The presentations included:

Is the Use of Warning Lights and Sirens Beneficial in the Treatment of Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Transported by Emergency Medical Services? – Douglas Edenburn, faculty mentor: Associate Professor Patti Ragan

Training Students to Practice Transgender Medicine: The Application of Flow Theory and Standardized Patients in Medical Education – Hillary McDonald, faculty mentor: Dr. Cynthia Bennett, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, and Director of Client and Standardized Patient Program Nita Skillman

Cultivating Empathy in the Anatomy Lab

A Pilot Study Observing Trends in Emotional Expression During a Human Anatomy Dissection Course Among First-Year Physician Assistant and Physical Therapy Students – Michael Whitehurst, faculty mentor: Dr. Cynthia Bennett, assistant professor of physician assistant studies

Substance Abuse Infusion in a Master’s Project Course – Associate Professor Patti Ragan and Associate Professor Melissa Murfin

The poster session was established as a joint endeavor by NCAPA and the North Carolina Physician Assistant Program Directors’ Council as a way to highlight the work of physician assistant clinicians, students and educators. Elon was well-represented at the session that included faculty scholarship and student master’s projects from the Classes of 2017 and 2018. More about the poster presentation guidelines can be found here: .

The following posters were presented:

"LGBT Education on Physician Assistant Curricula," by Katie Vornheder and Dr. Cindy Bennett, assistant professor of physician assistant studies.

"A Dedicated Leadership Module in Physician Assistant Education," by Tracey Thurnes, assistant professor of physician assistant studies and assistant director of clinical education

"PA-rtnering for Healthy Habits Health Fair: A community education outreach project," by Amanda Ferri, Shaun Lynch, assistant professor of physician assistant studies and academic coordinator, and Dr. Diane Duffy, assistant professor of physician assistant studies and director of clinical education. 

"Augmenting Reality in PA Education," by Melissa Murfin, department chair, program director and associate profesor of physician assistant studies

"Prediabetes risk screening assessments may predict pathologic glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina," by Jamie Rose, and Melissa Murfin, department chair, program director and associate profesor of physician assistant studies