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) |
Advisor, CWRU Student Run Health Clinic |
Grant Review Committee member, Primary Care Training & Enhancement Pre-doctoral Training in Primary Care Program, Human Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) |
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 (2017) | ||
Representative-elect, Ohio Association of Physician Assistants (2021) |
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Board of Directors CWRU Student Run Health Clinic (SRHC) (3 students) | ||
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, 2019) |
Fellow, PAEA PA Educator Fellowship (2017-18 and 2018-19) |