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SHRS Connection Results in Life-Saving Gift

December 6, 2022 | 3 min read

former SHRS Instructor and Physician Assistant Guy Guimond (BS ’01, MS ’05 and ’13) and Madelyn Czekalski (BS ’20), current student in the Physician Assistant Studies (PAS) program, are forever joined because of one life-saving gift.

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How SHRS is Shaping the Next Generation of Health Care Providers

December 6, 2022 | 7 min read

How will the next generation of health care providers respond to the needs of their patients? What are students learning today that will impact their future practices? And what are we at SHRS doing to attract the best and the brightest and support them on their journeys to become leaders…

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It’s Never Too Late for a Post-Professional Degree: The Pitt DPAS Program is Designed for Working PAs

November 18, 2022 | 4 min read

When I began to consider a return to graduate school as a working professional, so many questions rushed to my mind (and so much self-doubt, too): Do I have the time? Can I afford it? Is it worth it? Can I do it? The answers are "yes!" and here are…

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Program Feature

Doctor of PA Studies (DPAS) – Behind the Program

March 2, 2022 | 3 min read

The University of Pittsburgh developed the Doctor of PA Studies program (now the Doctor of Medical Science) based on one main consideration: Practice-based learning and analysis by PAs advances the quality and value of the care we provide.