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Physician Assistant Post Professional Masters Program in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine

• Principal Investigator: Paul Lombardo, MPS, RPAC
• Collaborator(s): New York City Health and Hospitals Corporations and selected clinical clerkship placement sites, Division of Post-Professional Education---Department of PA Education, SB University Hospital, SBU School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.
• Project Goal: Develop and implement post-professional program providing advanced education in the specialty of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine for 20 physician assistant (PA) graduates of ARC-PA accredited programs; positively impact on the deployment of PAs throughout the NYC-HHC clinical facilities and the delivery of psychiatric and addiction medicine services to a high need, urban patient population.
• Funding Source(s): New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
• Amount of Award: $2,324,000 for one (1) program development year and two (2) training years spanning 2008-2011.
• Disciplines/Fields: Physician assistant, psychiatry and addiction medicine.
• Dates: Program development ongoing, but grant objectives completed in 2011.