August 1, 2017
Ten students from the Division of Physician Assistant Studies volunteered the weekend of July 21, 2017, to serve at the Remote Area Medical’s mobile clinic. On Friday, July 21, 2017, Division of Physician Assistant Studies Director Paul Chelminski, MD, Assistant Professor Todd Williams, MMS, PA-C, and 10 students from the division travelled to Wise, Virginia, …
August 28, 2016
Physician Assistant Studies student Alyse Moses-Lebron traveled to her home state of Louisiana during the month of August. Just days after returning home, she found herself volunteering at emergency shelters to help survivors of mass flooding. The rain begins When UNC Physician Assistant Studies first-year student Alyse Moses-Lebron left the UNC School of Medicine campus …
March 1, 2016
Retired Green Beret medic Todd Williams earned three Bronze Stars and two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, among other service recognitions, during his distinguished 28-year military career. Today, he helps lead nontraditional students, including military veterans with medical experience, on a path toward becoming physician assistants through the UNC School of Medicine’s recently launched Physician Assistant …
January 22, 2016
On Thursday evening, January 21, 2016, the inaugural class of 20 UNC Physician Assistant Studies program students received their white coats at the Carolina Club’s Alumni Hall. The UNC School of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Studies program launched January 4, 2016, with support and collaboration from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. Last week the …
November 8, 2015
UNC Medical Center’s annual Veterans Day event honored veterans and celebrated the new UNC Physician Assistant (PA) Program. Nine of 20 incoming PA program students are veterans, and four of those students — veterans with more than five decades of combined experience serving their country — were in attendance. The UNC medical community gathered for …
January 8, 2013
January 8, 2013 – University Gazette “When is Carolina going to get a physician assistant program?” It’s a question Lee McLean had heard since becoming chair of the Department of Allied Health Sciences, a division within the School of Medicine, 13 years ago. But, with six physician assistant programs in the state, there was no …
December 3, 2012
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), and the UNC School of Medicine are collaborating to create a physician assistant (PA) master’s degree program designed for returning military veterans with input from the United States Army Special Operations Command team at Fort Bragg, N.C. The program will build on the medical experience and …