King's College

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
Established 1975

What is a physician assistant?

    A physician assistant is a skilled medical provider who is trained and qualified to provide health care in a variety of settings under the supervision of a licensed physician. The PA is permitted to perform many of the services previously reserved for physicians, thus freeing the physician to extend his or her time and expertise to a larger number of patients. A PA may work in any field of medicine. Upon completion of the formal educational program, physician assistants are trained to:

• assist in surgery
• perform minor surgical procedures
• prescribe drugs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam
• obtain a patient's medical history
• perform a comprehensive physical exam
• complete routine diagnostic tests
• establish preliminary diagnoses
• implement treatment plans for common illnesses
• respond appropriately to life threatening emergencies
• provide patient education and proper referral

The King's College Physician Assistant originated in 1975.  King's has graduated over 800 PA's since 1977 with graduates working in all fields of medicine and all over the country.

We have a 99.8% pass rate on the PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination) since the beginning of our program.

Accreditation status:  6 years, awarded 2004

Program information        Undergraduate Curriculum

Program faculty and staff from left to right:
Front: Mrs. Easton, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Steinruck, Mrs. Hook, Dr. Sauls, Mrs. Novinger, Mr. Fetterolf, Dr. Feudale, Mrs. Denion 
Back: Mrs. Kaminski, Dr. Radziewicz

Mrs. MacNeeley part-time clinical faculty     &     Mrs. Wiernusz Program Secretary

Listed below are our individual pages.
Program Director 
    Frances Feudale DO, FACEP  

    Academic Director                 
    Kyle Fetterolf MPAS, PA-C

    Clinical Coordinator
     Diana Easton MPAS, PA-C

    Academic Coordinator
    Jean Denion MHA, PA-C

   Academic Faculty
    Barbara Sauls Ed.D, PA-C

   Clinical Faculty 
     Jocelyn Hook  MPAS,  PA-C   

    Clinical Faculty
    William Reynolds MPAS, PA-C

     part-time Academic Faculty
     Lorraine Novinger PA-C

    part-time Clinical Faculty
    Pamela MacNeely PA-C

    Medical Director
    Mark Radziewicz DO    

Mrs. Kaminski and Mrs. Wiernusz are the program secretaries.                                     

American Academy of Physician Assistants

Student Academy of the AAPA

Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

Below are some useful (and fun) medical links:

American Academy of Family Physicians provides much information useful to PAs
    including full-text patient handouts, clinical guidelines, and journal articles.

American Medical Association (AMA)

Centers for Disease Control

Food and Drug Association

Medical Matrix  is a repository for access to current medical resources on-line.

Medscape boasts the largest collection of free, full-text, peer-reviewed clinical medicine articles
    but requires free registration to view all posted documents.

Merck Manual

National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Maryland.

PubMed Database

Virtual Hospital is an excellent compilation of resources for all medical providers and students.
    Includes on-line texts, patient cases, radiology files, etc.

Virtual Medical Center

Anatomy Web Sites

Digital Anatomist

The Hosford Muscle Tables: Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body

Structure of the Human Body

The Visible Human Project

Workshop Anatomy for the Internet

Connection to Health Careers a link to the Center for Health Careers
 

Last revision 10/20/2008
Contact the page manager blsauls@kings.edu