Skip to Main Content

Courtney Fankhanel, MMSc, PA-C

Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine
DownloadHi-Res Photo

Additional Titles

Director of Clinical Education, Physician Associate Program

Associate Program Director, Yale Physician Associate Program

About

Titles

Assistant Professor in the Physician Associate Program, Department of Medicine

Director of Clinical Education, Physician Associate Program; Associate Program Director, Yale Physician Associate Program

Biography

Courtney Fankhanel joined the Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program faculty in 2016 and is currently an Assistant Professor. She is the director of clinical education as well as serves as course director of EKG, surgical skills, transition, and callback curriculum.

Courtney is a physician assistant who graduated with an MMSc from Yale Physician Associate Program in 2008. She has been practicing clinically in cardiac surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital since 2009.

Her academic role includes:

  • Develop and assess the clinical curriculum
  • Maintain accreditation standards for clinical curriculum
  • Maintain, evaluate, and collaborate with clinical partners
  • Lecturer and workshop leader for intro to surgery, transitional skills, cardiology didactics, EKG course, ultrasound, simulation, procedural competencies.
  • Academic advisement of students
  • Committee member on Admissions, Program Assessment, and Educational Policy and Curriculum
  • Clinical experience as a Cardiac Surgery PA at Yale New Haven Hospital in both the surgical and critical care setting.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

CHAMP Faculty Development Program
Yale School of Medicine (2022)
Medical Education Fellowship
Yale School of Medicine (2020)
MMSc
Yale University School of Medicine, Physician Associate Program (2008)
BS
University of Scranton, Biology (2006)

Board Certifications

  • Physician Assistant - Medical

    Certification Organization
    National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
    Latest Certification Date
    2021
    Original Certification Date
    2009

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Courtney Fankhanel's published research.

Publications

2022

2021

  • Overview of Aortic Stenosis
    Arko R, Fankhanel C. Overview of Aortic Stenosis. Physician Assistant Clinics 6(2021) 309-318
    Peer-Reviewed Educational Materials
  • Physician Assistant Clinics - Surgery Edition
    Fankhanel C, Van Rhee J. Surgery. Physician Assistant Clinics (2021), Volume 6, Issue 2
    Peer-Reviewed Educational Materials

2020

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Yale Physician Associate Program, Admissions Committee

  • activity

    Yale Physician Associate Program, Program Assessment Committee (PAC)

  • activity

    Yale Physician Associate Program, Education Policy and Curriculum Committee (EPCC)

  • activity

    Connecticut Physician Assistant Foundation

  • activity

    Connecticut Academy of Physician Assistants

Get In Touch

Contacts

Academic Office Number
Office Fax Number

Locations

  • Physician Associate Program, A250

    Academic Office

    100 Church Street South

    New Haven, CT 06519