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Valentin Named Physician Assistant Studies Department Chair
Virginia L. Valentin, DrPh, PA-C, began her career in healthcare when she was hired as a nurse’s assistant at 16.
Now,
after stints as a registered nurse, physician assistant, assistant and
associate professor, and division chief, she has been named chair and
director of the Physician Assistant Studies department in the University
of Kentucky’s College of Health Sciences. READ MORE
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PHOTO GALLERY: Congratulations to our PA Class of 2023 on their White Coat Ceremony
On Friday, June 3, the College of Health Sciences celebrated our Physician Assistant Studies Class
of 2023 as they participated in their White Coat Ceremony — where
students recite their oaths of commitment and receive their white coats,
symbolizing the start of their journey to become Physician Assistants. READ MORE
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‘Where Strangers Unexpectedly Become Family’ — When Onieta Stewart lost relatives to tragedy, she found support in PA
Onieta Stewart has known loss — in fact, she felt it while she was a student in UK’s Physician Assistant Program.
The
43-year-old non-traditional student was one of many who coped with a
changing world during the pandemic. But she felt it harder than most.
Her father and stepfather were killed by the virus. READ MORE
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Schuer Featured on 'The PA Path Podcast'
Kevin Schuer, DrPH, PA-C is an Associate Professor and Academic
Coordinator at the University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences
Physician Assistant Studies (UKPAS) Program. He was recently featured on
'The PA Path Podcast', where he talked about his career, the UKPAS
program, and his musical career with The Schuers. Listen to the podcast here!
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PA Simulation Experience Prepares Students for Real Life
Maggie Casteel Smith’s patient had trouble sleeping.
Upon
further questioning, she discovered the patient was using marijuana,
and apparently had a history of abuse as a child. What to do?
“In
my plan, I referred her to psychiatry to obtain counseling for her
past trauma,” Casteel Smith said. “As a provider, we must get to
the true root of a patient’s problem, and in this case, it seems as
though the root of my patient’s trouble sleeping was actually childhood
trauma.”
While the plan was spot on, none of this was real at all. READ MORE
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PA students Present on PA Profession
The UK Area Health Education Center hosted a group of high school
juniors and seniors on campus for their Health Careers Pathways
Program. UKPA was invited to present to the students about the
profession and program as well as conduct a hands-on suturing
activity. Six UKPA students volunteered to assist with the
suturing activity: Will Ewers (’24), Brooke Woosley (’24), Thanya
Gutierrez (’24), Jessi Bryant (’24), Onieta Stewart (’22), Jayde Preece
(’22).
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Ways to Help those affected by the Eastern Kentucky floods
For Jaley Caudill, the destruction in Eastern Kentucky struck close to
home — literally. A native of Whitesburg, in Letcher County, Caudill's
home county was one of the hardest hit in last week’s historic
flooding.
Now she’s doing what she can to help.
“It’s devastating,” says the Physician Assistant Studies student,
who is currently in rotations in Lexington. “I haven’t been home, but
I’ve seen the pictures, and my friends and family say the reality is
just even worse. My husband has been back (in Whitesburg) and he said
you just can’t believe it.” READ MORE
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