Kevin Schuer, DrPH, PA-C, is the Program Director and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies (UKPAS) at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences. He joined the UKPAS faculty in 2008 after completing a fellowship with the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Schuer also holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, with a focus on Health Management and Policy.

Within the UKPA Program, Dr. Schuer is responsible for administrative and curricular functions, including course and program evaluation and development. He has held a range of instructional roles within the Department and across the College of Health Sciences. Additionally, he contributes to Interprofessional Education at the university, advising and teaching students from multiple health professions. His scholarly interests include healthcare quality, patient safety, interprofessional education and practice, and the science of student learning. Since 2010, Dr. Schuer has also maintained clinical practice as a Physician Assistant, providing patient care in the University of Kentucky’s General Internal Medicine Group.

Nationally, Dr. Schuer is an active contributor to the Physician Assistant profession and the broader medical education community. He has served on multiple national committees and previously held an elected position as an at-large member of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Board of Directors.

Publications

• Asprey, David P. and Schuer, Kevin M., Essential Clinical Procedures for the Healthcare Practitioner, 5th Edition, Elsevier, 2025/2026

Publications

• Woltenberg, L.N., Irving, S.R., Aulisio, M.C., Schuer, KM. (2021). Making a Case for Multi-Modal IPE: Developing a Competency-Based Interprofessional Curriculum for Health Professions Learners at Rural Campuses. Journal of Physician Assistant Education. 2021; 32(3): 176-181. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000378
• Jones, M, Schuer, KM, Taylor, S., Zephyr, D, Ballard, J., Jones MK., Pierre, M. Outcomes of an Immersive Pilot Faculty Development Program for Interprofessional Facilitation: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 2016
• Hunton, R., Schuer, KM., Potter, D., "Generating a Differential Diagnosis: Describing the Learning Progression in Students.” Physician Assistant Education Association Annual Forum, Washington, DC, October 2024 (accepted for presentation)
• Hunton, R., Schuer, KM., Potter, D., "The Differential Diagnosis Project: Defining and Assessing Mastery in a Sub-Skill Central to Clinical Reasoning.”  University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UK CCTS) 19th Annual Spring Conference, April 2024 (poster presentation)
• Co-Investigator, “A Healthier Appalachia through PA training in Primary Care
• and Behavioral Health.” HRSA-24-019, Primary Care Training and Enhancement:  Physician Assistant Rural Training in Behavioral Health (PCTE-PARB) Program (eIAF # 4000020963 v001), Funded, 6/2024