Physician Assistant

Mar 26, 2013 • Purnell Cropper

Beatty Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Lynn Beatty, a star field hockey player who concluded her career at Arcadia University in December 2012, recently was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. The NCAA scholarships are awarded to graduating student-athletes in all three Divisions who have demonstrated excellence on and off the...

Jan 14, 2013 • Sarah Schwartz

PA Grad Joins Family HealthCare Network

Central Valley Business Times featured Katelyn Schuck ’10 ’12M in the Dec. 27 section of "People in the News." Schuck majored in Biology at Arcadia before entering the Physician Assistant program. Katelyn Schuck, a family medicine physician assistant, has joined Family HealthCare Network at its...

Dec 12, 2012 • Purnell Cropper

Beatty Named to Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Academic Team

Arcadia University field hockey player Lynn Beatty ’12 was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Academic Team by the Philadelphia Sports Information Directors Association on Dec. 11. To be eligible a student-athlete of sophomore standing or higher must have a GPA of 3.2 or higher....

Dec 4, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

PA Students Donate 800-Plus Meals for Hunger Awareness Month

Arcadia University's Physician Assistant program organized a food drive for Hunger Awareness Month. Beginning Oct. 18 and concluding with the Empty Bowl Fundraiser on Nov. 12, students collected more than 600 cans of food and 200 assorted pastas, grains and instant meals, which were donated to ...

Dec 3, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

Moorestown Patch: Seymour Receives 2012 Outstanding PA Educator Award

MoorestownPatch reported on Nov. 29 that Assistant Professor Amanda Seymour, Clinical Coordinator of Arcadia's Physician Assistant Program, was awarded the Outstanding Physician Assistant Educator Award by the New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants. The award honors those physician...

Dec 3, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

Moorestown Patch: Seymour Receives 2012 Outstanding PA Educator Award

Nov 25, 2012 • Purnell Cropper

Smith Publishes Article in ‘Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants’

Jami Smith, Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator in the Physician Assistant Program, published “Tremors and palpitations in a 33-year-old male,” in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants in November. Read the paper.

From left to right: Vincent Kirkner, 87th Medical Group; Carl Oxholm III, President of Arcadia University; Brig. Gen. John P. Horner, AFRS commander; and Dr.

Nov 21, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

Arcadia University Signs Historic Educational Agreement with 87th Medical Group

Air Force Recruiter Online reported on Nov. 20 that Arcadia University recently signed an "Educational Affiliation Agreement" with the U.S. Air Force 87th Medical Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst, N.J., as part of a partnership initiated by the Air Force Recruiting Service's 360th Recruiting...

Nov 14, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

Beatty ’12 Excels in the Lab and on the Field

By SARAH R. SCHWARTZ ’10 Photography JOSH BLUSTEIN Fall 2012 was full of triumphs for Chemistry major Lynn Beatty ’12. She earned a place in Arcadia’s Physician Assistant program and led Arcadia’s field hockey team to the Commonwealth Conference playoffs for the first time. Given her work ethic...

Bethany Jackson, left, and Erin Wojcieszyn.

Oct 17, 2012 • Purnell Cropper

Three PA Students Earn Scholarships from the Delaware Academy of Physician Assistants

The Delaware Academy of Physician Assistants (DAPA) recently awarded scholarships to three Arcadia University Physician Assistant students from the Christiana, Del., campus. The scholarship recipients are Krysta Cosentino, Class of 2013; Bethany Jackson, Class of 2014; and Erin Wojcieszyn, Class of...

In front of the Dining Hall, Physician Assistant students promote the Red Cross blood drive.

Oct 17, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

PA Students Exceed Red Cross Goal, Continue Service Efforts with Food Drive

Arcadia University’s Physician Assistant students worked in cooperation with the American Red Cross to hold a two-day blood drive on campus in September. Thanks to the support of the campus community, they exceeded their goal of 80 donations, collecting a total of 124. The PA students look forward...

Sep 18, 2012 • Purnell Cropper

PA Alumni, Faculty Help Advance Healthcare Access in Delaware

On Aug. 2, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell approved a law that increased access to quality healthcare by removing several outdated and unnecessary barriers that prevented PAs from practicing to their fullest extent. The milestone was reached thanks to the efforts of alumni and faculty of the Arcadia...