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Melissa Eiseman, DMSc

Melissa Eiseman
Lecturer
Department: Physician Assistant Studies
Email: melissa.eiseman@rutgers.edu

Office Location:
Research Tower – Busch Campus
675 Hoes Lane West – 8th Floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854

About

Professor Eiseman joined the Rutgers Physician Assistant Program faculty in September 2021. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a Public Health minor from Boston University in 2002.
She received her Masters in Medical Science from Arcadia University Physician Assistant Program in 2011. Her clinical experience is in pediatric emergency medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children. She continues to practice clinically on a part-time basis. Professor Eiseman is involved with the module curriculum, Skills for Patient Assessment, Introduction to Clinical Clerkships, and Patient Simulation.

Education

B.A., Boston University
M.M.S., Arcadia University
DMSc, A.T. Still University

Professional Achievements

Research

Research Interests
Lifestyle medicine, Burnout in healthcare, Pediatric illness and injury, Clinical education and training

Publications

Title Authors Where and When
Febrile seizures: a clinical review and focus on caregiver education.
Eiseman, M.
Journal of American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2023