Physician Assistant Studies

PA Student Wins National Health Service Corps Scholarship

Award covers all educational expenses; requires recipients to serve in areas with shortages of health professionals after graduation

Kimberly Siguenza Depaz ’21, ’25, knew she wanted to be a physician assistant back when she started looking at colleges in high school. Now, she’s…

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Shenandoah’s Physician Assistant Studies Program Ranked Highly By U.S. News & World Report

SU tied for 20th nationally among 211 PA programs in list of ‘Best Graduate Schools’

Shenandoah University’s Physician Assistant Studies program maintained its status as one of the nation’s best, landing at No. 20 out of 211 ranked programs in…

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Seminar Developed by Shenandoah Student Focuses on Improving Diversity Among Physician Assistants

Goal Is To Draw People From More Backgrounds Into The Profession, Leading to Better Health Outcomes for All

Lack of diversity is an issue in the physician assistant (PA) profession, according to figures presented by Pangela Dawson, Ph.D., PA-C, director of Morehouse School…

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School of Health Professions News: Late Spring/Early Summer 2022

Get the latest about the divisions of Athletic Training, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Graduate Public Health

The divisions within Shenandoah University’s School of Health Professions are distinguishing themselves not only with faculty research, but also with students receiving high-level scholarships and…

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2021 Marfing Educational Trust Scholarship Awarded

Recipient Dzevida Pandzic ’21 Says Award Will Serve As Inspiration

Physician Assistant Studies student Dzevida Pandzic ’21 is the recipient of the 2021 Dr. Thomas Marfing Educational Trust Scholarship. Funded by the trust, the scholarship…

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Health Professions Students Excel on Licensure Exams

Pass Rates are Perfect in Six Areas of Study

Shenandoah University’s health professions students are achieving perfect or near-perfect pass rates on their national licensure exams. So far this year, six health professions have…

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Health Professions, Nursing & Pharmacy News: Summer/Early Fall 2020

Students win fellowships and scholarships, faculty members and students publish, and a new program celebrates its first graduates

Three students in Shenandoah University’s physician assistant studies program have received fellowships from the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA).  Physician assistant (PA) studies students Isabel…

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School of Health Professions News: Spring/Early Summer 2020

Faculty Tapped for Research and Expertise; Students Assist Community

Division of Physician Assistant Studies Distinguished Professor and Director Anthony Miller, M.Ed., PA-C, along with Bettie Coplan, MPAS, PA-C, of Northern Arizona University, received funding…

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School of Health Professions News: Summer 2019

News from physician assistant studies, physical therapy and athletic training programs

Bailey Dove and Camtran Huynh, both members of the SU PA Program class of 2020, were selected to be student representatives to the board of…

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