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Lucky number 13
13. That’s the number of PA programs to be active by the year 2017. And each program will graduate between 25 and 60 students each year, which means over 500 new PAs every year into our Ohio workforce. Not to men-tion the clinical rotations that will be required to host all of these students every year. Each student will be required 6-7 CORE rotations: General surgery, Psych, Primary Care, Internal medicine, pediatrics, Emergency medicine, Women’s health and geriatrics, and then two electives on top of that.
Over 500 students are looking to be placed in more than 4500 clinical rotations.
There are almost 3,000 licensed PAs within our state of Ohio. At Cleve-land Clinic alone, we have over 425 PAs and counting (possibly bringing on board another 50 plus by the end of the year). Yet, with all of these PAs in our system, we only have a little more than 40 dedicated precep-tors. We schedule over 200 clinical rotations yearly; that is only about 30% of the total applications we receive.
In the past few years, we have defined our student initiative to identify and attract extremely qualified and competent students who we match with our clinical sites. Our matching system is unlike any other. It is an application process that each student must complete. The applications are reviewed and scored according to the students’ previous experience, comprehen-sion of roles and ability to articulate the professional aspect of the PA pro-fession.
It is through this matching that we are able to schedule the highest quality of students with our preceptors, and it is from this pool of students that we select our future employees. In the last year, 55% of all new PA hires were new graduates!
Why am I telling you this? It is critical at this time for the sustainability of our PA programs’ futures to offer as many quality clinical rotations as pos-sible to meet the demand from the increasing population of PA students.
As we create additional PA opportunities throughout our system, we will need to onboard skilled, competent applicants. The new graduate pool is where we will most likely turn to in order to fill our needs. Therefore, we must be proactive and train as many of these PA students as possible in order to ensure they have the skills and competence we require in our employees.
I strongly encourage all of you to give back to our profession as you once were given as students and offer to be clinical Preceptors. If you are nerv-ous of the time involved, or of the skills needed to teach, please contact
July 2015
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PA SERVICES NEWS
Student Spotlight 2
Program Administrators Corner 3
Awards and Recognitions 4
2015 PA Student Challenge Bowl 5
2015 PA Student Workshop 6
Call for Nominations 7-12
2015 CME Offerings 13
2015 Events Calendar 14-15
New Hires 16
Job Postings 17
Inside this issue:
Kristin Homoki at [email protected].
Kristin is creating a Preceptor Workshop for September, which will be for those of you who are new to precepting and also for those of you who are seasoned preceptors and would like to hone your skills.
Thank you to those of you who have stepped up and continue to teach and precept PA students. Your selfless contribution to PA education is very much appreciated!
As always, thank you for reading,
Carpe Diem
Josanne
OHIO PA PROGRAMS
Baldwin Wallace
Cuyahoga Community College/Cleveland State University
Findlay
Kettering
Lake Erie
Marietta
Mount Union
Ohio Dominican
Ohio University
University of Dayton
University of Toledo
TO OPEN
Case Western Reserve University—May 2016
Mt. St. Joseph—2016-17
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For our summer issue we are highlighting PA student Jessica Sarkis from the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jessica recently completed a rotation in Family Prac-tice in Wooster. Jessica graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Case Western Reserve University in Nutrition and a minor in Chemistry. She chose this degree because it would allow her to continue her work in community service which has become an integral part of her life. Her interest and passion for medicine, specifically the health sciences, was sparked while volunteering and shadowing through-out high school and college. She worked on research projects as part of her nutrition de-gree and she became a certified nurse’s aide. Her older sister Daad, who graduated from PA school last year and works at the CC, has been “the greatest influence on my interest in pursuing a career as a PA," Jessi-ca says. "She brought to light the many re-warding and challenging aspects the come along with being a PA and gave me the infor-mation I needed to determine that this career choice is a perfect fit for me.” She chose the PA program at the University of St. Francis due to their unique PBL curric-ulum, which strives to develop critical think-ing, clinical skills, and confidence in their stu-dents while cultivating teamwork and giving back to the community. St. Francis gradu-ates excellent PAs. When asked about an area of specialization, Jessica says that she loves caring for chil-dren; as a result, she has a strong interest in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. She hopes to gain experience in primary care or inpatient medicine, which would allow her to expand her knowledge and optimize her skills.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Jessica Sarkis, PA Student
An experience that truly stands out for Jessica while rotating was the ability to translate in Ara-bic, which allowed her to communicate with a family regarding their child. She states “how sincerely grateful they were to finally be able to communicate fully in regards to their child’s health”. Jessica says that while she often gets caught up in the hustle and bustle of graduate school and rotations, this opportunity to help a family in this unique way made her feel truly blessed and thankful. She says that moments such as this help her remember what all the hard work is for. Jessica is one of 4 children born to parents of Syrian descent. She enjoys being with people and is intrigued by different cultures. Jessica says the best way to get to know someone is to share a meal with them. "It’s no wonder I consider myself a foodie," she remarks. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and being out on Lake Erie. Her other interests include a flair for the theatre and cine-ma. Her school clinical coordinator states, “Jessica is a hard worker, is attentive to detail and is always conscientious to question and work through any discrepancies she discov-ers. Preceptors have complimented her on her eagerness to learn, her excellent communica-tion skills, and the ability to adapt quickly to new environments. We are proud of her ac-complishments and wish her well as she be-gins her career in the fall.” We wish her the best as she looks forward to graduation in August.
