Elon Physician Assistant Studies program faculty, alumna present at national education forum

Elon’s Physician Assistant Studies program was well represented at the 2017 National Physician Assistant Education Association Forum held Oct. 25-28 in Denver, Colorado.   

Elon’s Physician Assistant Studies program was well represented at the 2017 National Physician Assistant Education Association Forum. The forum took place Wednesday, Oct. 25, through Saturday, Oct. 28, in Denver, Colorado.  The program had six presentations that included DPAS faculty and one Elon alumna.  The presentations were as follows:

  • “Augmenting Reality in PA Education: Adding Layers to Course Material” by Melissa Murfin, PharmD, BCACP, PA-C
  • “Getting Students “Seasoned” in Clinical Reasoning” by Tracey Thurnes, MPAS, PA-C and Shaun Lynch, MS, MMSc, PA-C
  • “LGBT Health Education in PA Curricula” by Katherine Vornheder, PA-C, ’17 and Cynthia Bennett, MD
  • “Research and Publishing Made Easier” by Patti Ragan, PhD, MPH, PA-C and JPAEA Editorial Advisory Board members
  • “The PA Program Directors Council Experience” by Patti Ragan, PhD, MPH, PA-C and other North Carolina program directors
  • “Quest for Yoda: Searching for Meaning Mentorship” by Shaun Lynch, MS, MMSc, PA-C and Jacqueline Sivahop, MS, PA-C