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Physician Assistant Studies

ALL PROGRAMS

Faculty

We have an amazing faculty team in the MPAS Program. We have nearly 100 years of combined medical practice experience in various medical settings. Additionally, all faculty are encouraged to remain active as medical clinicians within the community and some serving with the Mel Leaman Free Clinic at Emory & Henry College.

Our Core Faculty Team

Phillip Davis, PA-C, MHA, MPAS, DFAAPA

  • Department Chair/Program Director

  • Program Faculty

  • Course Director for Physician Assistant Practice Course

  • Instructional Faculty various courses
William Handy, MD
  • Medical Director
  • Program Faculty
  • Family Medicine Physician
Joy Boro, MD
  • Principal Faculty
  • Course Director Human Gross Anatomy and Radiographic Anatomy
  • Course Director Medical Physiology
  • Instructional Faculty various courses
AMANDA FLEENOR, MMS, PA-C

  • Director of Didactic Education/Principal Faculty

  • Course Director for Clinical Skills I-III 

  • Instructional Faculty various courses

  • Oversees didactic-phase family medicine services at the MLFC

CHristopher Watson, MMS, PA-C
  • Director of Clinical Education
  • Principal Faculty
  • Course Director for Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences
  • Course Director for Summative Course
  • Instructional Faculty various courses
Megan McReynolds, mpas, pa-c
  • Assistant Director of Clinical Education
  • Principal Faculty
  • Assistant Course Director for Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences
  • Assist Course Director for Summative Course
  • Instructional Faculty various courses
  • Oversees didactic-phase family medicine experiences at the MLFC
Shanna Pressley, MSHS, PA-C
  • Principal Faculty
  • Course Director for Clinical Medicine Courses
  • Instructional Faculty various courses
Misty JUstus, MPAS, PA-C
  • Principal Faculty
  • Instructional Faculty Clinical Medicine Courses
Elyse Watkins, DHSc, MS, PA-C, DFAPPA, NCMP
  • Principal Faculty
  • Instructional Faculty Women’s Health
christopher qualls, phd, mmfa
  • Adjunct Faculty
  • Course Director for Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry
RACHEL ROGERS, MD, FAAP

Staff

  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1858-professor-phillip-davis-honored-for-going-above"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,62,600,663/9874_Phil_Davis.rev.1622640177.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,62,600,663/9874_Phil_Davis.rev.1622640177.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,62,600,663/9874_Phil_Davis.rev.1622640177.jpg" alt="Professor Phillip Davis" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="601" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1858-professor-phillip-davis-honored-for-going-above">Professor Phillip Davis Honored for Going Above and Beyond In Service to Community and the Profession</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Physician Assistant and Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Health Sciences Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Phillip Davis, has been recognized as a Distinguished Fellow of American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).</span> <a href="/live/news/1858-professor-phillip-davis-honored-for-going-above" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1995-eamph-health-sciences-campus-holds-white-coat"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10112_PA_Class_of_2023.rev.1629916995.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10112_PA_Class_of_2023.rev.1629916995.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10112_PA_Class_of_2023.rev.1629916995.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10112_PA_Class_of_2023.rev.1629916995.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10112_PA_Class_of_2023.rev.1629916995.jpg" alt="PA Class of 2023" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10112_PA_Class_of_2023.rev.1629916995.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10112_PA_Class_of_2023.rev.1629916995.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1995-eamph-health-sciences-campus-holds-white-coat">E&H Health Sciences campus holds White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2023 Physician Assistant students</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> The Health Sciences campus at Emory & Henry College held a White Coat Ceremony on Monday, August 23 welcoming the Physician Assistant Studies program class of 2023 at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va. <a href="/live/news/1995-eamph-health-sciences-campus-holds-white-coat" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1992-emory-henry-health-sciences-campus-graduates"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10095_DPT_Commencement_2021.rev.1629470279.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10095_DPT_Commencement_2021.rev.1629470279.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10095_DPT_Commencement_2021.rev.1629470279.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10095_DPT_Commencement_2021.rev.1629470279.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10095_DPT_Commencement_2021.rev.1629470279.jpg" alt="DPT Class of 2021" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10095_DPT_Commencement_2021.rev.1629470279.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/10095_DPT_Commencement_2021.rev.1629470279.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1992-emory-henry-health-sciences-campus-graduates">Emory & Henry Health Sciences campus graduates 60 students</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Saturday, August 14, in the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va., 60 students graduated with a</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Bachelor of Nursing or a Doctorate of Physical Therapy.</span> <a href="/live/news/1992-emory-henry-health-sciences-campus-graduates" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>