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Our highlighted preceptor this quarter is Greg Bar-ton. Greg is a PA at Wooster Family Health Center and has been working at Cleveland Clinic for 18 years. He works primarily in Family Practice and Urgent Care
but has also worked periodically to help the hospitalist and ambulatory surgery ser-vices. A special project Greg is currently working on is the development of a presen-tation on responsible antibiotic use for the Urgent Care setting.
Prior to PA school Greg was an RN at Akron General in the ICU,CCU, and Cardiovascu-lar Surgery. He first noticed PAs at Akron and saw the role as desirable and thought the profession had promising advance-ment. Greg then attended and graduated from the Tri-C program and has been a PA now for 24 years.
Greg has been precepting for 20 of the 24 years that he has been a PA and currently teaches 2-4 students every year. Greg jok-ingly recalls that before he decided to be-come a preceptor he was nervous that the students might be smarter than him. Greg says periodically it is difficult to manage time between patient care and discussion and education of the students. His students say he does extremely well and they always give him great reviews. When asked what he thought was the most rewarding thing about precepting he explained, “I have en-joyed every student, getting to know them, creating friendships and work relationships.
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It is very satisfying to see new professionals developing and play a role in shaping how they approach patients.”
Greg has been happily married for 31 years and has 5 adult children and 3 grandchildren with 2 more on the way. Faith is a central component in his life and he is very involved in his church in worship and spiritual renew-al. He has recently recorded his first album of original music. Greg also finds time to paint with oils and water color, exercises regularly, hikes, and landscapes.
PA Services thanks Greg for all his dedica-tion to teaching our next generation of pro-viders.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
The Cleveland Clinic Center for Health Science Education gives
out 5 awards annually to the Outstanding Health Sciences Educa-
tors of the year. This year there were 27 nominees from 15 differ-
ent disciplines. Among the exemplary award winners was our
own Yosef Robbins, PA-C. Yosef is a long-standing inter-
professional educator and encourages the development of all
those around him. He consistently and enthusiastically precepts
students of all kinds including PA students, nursing students, fel-
lows, residents, and medical students. He leads the HVI PAs by
example on the importance of educating, as his team takes 11-13
PA students every year in addition to undergraduate shadow stu-
dents. He also serves as an integral member of the PA Preceptor
Council and this year served as the moderator for the PA Student
Challenge Bowl.
Please join me in congratulating Yosef on his exemplary role in
educating our future generation of providers.
From left to right, Kristin Homoki, Program Administra-
tor, PA Services, Yosef Robbins, PA-C, Heart And Vas-cular Institute
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2015 CHALLENGE BOWL, INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
June 18, 2015
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2015 PA STUDENT WORKSHOP, INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
June19, 2015
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
FOR OUTSTANDING PAs AND TEAMS
Nominations will now be accepted through AUGUST 14, 2015 for the following Outstanding categories:
• OUTSTANDING PA (SHINING STAR AWARD)
• OUTSTANDING PA-PHYSICIAN TEAM
• OUTSTANDING PA TEAM OR DEPARTMENT
• OUTSTANDING PA PRECEPTOR
• OUTSTANDING PA EDUCATOR
• DISTINGUISHED PA AWARD (PEER AWARD ONLY)
• PA STUDENT OF PROMISE AWARD
Please see the descriptions of the awards below.
