Department of Family Medicine

Primary Care Physician Assistant Program

Program Director: J. Liskin

Medical Director: L. Samaniego

Faculty

Clinical Assistant Professors: R. Kern; J. Liskin; L. Samaniego; S. Stumpf

Clinical Instructors: J. Gilboy; F. Hooda; L. Howard; W. Kent; W. Mahoney; D. Middleton; N. Nielsen-Brown; A. Sellers; S. Storey; J. Tramel; L. Wells

The faculty listed above are core faculty with the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program. A complete list of faculty in the Department of Family Medicine is found in the Bulletin of the USC School of Medicine, 1993-1996.

The Primary Care Physician Assistant Program, established in 1971, prepares men and women to practice medicine under the supervision of a physician. Graduates of the program receive a bachelor of science degree in physician assistant practice from the USC School of Medicine which prepares them to work in the physician assistant profession.

Based in the Department of Family Medicine located on the USC Health Sciences Campus, the program provides classroom and clinical experience during two academic years in the major disciplines with a focus on primary care. Faculty from the program and from many departments of the School of Medicine present the classroom curriculum. The primary training site is the LAC + USC Medical Center.

Each student completes a three-month family medicine preceptorship in the community as the final phase of training. The program is committed to recruiting disadvantaged applicants and to preparing graduates to practice in medically underserved areas.

The USC physician assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education for the Physician Assistant which is sponsored by seven medical national associations including the American Medical Association. The program is approved by the Physician Assistant Examining Committee of the Medical Board of California. Graduates must pass a National Certifying Examination to qualify for licensure in California.

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