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Physician Assistant Program Expansion Initiative

• Principal Investigator: Paul Lombardo, MPS, RPAC
• Collaborator(s): SB University Hospital, five clinical affiliate institutions, Parker Institute for Geriatric Care, numerous preceptorship sites throughout Long Island and the State of New York.
• Project Goal: Increase number of PA graduates to 50 students; and Facilitate preclinical and clinical educational experiences which will positively impact on the deployment of PAs in regions of NYS designated as PA shortage areas or state HPSAs.
• Grant(s): New York State Department of Health Program Expansion Grants
• Funding Source(s): New York State Department of Health
• Amount of Award: $650,000 in total for three (3) one year approved grant cycles and a three (3) month extension spanning 1993-1997.
• Disciplines/Fields: Physician assistant, medicine, pharmacology, pathology, physiology, anatomy, social welfare, health education, and gerontology/geriatric medicine.
• Dates: Program development ongoing, but grant objectives completed in 1998.