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS AUGUST 14, 2015
ALL PAs ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE NOMIMATED FOR ALL AWARDS, IN-CLUDING THOSE PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS. All nominations should be emailed to: [email protected] or faxed to: 216-636-1848
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SHINING STAR AWARDS
(Describe in 500 words or less essay)
The Shining Star Awards are given to those PAs who are outstanding in their work, character and dedication to service. Any CCHS employee may nominate PAs or PA Teams. There are three classifications of Shining Star Awards:
1. Outstanding PA;
a. PA is continually exceptional in their work ethic
b. PA is respected by their peers, colleagues and supervising physicians
c. PA is dedicated to the mission and vision of CCHS
2. Outstanding PA – Physician Team:
a. The PA/Physician team is an outstanding example of how PAs and Physi-cians work together to provide quality and safe patient care
b. The PA/Physician team promotes respect, professionalism and a coopera-tive spirit.
3. Outstanding Department or Team of PAs;
a. The Department or Team of PAs works together seamlessly to provide quali-ty patient care
b. The Department or Team of PAs continually support each other and work in a joint effort to meet their patients’ goals.
c. The Department or Team members mentor new PAs to their team/departments and are available to cover each others’ time off.
Submit an essay of 500 words or less on why this nominee is quali-fied for the Shining Star award by Aug. 14, 2015
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PA PRECEPTOR AWARD
This award goes to a PA who dedicates a great deal of time to educating PA stu-dents. He/she consistently takes PA students and receives rave reviews on his/her teaching abilities. This award is based upon:
a. Consistent Preceptorship of PA students
b. Excellent evaluations by schools and PA students
c. Ability to teach new skills, patience and communication with PA students
d. Goes above and beyond in the number of PA students he/she precepts
Submit an essay of 500 words or less on why this nominee is quali-fied for the Educator Award by Aug. 15, 2014.
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OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD
This award is designed for that person (could be any professional) who has gone the extra mile in trying to inform, teach and be a resource for PAs within our system.
This award is based on:
a. This person has a “true connection” with our PA employees
b. This person is always available to our PAs
c. This person is “the resource” above all resources for knowledge.
d. Entertaining, resourceful and available define this recipient
Submit an essay of 500 words or less on why this nominee is quali-fied for the Educator Award by Aug. 14, 2015.
ALL PAs ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE NOMIMATED FOR ALL AWARDS, IN-CLUDING THOSE PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS.
All nominations should be emailed to: [email protected] or faxed to: 216-636-1848
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THE FOLLOWING AWARD IS A PEER RECOGNIZED AWARD. THE NOMINATOR MUST BE A PA, NOMINATING A PA PEER.
DISTINGUISHED PA AWARD
The Distinguished PA Award is given to a PA for outstanding service and dedication towards promoting the ideals of the PA profession. This is a PEER RECOGNIZED AWARD. PAs recognizing another PA. (The nomination must come from a PA).
The award is based on the following:
• PA is well recognized by members of the PA profession • The PA has made significant impact on the PA profession and/or
colleagues • The PA has furthered the image of the PA profession to the com-
munity • The PA holds memberships and is active in the State and National
PA societies • The PA participates in humanitarian services: community, clubs,
etc.
Submit attached application by Aug. 14, 2014 All entries must be accompanied by the Distinguished PA Application.
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2015 DISTINGUISHED PA AWARD
The Distinguished PA Award is given to a PA for outstanding service and dedication towards promoting the ideals of the PA profession. This is a peer recognized award. PA’s recognizing another PA. __________________________________________is nominated for the 2015 Distinguished PA Award. Nominated PA’s Department: ____________________________________________________________ Please describe the following about the PA you have nominated; you may attach additional paper as needed. (Example: biography, CV, certificates of honor, etc). Please return to Josanne Pagel: [email protected] By: August 14, 2015. • Tell us how this PA is recognized by members of the PA profession • How has this PA made a significant impact on the PA profession and/or colleagues? • How has this PA furthered the image of the physician assistant profession to the community? • Does this PA hold memberships and is active in the State and National PA societies? • Any additional humanitarian services: community activities, clubs, etc. • Describe the characteristics/qualities your nominee possesses that you feel, makes him/her an
outstanding person. Please feel free to give examples.
