Kelly Gassman, MPAS, PA-C

2022 Preceptor of the Year Helped Students Adapt During COVID-19

Kelly Gassman, MPAS, PA-C, is the recipient of the Preceptor of the Year Award. Gassman is a PA in psychiatry in Omaha, Nebraska, helped design a psychiatry rotation schedule for University of Nebraska PA students, and has precepted over 40 PA students throughout four-week rotations.

May 18, 2022

Campbell University Wallace Student Society

2022 Outstanding Student Society is Equipped to Serve

This year’s Outstanding Student Society is the Campbell University Wallace Student Society, whose members demonstrated their commitment to community service through volunteering at vaccine clinics, high school health fairs, and a local medical center.

May 18, 2022

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When it Comes to Leadership, Gerald Kayingo Has Done it All

From researcher to faculty member to director, Gerald Kayingo, PhD, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA, has done it all when it comes to PA leadership. Kayingo talks about his PhD work in Africa and becoming a PA in the United States, his role as executive director at The Physician Assistant Leadership and Learning Academy, and the untapped areas within leadership that he thinks are wide open for PAs.

February 25, 2022

Texas PA Helps Expand Donor Pool for Heart Transplants

Timothy Wombacher, PA-C, who practices in cardiothoracic surgery at Medical City Healthcare in Dallas, Texas has dedicated most of his career to cardiovascular disease and can attest to the value of DCD through firsthand experience. In December 2021, he assisted in the first DCD cardiac transplant performed in the state of Texas.

February 18, 2022

Kathryn Reed Makes Her Mark on the PA Profession

Kathryn Reed has only been a practicing PA for a few years, but she’s already focusing her work on solving problems and finding solutions. From small inefficiencies to larger systemic issues, Reed has been working to address health inequities and diversify the PA student body.

February 8, 2022

PA Soccer Referee Finds Work-Life Balance

PA Ekaterina Koroleva officiates soccer games for at the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and consults on cases involving senior citizens’ potential visits to the ER to add up to “living her dream” through an “accessible and balanced life.”

August 4, 2021

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