Alexandria Garino PA, MS

Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine

Biographical Info

With more than 20 years administrative experience in higher education, Alexandria (Xandi) Garino has served PA education for over seven years. Xandi joined the Yale PA Program in 2006 as the academic coordinator. Committed to the development of competent PA clinicians and the global advancement of the PA profession, Xandi currently team teaches the Introduction to Research course and teaches history taking and physical exam skills to the medical and PA students.She serves as a facilitator for the Faculty Development Institute of the Physician Assistant Education Association and as a member-at-large of the CT Physician Assistant Foundation. Xandi is a practicing physician assistant at the Yale Cancer Center and earned a MS in Biostatistics and Clinical Research Methods at Columbia University.

Education & Training

B.A.

St. John's University (1985)

PA

St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center (1999)

M.S.

Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University (2004)

Board Certification

Physician Assistant Certified, Board Certified  (1999)

Honors & Recognition

• Improving Clinical Anatomy Recall and Spatial Relationship Reasoning in Physician Assistant Students
  PAEA Research Institute Grant (2006)

Professional Service

• Member-at-large, ConnAPA Physician Assistant Foundation Board of Directors
• Subcommittee member, Physician Assistant Education Association