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July 01, 2024 Reputation & Opportunity Inspire New Leader“The Schools of Medicine’s track record for producing skilled, compassionate, and evidence-based practitioners really impressed me,” said Heather Gebauer, M.S., PA-C, director of learner success and wellness for the newly launched Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program. “As a physician assistant (PA), I've worked with many physicians trained at UC San Diego. I’ve appreciated the high-quality education they received and the care they provide.” |
June 18, 2024 White Coat Ceremony Celebrates the Inaugural Cohort of Physician Assistant StudentsWith nervous smiles and anticipation, the students lined up outside the Ong Family Auditorium at University of California San Diego. Inside, it was standing room only as family and friends gathered to witness a historic White Coat Ceremony. The Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program, which officially launched in June 2024, welcomed the very first cohort of students. |
June 05, 2024 UC San Diego School of Medicine Welcomes First Cohort of Physician Assistant StudentsIn 2020, the California Health Care Foundation estimated that nearly 688,000 people in San Diego and Imperial Counties lived in an area with a shortage of primary care physicians, and the situation is expected to worsen. To help address this critical health care issue in the community, University of California San Diego School of Medicine has launched the new Richard C. and Rita L. Atkinson Physician Assistant Education Program. The school welcomed the inaugural class of physician assistant (PA) students on Monday, June 3. |
September 24, 2020 Rita and Richard Atkinson Give Nearly $7 Million to Establish Physician Assistant Education Program at UC San DiegoFormer University of California San Diego Chancellor and UC President Emeritus Richard Atkinson and Rita Atkinson have committed to give nearly $7 million via a charitable trust to establish and endow the Richard C. and Rita L. Atkinson UC San Diego Physician Assistant Education Program. The gift, which contributes to the Campaign for UC San Diego, is contingent on the establishment of a physician assistant education program at UC San Diego if approved by the University of California. |
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