Foster a culture of professional involvement, leadership and advocacy.
- CWRU PA program faculty members foster a culture of professional involvement, leadership and advocacy by both mentoring and encouraging students to assume leadership positions in local and national organizations and by holding positions in these areas themselves.
- CWRU PA program faculty and students are involved at both the local and national level in programs impacting the community and fostering advocacy across a broad range of issues.
Leadership Positions Held by CWRU PA Faculty
| National Professional Organization Leadership |
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| Member, International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Board of Directors |
| Chair, nccPA Health Foundation Board of Directors |
| Member, National Interprofessional Initiative on Oral Health (NIIOH) |
| Chair, American Academy of PAs (AAPA) Board of Directors |
| President, AAPA Board of Directors |
| Director-at-Large, AAPA Board of Directors |
| Liaison, AAPA Student Academy Board of Directors to the Physician Assistant Education Association(PAEA) |
| Member, Journal of the AAPA Editorial Board |
| Chair, AAPA/PAEA Clinical Rotations Task Force |
| Co-Leader, CAM Interest Group, Society of General Internal Medicine |
| Member, Primary Care Progress National Advisory Board (2013-16) |
| Local Professional Organization Leadership |
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| Member, Oral Health Ohio, Board of Directors |
| Member, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospital CME Advisory Committee |
| Member, Connecticut Center for Primary Care Board of Directors (2014-16) |
| President, Connecticut Physician Assistant Foundation |
| President, Connecticut Academy of PAs |
CWRU Faculty Professional Involvement & Advocacy
| National Professional Involvement & Advocacy |
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| Awardee, PAEA Clinical Education Award 2019 |
| Awardee, PAEA Rising Star Award 2018 |
| Awardee, Center for Narrative Practice Certificate Program (2016-17) |
| Awardee, American Academy of PAs Outstanding PA of the Year (2012) |
| Journal Article Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine |
| Journal Article Reviewer, Academic Medicine |
| Journal Article Reviewer, Journal of Health Communication |
| Education Working Group Committee Member and Finance Committee Member, Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health |
| Test Question Writer for Rosh Review |
| Member, NHLBI Coordinating Committee for National Program to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk |
| Member, IAMSE Membership Committee |
| Member, Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Primary Care Competencies Taskforce |
| Delegate, AAPA House of Delegates |
| Local Professional Involvement Advocacy |
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| Awardee, Ohio Association of PAs Educator of the Year 2017, 2019 (2 PA faculty) |
| Awardee Ohio Association of Physician Assistants, Hudson Award (2018) |
| Awardee, Laser Spine Institute’s Enterprise “Blindside Award” (2017) |
| Awardee, Laser Spine Institute’s Enterprise “Rookie of the Year” (2017) |
| Awardee, Cleveland Clinic PA Preceptor of the Year (2014) |
| Awardee, Cleveland Clinic Shining Star Award (2012, 2013) |
| Awardee, Interprofessional Scholars Collaboration in Teaching in Learning (iSCTL) (2 PA faculty) |
| Awardee, CWRU FLEX Professional Development for Women Faculty of the School of Medicine (2016-17) |
| Awardee, Mandel Leadership Development Program Cuyahoga Community College (2013) |
| Member, CWRU Medical Education Retreat Committee |
| Volunteer preceptors, Greater Cleveland Hunger Network Staywell Program; Medworks, CWRU School of Nursing Lead Screening Program (6 PA faculty) |
| Advisor, CWRU Student Run Health Clinic |
| Ad-hoc Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Maryland on Development of Maryland State Naturopathic Licensing Regulations |
| Grant Review Committee member, Primary Care Training & Enhancement Pre-doctoral Training in Primary Care Program, Human Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) |
| Steering Committee Representative, Johns Hopkins Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health |
| Member, Connecticut Academy of PAs Legislative Committee |
Leadership Positions Held by CWRU PA Students
| CWRU PA Student Local and National Professional Organization Leadership |
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| Director of Outreach, AAPA Student Academy Board of Directors |
| Student Representative (SCSR), Ohio Association of PAs (2) |
| Representative, AAPA House of Delegates |
| Representative, Student Academy of AAPA Assembly of Representatives |
| Board of Directors CWRU Student Run Health Clinic (SRHC) (3 students) |
| Clinical, Recruitment & Training, Outreach and Quality Assurance Coordinators, Student Run Health Clinic (8) |
CWRU PA Student Professional Involvement & Advocacy
| CWRU PA Student Professional Involvement & Advocacy |
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| Student Academy of the American Academy of PAs (SAAAPA) Outstanding Student Society Award (2018) |
| Fellow, PAEA PA Educator Fellowship (2017-18 and 2018-19) |
| Grantee, nccPA Health Foundation Oral Health Community Outreach Grant (2017) |
| Awardee, AAPA Oral Health Special Interest Group Mentorship Program (2016-17) |