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PA STUDENT OF PROMISE AWARD
PA Services has been proud to recognize our outstanding Cleveland Clinic PAs and Physicians over the last several years with the annual PA Awards given during PA week in October. This year we are adding an additional award to recognize an outstanding PA student. The PA Student of Promise Award will be given annually to a PA student that has completed 2 or more clinical rota-tions at Cleveland Clinic over the course of a year. The recipient of this award will be a PA student that has shown exemplary clinical skills, compassion, and professionalism in rotations at Cleve-land Clinic. The criteria for this award are included in this edition’s newsletter along with criteria for the other PA Awards. We will be taking nominations until August 14, 2015. If you have an out-standing peer or precept you would like to recognize please consider nominating them for an award.
The recipient of this award is a PA student that has shown exemplary clinical skills, compassion,
and professionalism in rotations at Cleveland Clinic. This award is based upon:
a. Completed at least 2 clinical rotations at Cleveland Clinic between September 2014-August 2015
b. Has a clear understanding of what it is to be a PA
c. Shows initiative
d. Shows compassion towards patients
e. Works collaboratively in the healthcare team model
f. Attempts to better their skill set daily
g. Meets preceptor’s expectations
h. Takes criticism constructively and learns from mistakes
i. Demonstrates Professionalism
j. Shows maturity in all areas of the clinical experience
Submit an essay of 500 words or less on why this nominee is qualified for the PA Student of Promise Award by Aug. 14, 2015. A STUDENT MUST BE NOMINATED BY AT LEAST 2 CCHS EMPLOYED PRECEPTORS FOR THIS AWARD. All nominations should be emailed to: [email protected] or faxed to: 216-636-1848
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2015 CME OFFERINGS
Online Series Earn your CME credits in pharmacology. This online series helps you stay abreast of new indications or medications, their modes of action, ef-ficacy and side-effect profiles and their use in clinical practice.
Purchase as a group and SAVE Purchase a set of six webcasts for only $100 – a $120 value. Ensure you have the necessary knowledge and competencies to appropriately prescribe medications and improve patient outcomes by participating in this CME-certified, online series.
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(Hold the Control Key and then click the link above to access available modules)
Or go to:
hp://my.clevelandclinic.org/careers/physician-assistants/events-conferences/cme-conferences.aspx
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2015 EVENTS CALENDAR
PA’s IN ADMINISTRATION INTENSTIVE WORKSHOP
BY INVITATION ONLY
AUGUST 27-28th
PRECEPTOR WORKSHOP
SEPTEMBER 24th
OAPA CME
OCTOBER 2-4th
PA WEEK RECEPTION
OCTOBER 8th
PA MANAGERS WORKSHOP
OCTOBER 8th
PA’S IN ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE
WAKE FOREST PA PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 5-7th
HEALTHCARE FOR VETERANS CME PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 9-10th
APN/PA MANAGERS WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 19th
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2015 EVENTS CALENDAR
MONTHLY MEETINGS
PA MANAGERS MEETING
4th THURDAY OF THE MONTH
7:30 a.m.— 9 a.m.
NA 5—15
PA STUDENT MONTHLY FORUM
3rd TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
7:30 a.m.—8:30 a.m.
E 3—53
APN/PA MANAGERS MEETING
1st THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
12:00 p.m. — 1:30 p.m.
E 3—53
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Please join us in welcoming the following
PAs to Cleveland Clinic:
NEW HIRES
KRISTA BERGER
Emergency Services
ANTHONY SALVATORE
Weston, FL
MARGARET MAHONEY
Weston, FL
TIFFANY AGOSTO
Emergency Services
NICHOLAS TARNOWSKI
Emergency Services
RYAN HAMM
Emergency Services
JULIE CAMPANA
Emergency Services
SCHIRRON CAMPBELL
Pain Mangement
KAILEY BACHIR
Emergency Services
NICHOLAS KIVIOR
Emergency Services
KRISTI CANZANO
Lorain Ins'tute
ANDREW SESAK
Emergency Services
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For information, contact the PA Recruiters:For information, contact the PA Recruiters:For information, contact the PA Recruiters:For information, contact the PA Recruiters:
Lauren Forst —[email protected]—216-448-8201
Lauren Judd—[email protected]—216-448-8208
Sandra Fedor—[email protected]—216-448-8204
MISSION
To work with physicians to provide quality and accessible health care to our patients.
