As a PA, educator, and mother of three, I understand both the privilege of serving patients and the commitment required to pursue continued professional growth. The Wake Forest University Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) program is designed to help PAs deepen their knowledge, strengthen their skills, and broaden the ways they contribute to health care.
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the Department of PA Studies have a longstanding commitment to evidence-based education, excellence, and service. Our DMSc is poised to carry on this tradition of academic distinction by empowering PAs who are called to drive innovation and shape the future of health care.
Our experiences in life influence how we understand our work, our identity, and our larger purpose. As PAs, that purpose is anchored in a commitment to improving the lives of others. The Wake Forest DMSc program is guided by this same spirit of service. Through advanced study in leadership, education, and research, students develop the skills to strengthen health care organizations, advance medical education, contribute valuable research and scholarship, and improve outcomes for the patients, learners, and communities they serve.
Choosing to become a PA is a meaningful commitment to serve others. Pursuing PA doctoral education grounded in academic excellence can be a continuation of that calling- an opportunity to grow in knowledge, leadership, and the capacity to make a lasting contribution.
I invite you to explore the Wake Forest University Doctor of Medical Science program and consider how this next step may help you deepen your purpose, expand your impact, and contribute to the advancement of the PA profession and a better future for health care.
Warm regards,
Natalie Smith, DMSc, PA-C
Program Director
Doctor of Medical Science Program
Assistant Professor
Department of PA Studies