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Faculty Feature

David C. Beck Awarded with PSPA 2023 Physician Assistant of the Year

October 5, 2023 | 5 min read

Learn more about how David Beck discovered his calling as a PA and has become "a topnotch advocate for Pennsylvania PAs through and through!"

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Student Feature

Get to Know Pitt Doctor of PA Studies Student Gianna Coscia

September 8, 2023 | 4 min read

This full-time clinical research physician assistant in neurosurgery from Buffalo, NY, shares why the Pitt online program is setting her up for expanded leadership opportunities.

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Program Feature

Integrating Patient Care for the Digital World: The New Doctor of PA Studies Digital Health Elective

August 29, 2023 | 4 min read

Learn more from Professor Dipu Patel about this exciting new PA elective and how the innovation of Pitt faculty continues to raise the level of expertise for current and future health care providers.

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Program FeatureStudent Feature

The Personal and Professional Benefits of Earning a Doctor of PA Studies Degree

August 11, 2023 | 4 min read

By pursuing a higher level of academic standing, the DPAS student can simultaneously obtain professional achievement and fulfill interpersonal growth.

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FACETS

Donors’ Undergraduate Summer Research Award Scholarship Is a Transformative Gift for SHRS Students

August 5, 2023 | 6 min read

Allen and Nell McMurtry established the SHRS Undergraduate Student Summer Research Award in 2019 as a token of pure gratitude for the faculty who made a difference in the lives of students.

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Student Feature

OT and PAS Students are Allies for Health + Wellbeing’s 2023 Bright Young People

July 12, 2023 | 9 min read

Tana Pierro, a student in the Department of Occupational Therapy, and Deionte Harrilla-Gray, a student in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, were each named Allies for Health + Wellbeing's 2023 Bright Young People.

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Program FeatureStudent Feature

Looking to go to PA school? Consider this!

May 17, 2023 | 6 min read

Hear from five current students in the Physician Assistant Studies program and learn why they chose Pitt for PA school!

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Student Feature

Pitt Doctor of PA Studies (DPAS) Program Advancing Current Student Careers

March 13, 2023 | 2 min read

Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies student Erin Jones shares how getting her degree helped her accomplish her professional goals.

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Student Feature

Why the DPAS Program Was the Right Fit for this Lifetime Learner

March 7, 2023 | 4 min read

Karlyn Rupert is a physician assistant who’s been practicing for 11 years and currently works in the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department at the Department of Veteran Affairs in Pittsburgh. She completed her PA training at Chatham University and graduated in 2012. She has worked in oncology, in both bone marrow…

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Program Feature

A Post-Professional DMSc Internship Creates Meaningful Change

February 24, 2023 | 3 min read

Hear from Program Director and Associate Professor Mary Allias about the ins and outs of the internship process and opportunities for Doctor of Physician Assistant Studies students.