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Physician Assistant Studies Recognized on Veterans Day at UNC Hospitals

November 19, 2018

The Physician Assistant Studies program received recognition in a Veterans Day celebration, held in the lobby at UNC Children’s Hospital, on Monday, November 12, 2018. The event honored UNC Health Care employees, students, and local residents who currently serve or have served in the armed forces. The PA program is housed in the Department of … Read more

Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, Awarded NCAPA’s 2018 PA of the Year award

August 31, 2018

Janelle Bludorn, PA-C, received the 2018 PA of the Year award from the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants at its annual conference. Bludorn, a clinical assistant professor with the UNC School of Medicine Physician Assistant Studies program, has been in practice for eight years as a PA, specializing in emergency medicine and women’s health. … Read more

Physician Assistant Studies Students Serve Rural Community in Virginia Through Remote Area Medical Program

July 31, 2018

In late July 2018, first and second-year Physician Assistant Studies students, and two faculty mentors, provided health care in rural Wise, Virginia, through the Remote Area Medical (RAM) program, a nonprofit provider of mobile medical clinics. The RAM program delivers free dental, vision, and medical care to underserved and uninsured populations. Sixteen PA students joined other … Read more

Chelminski: Commentary Featured on Opioid Crisis

July 17, 2018

Paul Chelminski, MD, MPH, FACP, and director of Physician Assistant Studies, is part of a $9 million study to research the effects of cognitive behavior therapy and motivational therapy with the goal of better understanding ways to reduce the use of opioids. The study will look at the comparative effectiveness of various approaches to manage … Read more

Making the Transition From Military to Medicine

July 9, 2018

MD Magazine recently spoke with Paul Chelminski, MD, MPH, FACP, and director of Physician Assistant Studies, about the history of our PA program and how it supports the nontraditional student. Full story.  

University leaders celebrate a Blue Cross NC investment in Physician Assistant program

June 5, 2018

Representatives from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gathered on Monday to celebrate an investment in the University’s Physician Assistant Studies program. Blue Cross NC announced the $1.2 million gift in February, building on its 2012 investment that established the PA master’s program. The donation will be used to … Read more

Physician Assistant Studies Adjunct Faculty Named Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

April 17, 2018

Heather Asher Prince, adjunct faculty with the Physician Assistant Studies program, has received recognition as a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, among the highest honors for the PA profession. Asher Prince is the director of clinical operations for the clinical pharmacology and analytical chemistry core in the Division of Pharmacy and Experimental Therapeutics … Read more