Lock Haven University Hosts Physician Assistant Open House

Celebrates Expansion of Program at Dixon University Center

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Physician Assistant Program Director, Mr. Walter Eisenhauer answers questions in the student laboratory.

LOCK HAVEN, PA (04/26/2010)(readMedia)-- On Wednesday, April 14, 201 Lock Haven University held an Open House to celebrate the expansion of their Nationally Ranked, Master of Health Science: Physician Assistant program at the Dixon University Center located on Front Street in Harrisburg. This May, twelve students will begin the intensive 24 month program to become certified as Physician Assistants at the Dixon University Center facilities.

The Open House featured remarks from the LHU Physician Assistant Program Director, Walter Eisenhauer, and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Chancellor, Dr. John C. Cavanaugh. Attendees had the opportunity to tour the state of the art facilities that include faculty and staff offices, and classroom and laboratory spaces that utilize television quality, fully interactive, live broadcasts to provide curriculum between and among the four campus locations that deliver the program to students throughout Pennsylvania. Faculty and staff from Lock Haven University and the Dixon University Center were available to answer questions about the program and facilities.

The Master of Health Science: Physician Assistant Program was started at Lock Haven University in 1996 and is designed to prepare students for service in all healthcare settings with a particular emphasis on the needs of medically underserved populations in the state of Pennsylvania. To provide additional access to residents of Pennsylvania, the program has been expanded to four campuses located in Lock Haven, Clearfield, Coudersport, and Harrisburg. Since its inception the program has graduated over 400 Physician Assistants with over 60% of them remaining in the state of Pennsylvania to practice health care.

For more information contact:

Jerry Falco, Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions

Lock Haven University, Lock Haven PA

570-484-3869

Or visit our website at: www.lhup.edu/graduatestudies