PAEA

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Physician Assistant Studies program has been awarded a grant of $1,492,465 from HRSA to expand mental health training for their students, increase the number of underrepresented in medicine, and extend clinical care to more underserved patient populations.  In Alabama, 62 of the 67 counties fall under the federal definition of Health Professional Shortage Areas. More than one-third of recent UAB PA graduates serve in…

Wondering how to teach students to navigate the mysterious and complex world of diagnostic imaging in a way that is easy to comprehend and engaging? An online simulation education program offered by the American College of Radiology—free of charge—could be just what you’ve been looking for. This innovation was the idea of Stanford professor, Marc Willis, DO, MMM, after he noticed significant gaps in medical education curricula regarding…

Jenna Schiller, PA-C, MMS My name is Jenna Schiller. I graduated from the Towson/CCBC PA program in 2017. I was accepted as a Physician Assistant Learning and Leadership Academy (PALLA) fellow in September 2020 and recently became a graduate of the fellowship in May 2021. Throughout the fellowship, we were tasked with developing an individual project that was potentially a gap in PA education or an area that we felt could be expanded or improved.