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FACULTY & STAFF
• Rena N. Mitchell MS, PA-C
• Luther Clark, MD
• Mark L’Eplattenier, PA-C
• Dawn Morton-Rias, P.D., RPA-C

• Esther Nemetsky, RPA-C
• Felix Nwamaghinna, RPA-C
• Alfrede Provilus, RPA-C
• Lisa Escalera

Rena N. Mitchell, MS, RPA-C
Clinical Assistant Professor/Acting Chairperson

Education:

MS, SUNY at Stony Brook, Health Care Policy and Management

BS, SUNY at Stony Brook, Physician Assistant

Clinical Practice: Geriatrics, Community Health Education

Responsibilities: Program, budget and faculty development; administration, admissions and student services. Didactic instruction in Gerontology and Long term care, Death and Dying, Pharmacology, Dermatology, Health Promotion / Disease Prevention, Ethics, Health Care Delivery in the US. Team instructor in Physical Diagnosis, Clinical Skills, Adult Primary Care Medicine; participation in student admissions, student advisement and program evaluation.

Professional Activities: Physician Assistant Education Association,
Education Committee, Chair, New York State Society of Physician Assistants, President.

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Luther Clark, MD
Medical Director

Education:


Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Clinical Practice: Cardiology
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, B'klyn, NY

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Mark L’Eplattenier, MPAS, RPA-C
Clinical Assistant Professor/Pre-Professional Academic Coordinator

Education:

MPAS, Oregon Health Science University
BS, Rutgers University, Physician Assistant

Clinical Practice: Emergency Medicine and Endocrinology, Medical Administration

Responsibilities: Coordination/management of the didactic phase of the curriculum Didactic instruction of Clinical Rheumatology, EKG interpretation. Team instructor in Physical Diagnosis, Adult Primary Care Medicine, Clinical Decision-Making and Clinical Skills; Clinical Coordination participation in student admissions, student advisement and program evaluation.

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Dawn Morton-Rias, EdD PA-C
Dean, College of Health Related Professions
Assistant Professor

Education:

Ed.D & PD Candidate & PD (Professional Diploma) Instructional Leadership, St. John's University

BS Howard University, Physician Assistant

BA SUNY Stony Brook

Clinical Practice: Obstetrics/Gynecology

Responsibilities: Didactic instruction in Interviewing and Physical Diagnosis, Physician Assistant Practice, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Legal Issues and Clinical Ob/Gyn, Team instructor- Adult Primary Care Medicine, participation in student admissions, student advisement and program evaluation.

Professional Activities: Physician Assistant Education Association- President 2005-2006, New York State Board of Medicine- Board Member 2002-07; Former Commissioner Accreditation Review Commission for Physician Assistants (ARC-PA)

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Esther Nemetsky, RPA-C
Clinical Instructor/Faculty

Education:


BS Touro College, Physician Assistant

Clinical Practice: Ophthalmology, Pediatrics

Responsibilities: Principle instructor Interviewing and Physical Diagnosis and Clinical Decision-Making; Team instructor- Adult Primary Care Medicine, participation in student admissions, student advisement and program evaluation.

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Felix Nwamaghinna, RPA-C
Assistant Professor/Senior Clinical Coordinator

Education:

BS, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Physician Assistant

BA, Andrews University, Religion/Biology

Albany Medical College,
Medical Ethics (in progress)

Clinical Practice: Neurosurgery

Responsibilities: Coordination/management of the clinical phase of the curriculum. Clinical supervision of students, team instructor in Physical Diagnosis, Principles of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Decision-Making and Clinical Skills and participation in student admissions, student advisement and program evaluation.

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Alfrede Provilus, RPA-C
Clinical Assistant Professor/Clinical Coordinator

Education:

BA SUNY at Binghamton - Biology/French

BS, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Physician Assistant

Clinical Practice: Internal Medicine

Responsibilities: Clinical Coordinator. Team instructor in Physical Diagnosis, Clinical Decision-Making and Clinical Skills and participation in student admissions, student advisement and program evaluation.

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Lisa Escalera, BS
Program Adminstrator

Education:

BS, Business Management and Economics, SUNY Empire State College

Responsibilities: Compiles course, clinical, applicant, student and graduate data, designs survey instruments and communiqués and provides administrative, secretarial, computer and technical support for the Program, responds to inquiries about the Program.

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