Pharmacy and PA students enter health professions through White Coat Ceremony
Posted on August 27, 2012 in PA Program, Pharmacy
First-year pharmacy and physician assistant students received the rite of passage into their chosen health program on Aug. 24 during the College's White Coat Ceremony. The annual event is a symbolic ceremony representing students’ entrance into their health profession. One hundred and ten pharmacy students and 40 PA students were presented with white coats to wear during their clinical training.
Physician Assistant Program supports local Make-A-Wish charity
Posted on July 30, 2012 in Community, PA Program
Campbell University’s Physician Assistant Program presented a $5,000 check to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina today to help grant wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
“As future PAs, many of us will treat children with life-threatening illnesses similar to those that are granted wishes,” said Kaitlyn Schmid, a first-year PA student at Campbell University. “And though we will work specifically on the medical end, we all know the significance of ‘play’ in their overall well-being and care.”
PA Program hosts health day at Buies Creek Elementary School
Posted on May 16, 2012 in PA Program
Students and faculty from Campbell University’s PA Program recently spent the day at Buies Creek Elementary to show 4th and 5th graders how to get enough physical activity and stay healthy.
Wallace Student Society reaches out to high school students
Posted on December 2, 2011 in PA Program, Students
Eight dedicated Campbell University physician assistant (PA) students spent a portion of their Thanksgiving break educating local high school students about the field of physician assistants. The PA students prepared a presentation with the "who, what, where, when and why's" of being a PA and gave personal testimonies about how each of them decided to enter the PA program at Campbell University.
Physician Assistant Program celebrates National PA Week
Posted on October 12, 2011 in PA Program
Campbell’s Physician Assistant Program celebrated National PA Week on October 12 in Carrie Rich Hall. Observed annually on October 6–12, PA Week celebrates the significant impact PAs make in health care and the tremendous growth of the profession by saluting the contributions PAs make every day.