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White coats in effect (Physician Assistant photo gallery)

Students graduating from UM-Flint's Physician Assistant program were welcomed into the profession during a special ceremony, April 26.

The University of Michigan-Flint's Physician Assistant program celebrated the graduation of its second cohort, April 26. Forty-five graduates received long white coats to welcome them into the profession at a convocation in the UM-Flint Theatre. The 28-month program includes 16 months of didactic curriculum, including professional development and public health, and 11 months of clinical rotations in eight specialties with additional[…]

UM-Flint physician assistant student awarded national health policy fellowship

Brittany Douglas, student president of the PA class of 2024, was recently selected for a Student Health Policy Fellowship through the Physician Assistant Education Association.

When Brittany Douglas launched her career as a surgical technologist, she found herself lending a hand to a variety of health care professionals, including surgeons and physician assistants. And as she made the decision to enroll in the University of Michigan-Flint's PA program, thereby following in the footsteps of her colleagues, she discovered a natural[…]

University of Michigan-Flint graduates first physician assistant cohort in the U-M system

The University of Michigan-Flint's physician assistant program graduated its first class in April.

When 38 University of Michigan-Flint physician assistant graduates received their white coats, April 29, the ceremony celebrated the end of their academic training and welcomed them into the profession. It also marked another milestone as the Class of 2023 became the first PA cohort to graduate from any University of Michigan campus. The program, which[…]

UM-Flint physician assistant students help to launch free Narcan vending machine

UM-Flint students Emily Barrie (left), Lauren Allen and Zehra Alghazaly worked with the Genesee Community Health Center to install a Narcan vending machine in Flint.

Naloxone, the medication that reverses opioid overdoses and is delivered via the Narcan nasal sprayer, is now available for free at a vending machine in downtown Flint thanks to the work of three UM-Flint physician assistant students and the partnership they formed with the Genesee Community Health Center. The vending machine will also have fentanyl[…]

Hands-on health care: K-12 students explore careers with UM-Flint

Sarah Case, UM-Flint clinical assistant professor of physical therapy, demonstrated equipment in the physical therapy lab during the Exploring Health Care Careers Summer Camp.

The University of Michigan-Flint's College of Health Sciences welcomed 30 high school students from nearly two dozen schools throughout the state for its first-ever Exploring Health Care Careers summer camp, June 29-30. Students got a first-hand look at multiple health care fields through hands-on activities with faculty and UM-Flint students from undergraduate and graduate programs[…]