Department of Physician Assistant Studies & Practice
SHP Doctoral Recipients Paving the Way for Women of Color in Healthcare An emergency room physician assistant, faculty member, and mother of two, Dipali Yeh found the thought of pursuing a doctoral degree daunting. But when Rutgers University joined the Big Ten and the School of Health Professions dean urged faculty to get [...]
H.O.P.E. Clinic Receives Award to Transition to Electronic Health Record System Health care technology company athenahealth will provide free electronic health record service, which will improve care to the Rutgers Health clinic’s uninsured patients. The Health Outreach Practice Experience (H.O.P.E.) Clinic, a free health clinic in the Rutgers School of Health Professions that [...]
Rutgers H.O.P.E. Clinic Receives $60,000 to Expand Health Care Services The donation will increase clinic hours for underserved communities across central New Jersey.Rutgers Health Outreach Practice Experience (H.O.P.E.) clinic has received a $60,000 donation from the Affinity Foundation. In return, officials plan to use the funding to extend the hours of operation and bolster [...]
Rutgers Physician Assistant Studies Among Top 10 in Latest U.S. News and World Report Graduate School Rankings Rutgers School of Health Professions’ Physician Assistant program ranks best in New Jersey and shines nationally as a top-ranked program.Consistently honored as a top graduate program, the Rutgers School of Health Professions’ M.S. in Physician Assistant [...]
$1.3 Million in Grants Awarded to SHP Faculty Primarily for Research SHP faculty recently received over $1.3 million in grants from the federal government, the state of New Jersey, industry and non-profit organizations. Congratulations to recipients Weili Lu, Ph.D., associate professor in psychiatric rehabilitation and counseling professions, Scott Parrott, Ph.D., professor in interdisciplinary [...]
Physician Assistant Department Chair Matthew McQuillan, M.S., Honored with National Master Faculty Award Colleagues have praised Matthew McQuillan as an outstanding educator and compassionate leader, who has shaped the careers of thousands of students and been instrumental in advancing the physician assistant profession. His impact on students and the professional community was recently [...]