UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Allied Health Sciences, housed within the School of Medicine, is pleased to announce its Physician Assistant Studies program received continued accreditation status on a 8-year review cycle. “The great collaborative spirit of UNC-Chapel Hill has been a source of professional inspiration to me,” says Paul Chelminski, MD, MPH, FACP, Professor of … Read more

Second-year Physician Assistant Studies student Andre Braima has received a grant from the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants (NCAPA). Braima will use the funds to attend the American Association of Physician Assistants’ Leadership and Advocacy Summit, to be held at the end of March. Braima, from western Kentucky, is a nontraditional student who worked … Read more

Physician Assistant Studies students are administrating COVID-19 vaccines at multiple locations in Chapel Hill and Carrboro—an experience they’ll remember as future health care providers. Douglas Brittingham and Karla Chavez, both second-year PA students, have administered dozens of vaccines at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education over the past several weeks as part … Read more

The Physician Assistant Education Association Journal recently featured Physician Assistant Studies students regarding their efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.

The Physician Assistant Studies program, housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS), held its fourth commencement ceremony on November 25, 2020. The thirty-minute ceremony, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighted its graduates’ resilience and grit. Paul Chelminski, the program’s director, said he is immensely proud of the class of 2020, which … Read more

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) has named Jason Hrdina, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Commissioned Officer and Bronze Star Recipient of the US Army, as a distinguished fellow for his outstanding contributions to patient care and to the profession during his time as a PA.

Janelle Bludorn, co-host of the Airwaves and Educators podcast and clinical assistant professor in the Physician Assistant Studies program, discussed adaptations in teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic in a recent episode called “COVID Conversations.” Airwaves and Educators is a medical education podcast with a unique focus on physician assistant education. During this unprecedented time in … Read more

The Society of Point-of-Care Ultrasound has awarded Janelle Bludorn, a clinical assistant professor of Physician Assistant Studies, with its 2020 SPOCUS Golden Probe Award for her contributions and dedicated service to the society’s mission. The society called Bludorn an “advocate, disrupter, and mentor,” of point-of-care ultrasound, otherwise known as POCUS. This type of care encapsulates … Read more

Heather Prince was a driven clinician, a scientific partner, a teacher and mentor, and an athlete. In every aspect of her life, she relentlessly operated at the highest level of excellence, and expected those she worked with and mentored to achieve the same. She dedicated her life to the service of others. Heather’s loss has … Read more

The Association of Physician Assistants in Obstetrics & Gynecology has recognized Physician Assistant Studies preceptor Jacquetta Melvin, PA-C, MPH, with its annual preceptor award.