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Alumni Feature

Pitt PA Doctoral Alumna Advances to UPMC Leadership Role

May 7, 2024 | 4 min read

Michelle Acosta, 2023 alumna of Pitt’s Doctor of PA Studies (DPAS) program, will be starting a new role with UPMC as the director of Advanced Practice for the Department of Neurosurgery.

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Program Feature

Physician Assistant Hybrid Program Celebrates Completion of First Year

March 11, 2024 | 2 min read

Friends and family gathered with the students to mark their white coat ceremony and beginning of clinical studies.

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Faculty FeatureProgram Feature

Physician Assistant Students Continue to Shine

March 11, 2024 | 3 min read

Our PAS students are actively engaged in their local communities, supported by faculty who know the impact that meaningful health care can make to everyone!

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Student Feature

Doctor of PA Studies at Pitt – Student Perspective with Natalie Brahm

February 1, 2024 | 4 min read

Learn how the DPAS program was the perfect fit for Natalie's busy life as a PA, teacher and mom and how the knowledge she's receiving has made her even more passionate about patient advocacy.

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Program Feature

Why Choose Pitt Doctor of PA Studies?

January 29, 2024 | 4 min read

Eight practicing PA clinicians share why they chose to enroll in the Pitt DMSc (formerly DPAS) program.

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FACETSProgram Feature

Pitt Doctor of PA Studies: Leading-edge program creates health care leaders of tomorrow

January 25, 2024 | 3 min read

While only being one year old, the Pitt Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies program has already built a legacy.

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Alumni Feature

Doctor of PA Studies Alumni Who Elevated His Health Care Management and Research Skills

January 19, 2024 | 4 min read

Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies alumni B.J. Vascik shares how his degree at Pitt was fulfilling and led him to become an orthopedic physician assistant with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Department Feature

New Weeklong Physician Assistant Scholarship Aims to Raise Awareness of Profession to Underrepresented Students

October 19, 2023 | 3 min read

Join us for an all-expense paid opportunity for students at any Pitt campus to better understand the PA profession!

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Student Feature

A Day in the Life of a Working Mom and DPAS Student

October 10, 2023 | 4 min read

I chose Pitt's DPAS online program because being a mom of two young boys, wife and full-time professional, I needed a program that was flexible. Pitt's program, being 100% online and completed in one year, affords me the flexibility I need to still achieve my long-term career goals.

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Alumni FeatureFaculty Feature

My Journey as a Pitt PA Assistant Professor and DPAS Student

October 9, 2023 | 3 min read

Assistant Professor Julie Dubis shares her unique experience of being a student in the Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies program and a professor in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies residential program.