School of Health Professions Spotlight

When Shenandoah University occupational therapy student La’Shandra “Elle” Russell ’19 graduates from the OT program in December, she will have earned not only a Master…

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…

The fall semester proved to be an active one for Shenandoah’s physical therapy (PT) program. Here are just a few of the highlights:  Abraham’s Work…

By Elise O’Neill-Eckman ’19 Third-year Physician Assistant (PA) Studies student Marie Slisher received the prestigious Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Student Health Policy Fellowship at…

Silvia Garcia Murcia traveled thousands of miles—sleeping in the desert, crawling through cacti, and experiencing life inside a detention center and maximum security prison—to finally…

Adjunct Associate Professor of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Rachel A. Carlson, Ed.D., PA-C, DFAAPA, was named the Virginia PA of the Year by Virginia Academy…

Three of the six physician assistant studies (PA) students chosen as Paul Ambrose Scholars this year are from Shenandoah University. Pamela Audrey Lee, Catherine Mahon,…

Physician Assistant (PA) Studies faculty and students attended the World Health Organization (WHO) Forum on Human Resources for Health in Dublin, Ireland, in November. This meeting…

The School of Health Professions welcomed new full-time faculty members this semester: Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Richard Gilbert, M.S., PA-C; Assistant Professor of…

By Elise O’Neill-Eckman ’20 Second-year physician assistant (PA) students Christina Wojnarwsky and Lyudmila (Mila) Likhonina, members of the class of 2018, received the prestigious Physician…