Welcome Remarks from Alexandria Garino, PhD, PA-C, Director, Physician Associate Program
November 29, 2021ID7221
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- 00:02Welcome to the class of 2021's honors thesis
- 00:05presentation I'm Alexandria Greenough,
- 00:07director of the Yale School of
- 00:09Medicine physician associate program.
- 00:11I'm often asked about the difference
- 00:13between a physician associate
- 00:15and a physician assistant.
- 00:16In the end, we all practice as P as well.
- 00:20One of the main differences is
- 00:23our programs focus on research.
- 00:25Our research program is rigorous one.
- 00:27We believe the PS need to utilize
- 00:30principles of research methodology.
- 00:32Public health and evidence based
- 00:34medicine if they are to practice
- 00:36medicine to the best of their ability,
- 00:39this training is one of the many
- 00:41reasons why our graduates are so
- 00:43highly sought after this year.
- 00:45We introduced the new alternative thesis,
- 00:48celebrate the traditional thesis
- 00:49and highlight a project funded
- 00:51by the Wilbur Downs Fellowship.
- 00:53Our soon to be graduates have done
- 00:56strong work and several studies
- 00:58have already been accepted for
- 01:01publication and presentation.
- 01:02We have many people to thank
- 01:05for today's presentation.
- 01:06First,
- 01:06we thank the students for their dedication,
- 01:09flexibility and perseverance.
- 01:10The thesis project is demanding
- 01:12in the best of years,
- 01:14but the class for 2021 had the
- 01:16added burden of having their
- 01:18schedules unexpectedly disrupted
- 01:19because of the pandemic,
- 01:21I congratulate the entire
- 01:24class on their strong work.
- 01:26We think the thesis advisors
- 01:28whose expertise and guidance made
- 01:30an important contribution to the
- 01:33development of these future clinicians.
- 01:35We thank the many readers are dedicated
- 01:38librarian Caitlin Meyer and the
- 01:40graduate writing tutors without whom
- 01:42these projects would not be possible.
- 01:44We thank Dr Rosanna Gonzalas
- 01:46Colosso for making the research
- 01:48program that distinctive piece of
- 01:50the Yelp PA program experience
- 01:53and this Megan Pendergast for her
- 01:55skillful management of the program.
- 01:57Finally,
- 01:57we think Chanel Feliciano and the
- 02:00entire administrative staff for their
- 02:03coordination of today's virtual event.
- 02:05Thank you for your interest in this program.
- 02:08I hope you enjoy the honors
- 02:10thesis presentation.