Division News

Duke PA Alumni Provide Health Care in Ukraine

Physician Assistant (PA) Micaela Marker was looking for somewhere to donate her time when she saw an article in the Denver Post about a nonprofit organization called Global Care Force that was looking for volunteers for medical trips to Ukraine.

Nick Hudak Selected as a PAEA/AAPA Research Fellow

Duke Physician Assistant Program Associate Professor, Nick Hudak, MSE, MPAS, PA-C, has been selected as a Research Fellow by the Physician Assistant Association (PAEA) and the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).

Meet Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C

Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C, joined the faculty of the Duke Physician Assistant Program on September 7, 2021. She earned her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010.

Meet Jacquetta Woods Melvin, MPH, PA-C

Jacquetta Woods Melvin, MPH, PA-C, joined the faculty of the Duke Physician Assistant Program on July 19, 2021. She earned her Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health in 2011, and her Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Howard University in 2008.

Maggie Gradison, M.D., MHS-CL, Reflects on Her ‘Colorful Career’

After 27 years at Duke and a long career working in family medicine and occupational medicine, Maggie Gradison, M.D, MHS-CL, is ready to celebrate her retirement by driving to the Southwest with her husband.

“I wanted to travel when I retire and visit friends around the country and the world,” Gradison says. “But it will have to wait until it’s safe to travel.”

Duke Physician Assistant Program Awarded $2M HRSA Grant

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded the Duke Physician Assistant Program a $2 million five-year grant for the project “Physician Assistant Leaders in Underserved Communities.”