Sobia Hussaini, MHA, Director of Admissions and Strategic Recruitment, has been selected by PAEA as one of two facilitators for the 2025 Admissions Retreats scheduled for the spring and the fall.
Kelsey Kehrli, PA-C ’19, and Natalie Smith, DMSc, PA-C, Program Director for the Doctor of Medical Science Program, won Outstanding Poster at the Innovations in Medical Education Conference 2025 (online). The title of their poster was “Evaluating Team-Based Learning to Enhance Chest Radiograph Interpretation in PA Education.”
Congratulations to James “Tripp” Kirby, MMS, PA-C ’18, Toni Jackson, MMS, PA-C ’08, Andrea E. McKinnond, MMS, PA-C '15, K. Patrick Ober, MD, House Staff ’79, and Ethan Stonerook, MS, MPAS, PA-C '12 who received awards from the Class of 2025 at the Graduate Awards Brunch and Champagne Toast. Read more about the event and their recognition.
Recent Scholarly Activity
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Publications
White R, Coplan B, Quincy B, Banning A, Gillette C, Wright M, Toussaint M, Multak N, Warner M. Association between Physician Assistant program characteristics and student diversity. J Physician Assist Educ. 2025. In press.
Wooten R, McKinnond A, Hussaini SS, Brooks A, Jensen CT, Stonerook E, Gillette C. How often do physicians record the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision Z-codes for social determinants of health? A nationwide analysis using the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Medrxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2025.04.03.25325190.
Ryan D, Coplan B, Quincy B, Banning A, Gillette C, Wright M, Toussaint M, Multak N, Warner M. Association between physician assistant program characteristics and diversity. J Physician Assist Educ. DOI: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000673.
Cibu C. Well, I do. JAAPA. 2025-05 2025;38(5):e1. DOI: 10.1097/01.Jaa.0000000000000206.
Stonerook E. Bloom and grow. JAAPA. 2025-05 2025;38(5):50. DOI: 10.1097/01.Jaa.0000000000000199.
Conference Abstracts and Submissions
Carson M, Perry CJ, Wyatt LW, Subramanian MW, Gillette C, Holman J. The Impact of Gabapentin on Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (N-PASS) Scores in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients. Pediatric Pharmacy Association Annual Meeting. 2025. Portland, OR.
Eyadiel, L., Cillis, N., Pisani, B., Acute Heart Failure Advanced Life Support: Improving Multidisciplinary Care for Patients with Acute Heart Failure. American College of Cardiology, Annual Scientific Meeting, 2025. Chicago, IL.
Eyadiel, L., Cillis, N., Pisani, B., (2025). Acute Heart Failure Advanced Life Support: Innovative and Interactive Educational Model for Management of Acute Heart Failure. HPEI Educators Conference, Charlotte, NC. Poster Presentation.
Hiatt T, Waynick J, Stonerook E, Gillette C. Design and Implementation of a Peer Tutoring Program. PAEA 2025 Poster and PAEA 2025 Spotlight.
Provenza D, Conner K, Pinder M, Waynick J. Character and Well-Being in the Inquiry Based Learning Model: Applying the PERMA Theory. Character in Medicine Conference.
Stonerook, E. Bread, Beauty, and Belonging as Neglected Features of Professional Identity Formation in Medical Learners. Accepted for panel discussion at Cultivating Character and Connection in Medical Education Conference. April 2025.