Cedarville University Sends Out First Cohort of Physician Assistant Students

Cedarville University has sent its first cohort of physician assistants in training into the world to practice what they have learned in class. Completing clinicals under the supervision of physicians in locations from Cincinnati to Hawaii, these students are fulfilling their calling to care for the health needs of others while reflecting God's love. This cohort is the latest step in a long journey for Cedarville's physician assistant (PA) program. These 30 students, now learning in real-world healthcare settings, are helping prove the value of physician assistants to the greater medical world.

"The PA profession was birthed out of a need for more medical professionals to care for sick and hurting patients," said Faye Hodgin, director of clinical education and associate professor of PA studies at Cedarville University. "Nearly 60 years later, that need is still present and we are thankful we can help train more PAs to answer that call to service. Helping to train students who seek to practice medicine as a way to be the hands and feet of Jesus as we do here at Cedarville, makes the experience even richer."