2023 is going very well with the clinical cohort. Students are having wonderful experiences at their clinical sites; they have returned at EOR with lots of excitement about things they are getting to see/diagnose and about the procedures they are gaining experience performing. We continue to get glowing reviews from preceptors about how well students are doing while working with them. It’s such an honor to be part of a program that consistently hears from the community that clinicians love working with our students, and in some instances say our students are their absolute favorite.  

Students are currently in their 5th rotation, so they are starting to gain confidence and are thinking more and more about what is to come after graduation, which will be here before they know it. A few have already had conversations with providers about possible job opportunities. We are currently in the process of beginning to plan students’ directed (or elective) rotations. It’s always exciting to see what areas of medicine students are the most interested in getting a little more experience in.  

We are always pleased to see students take interest in participating in conferences and leadership opportunities. We have had several clinical-year students attend portions of both AAPA and MOAPA conferences/activities this year.  

Students that attended the annual AAPA conference in Nashville, TN:  

Billy Bailey, Jessica Cobban, Kaci Hultz, Sadie Turner, Regan Wilson, and Skylar Wimberly.  

Students that attended the annual MOAPA conference were:  

• Poster presentations: Sehun Park and Regan Wilson 

• PA student challenge bowl: Kaci Hultz, Amberly Langford, and Sehun Park 
• General session and workshop attendance: Billy Bailey and Chris Foster 

Two MSU faculty presented at the conference this year as well. Professor Maben spoke on Updates in Overactive Bladder, and Professor Cook spoke about Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions.