The PA Didactic Instructor of the Year

The Physician Assistants Program, a part of our Department of Family Medicine, graduated 31 students in May, including three students from the distance education cohort. Jerry Ryan, MD was chosen by the graduates as Didactic Instructor of the Year, and was honored and recognized. For the class that entered the program in May, a record number of applications were received - 381 applications for 34 positions (28 on campus and 6 distance positions). The six distance students include two from Minnesota, two from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and two from Northern Wisconsin.