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PAS Class of 1975-1977 Zoom Reunion

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’…

Katya Lundberg

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 Poster

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…

Masks

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…

New York City skyline

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…

Sam Powdrill

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 Assistants honored at IAPAE Conference

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…

PA Students in Simulation Lab

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…