As if developing an EMS system and redesigning an Emergency Department that sees thousands of people each day in Qatar all while taking the nation's premier paramedic training program on the road this year wasn't enough to occupy their time, CEM's own educational gurus Dr. Walt Stoy and Dr. Tom Platt have been working on a new project as well. The good doctors recently received word that the Physician Assistant Program they have been developing received accreditation last week, and can begin enrolling students in January 2010. This two-year masters degree program offered through the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh will give people an unparalleled clinical experience working with the experts at UPMC, and will have a heavy emphasis on real-life, clinical problem solving while in the classroom. The program will be directed by Dr. Deb Opacic, who has recently joined the faculty in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and seems to be coping well with the, ahem, unique working environment that surrounds us EMS folks.
To learn more about the new program, check out this site and contact Marsha LaCovey at 412-647-8265. You may want to hurry though, as the program has already received loads of applications for the 48 available spots.
Congratulations Walt, Tom and Deb.