To continue our professional and personal development as Physician Assistants.
To increase awareness of the Physician Assistant profession at Cleveland Clinic.
PURPOSE
By disseminating information, increasing communication, and promoting educational
activities for continual medical and professional opportunities, the Physician Assistants
of Cleveland Clinic are committed to providing affordable and accessible quality health
care to all patients.
Our VISION is to offer the most professional and educational opportunities to Physi-
cian Assistants. throughout the world!
MAIN CAMPUSMAIN CAMPUSMAIN CAMPUSMAIN CAMPUS::::
APN/PA Coordinator—CVICU (1)
Neurosurgery—Inpatient (1)
Neurology (1)
Neurological—Spine Surgery (1)
Head and Neck Surgery (1)
MICU—Critical Care (1)
Plastic Surgery (1)
General Ortho/Tumor & Trauma Center (1)
Rheumatic Disease (1)
Gastroenterology (1)
Job postings
http://intranet.ccf.org/physicianassistants/
“Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not
something you do in your spare time.” ~ Marian Wright Edelman
WORDS OF THE DAY:
Josanne Pagel, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA PA Services Executive Director, 9500 Euclid Avenue, EB116H Cleveland, OH 44195 Phone: 216-445-0626 Fax: 216-636-1848 E-mail: [email protected] Kristin Homoki , MSHS, PA-C, AT-C, CPAAPA Program Administrator 9500 Euclid Avenue, EB116C Cleveland, OH 44195 Phone: 216-444-8617 Fax: 216-636-8617 E-mail: [email protected] Autumn Blaylock Administrative Assistant 9500 Euclid Avenue, EB116D Cleveland, OH 44195 Phone: 216-444-3968 Fax: 216-636-1848 Email: [email protected] Marie Hoppert Department Coordinator 9500 Euclid Avenue, EB116T Cleveland, OH 44195 Phone: 216-444-3091 Fax: 216-636-0973 Email: [email protected]
REGIONAL HOSPITALS:REGIONAL HOSPITALS:REGIONAL HOSPITALS:REGIONAL HOSPITALS:
Lakewood: Lakewood: Lakewood: Lakewood:
Behavioral—Center for Teen Health (1)
General Surgery (1)
Fairview: Fairview: Fairview: Fairview:
Pain Management (1)
Lutheran: Lutheran: Lutheran: Lutheran:
Surgical Assistant (1)
ASC’s , FHC’s, EXPRESS CLINICS ASC’s , FHC’s, EXPRESS CLINICS ASC’s , FHC’s, EXPRESS CLINICS ASC’s , FHC’s, EXPRESS CLINICS
& URGENT CARE CENTERS, SPECIALITY CENTERS:& URGENT CARE CENTERS, SPECIALITY CENTERS:& URGENT CARE CENTERS, SPECIALITY CENTERS:& URGENT CARE CENTERS, SPECIALITY CENTERS:
Willoughby Hills FHC: Willoughby Hills FHC: Willoughby Hills FHC: Willoughby Hills FHC:
Express Care—Part Time (1)
Beachwood:Beachwood:Beachwood:Beachwood:
Distance Health (1)
Elyria FHC:Elyria FHC:Elyria FHC:Elyria FHC:
Chestnut Express Care—Part Time (1)
Chestnut Express Care—Full Time (1)
Independence FHC:Independence FHC:Independence FHC:Independence FHC:
Express Care—Part Time (1)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones FHC:Stephanie Tubbs Jones FHC:Stephanie Tubbs Jones FHC:Stephanie Tubbs Jones FHC:
Express Care—Part Time (1)
Mentor MOB: Mentor MOB: Mentor MOB: Mentor MOB:
Express Care (2)
Avon FHC:Avon FHC:Avon FHC:Avon FHC:
Cardiology—Outpatient (1)