Collected here are journal articles written by faculty and staff in the Physician Assistant studies program.
The Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) Degree Program is a full-time, 27-month program in the Department of Physician Assistant Education within the University of the Pacific's School of Health Sciences.
Submissions from 2021
Comparison of an In-Person versus a Virtual Interprofessional Education Activity Focused on Professional Communication., Tracey DelNero and Deepti Vyas
Peer Teaching in an Interprofessional Education Activity Focused on Professional Skills Development., Tracey DelNero and Deepti Vyas
Use of video vignettes and case discussion to educate health professions students about elder abuse, Deepti Vyas, Tracey DelNero, Todd Davenport, Gabriella Musacchia, and Lanchi Nguyen
Submissions from 2019
Minority Physician Assistant Faculty: A Phenomenological Assessment of Factors Leading to Retention in the Faculty Role, Susan F. LeLacheur, Vanessa Bester, Lisa Huggins Oxendine, Carolyn Bradley Duidry, Darin Ryujin, Kenya Samuels, Ana Maldonado, Denise Bowen, and Kristine Himmerick
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD): Should measurement of serum adhesion protein levels replace the ankle brachial index?, M. K. Massey, Mark P. Christiansen, and Rahnea Sunseri
Submissions from 2018
Do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs impair tissue healing?, Curtis Fowler
Submissions from 2017
Reelin’ in the years – reflection of a PA nearing retirement, Mark P. Christiansen
Asymptomatic Hypertension in the Emergency Department, Jed Grant and Karimeh Borghei
Scarcity of Primary Care Positions May Divert Physician Assistants Into Specialty Practice, Perri Morgan, Kristine A. Himmerick, Brandi Leach, Patricia Dieter, and Christine Everett
Submissions from 2015
Childhood Obesity – PAs Can Make a Difference, Mark P. Christiansen
Modern PA practice. What should it look like, Mark P. Christiansen
Submissions from 2014
Maximizing Physician Assistant Value in Hospital Settings, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), Mark P. Christiansen
PA Program Faculty Reception, Mark P. Christiansen
Why Should Educators become Active in Professional Organizations, Mark P. Christiansen
Submissions from 2009
Evaluating physician assistant students’ attitudes toward underserved patients: A mixed methods study, Mark P. Christiansen, David W. Robinson, Jenenne A. Geske, and Helen E. McIlvain
