for PAs
Two pieces of legislation introduced before the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday byRep. Karen Bass (D-CA), a former physician assistant (PA) and PA educator, would ensure PA educational programs have the resources needed, expand educational opportunities for students wanting to become PAs, and increase quality health care for rural and medically underserved areas. While PAs […]
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27 May
PA Student Receives Lanny Parker Memorial Grant
Sarah Nelson, a physician assistant student in the Elon University Class of 2016, received a grant from the NCAPA Endowment to attend the Southern Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Conference in Asheville, NC. Read more about it here.
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06 Apr