Stephanie Neary, PhD, MPA, MMS, PA-C

Stephanie Neary is the Capstone Director for the Yale Physician Associate Program and an Assistant Professor Adjunct at the Yale School of Medicine. She began with the Yale PA Online Program in 2017, serving as Director of Didactic Education and Program Analyst, and joined the Physician Associate Program in 2026. With more than a decade of experience in PA education, she is course director for Epidemiology and Methods I and II and co-director of Prevention, Population Health, and Patient-Centered Care I, II, and III.

Stephanie brings more than 10 years of clinical experience, beginning in family medicine caring primarily for patients from refugee communities, followed by 8 years in inpatient endocrinology on the Diabetes Management Service at the Medical University of South Carolina. Nationally, she has served on numerous PAEA committees and work groups, facilitates PAEA faculty development workshops, and previously served on the Board of Directors for PAs for Women Empowerment.

Stephanie earned an MMS in PA Studies from Midwestern University-Glendale and a PhD in Nursing Science from the Medical University of South Carolina, and also holds an MPA in Health Care Management and a BS in Exercise Science. Her research interests explore PA wellness and mental health, human flourishing, and the intersection of parenthood and clinical leadership. She is certified by the NCCPA.