Physician Assistant Studies Program Classes of 1975-1977 Host Reunion via Zoom During Pandemic
The University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Studies (PAS) program’s graduating classes of 1975-77 recently held…
Physician Assistant Studies Program Begins MAT Waiver Training Initiative
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 7, 2020) -- Cheryl Vanderford, MPAS, PA-C, assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences’…
PAS student awarded Physician Assistant Education Association 2020 Future Educator Fellowship
Katya Lundberg, a current Physician Assistant Studies student, was recently awarded the Physician…
UK Physician Assistant Studies program selected for second cohort of Prac-Ed-PA Pilot curriculum
With the continuous rise in substance use disorders, health care professionals must be equipped to treat those suffering from this condition. The…
Research projects allow UKPA Class of 2021 to contribute to their future profession
The UK Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2021 finished their year-long original research projects earlier this spring. Due to the COVID-19…
First-year physician assistant studies student uses skills to create PPE for health care workers
First-year physician assistant studies student Zack Gregory knew he was called to aid health care…
Physician assistant studies alum shares candid look of COVID19 front lines in New York City
Jarrod Cole has known he wanted to practice medicine since childhood, but he never expected his dream would take him to the front lines of a…
PAS Professor Helps Students and Patients 'See' Past Barriers
A third-culture kid at heart, Sam Powdrill, MPHIL, PA-C, associate professor of physician assistant studies at the UK College of Health…
Physician assistant studies faculty honored at 12th IAPAE conference
The International Academy of Physician Associate Educators (IAPAE) held their 12th IAPAE annual conference in Winterthur, Switzerland on October…
Create a more flexible medical career as a physician assistant
In the mid-1960s, educators and physicians discovered a developing gap between the number of patients needing medical care and the number of…