PA Program (Physician Assistant Studies)

Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, and undergraduate engineering students shared research during the first-ever Global Engagement and Research Forum at the Great Hall.

The forum took place Thursday, Oct. 10, through Saturday, Oct. 12, in Washington, D.C.

All 38 members of the program’s most recent graduating class passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination on the first try, the second time during the past five years the program has achieved that mark.

An article by Shaun Lynch, assistant professor and academic coordinator in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, was published in February’s issue of Clinician Reviews, a peer-reviewed clinical journal for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

 

U.S. News & World Report ranked Elon's program No. 37 in the country among 170 programs. The 2020 rankings mark the first time the program has been eligible for inclusion in the rankings. 

Thirty-eight candidates in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program received degrees Saturday in a Whitley Auditorium ceremony featuring remarks from Preston Hammock, president of Alamance Regional Medical Center and senior vice president at Cone Health.

The poster session was part of the N.C. Academy of Physician Assistants Winter Meeting.  

Hillary McDonald, third-year PA student attended the 2019 Triangle Health Innovation Challenge (thinc) held Feb. 1-3. The 3-day hackathon held at the Duke School of Medicine joined teams of students from the Triangle's regional colleges and universities to solve pressing problems in healthcare.

Elon’s School of Health Sciences welcomed two new classes of graduate students to the university community this week.

The White Coat Ceremony marks the start of intensive clinical learning experiences for the 37 members of the program's Class of 2020.