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A physician assistant student wears a VR headset
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ study finds VR technology boosts empathy in future health care professionals
Headshot of Nathan Hayes
Alumni Spotlight: Nathan Haynes, M.S.P.A. ’01
Photo of a woman in scrubs with a stethoscope, smiling, overlaid against a blue background
Alumni Spotlight: Lenora Sheppard, M.S.P.A. ’21
Three female students pose with a resident of Portland's Barron Center, a long-term care facility
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ students spreading goodwill during the season of giving
PA students try to place tourniquets on themselves
From learners to lifesavers, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Physician Assistant students take Stop the Bleed training
students filling kits full of reproductive health supplies
Inaugural Reproductive Health Leadership Program concludes with kit assembly event
A number of health care preceptors pose for a photo against a slideshow
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Receives $1.5 million to develop rural physician assistant training program
Dana Villmore
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Dana Villmore showcases expertise at several professional PA events
PA student Matt Prokey stands next to a poster he presented
PA students present research at statewide professional conference
Diane Visich accepts an award from the Maine Academy of Physician Assistants
²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's Diane Visich honored with outstanding service award from Maine Academy of Physician Assistants