Professor Clark is the Remediation Specialist and Principal Faculty for the School of PA Studies. She has served as a founding Director of Assessment at another PA program before joining the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ School of PA Studies in 2024. Professor Clark has been a PA since graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, PA Program in 2003. She practiced as a Hospitalist PA in a teaching hospital for the first few years of her career where she discovered her passion for medical education. Upon relocating to the west coast, she joined a Head and Neck Surgical practice in San Diego, CA. She has also practiced in the areas of endocrinology, urgent care, and occupational medicine. Her research interest includes active learning in medical education, learning differences, and mental wellness in healthcare students and providers.
Awards
Outstanding Clinical Lecturer, Marshall B. Ketchum University (MBKU) Physician Assistant Program, Class of 2021, Fullerton, CA
Education
Master of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2009
Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, with Honors, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2003
Outside the Classroom
Professor Clark enjoys spending time with her husband, two kids, one naughty dog and her close friends. She is an avid podcast listener and is always curious to learn something new. She loves hiking the local trails, learning watercolor, and reading family memoirs.