JPAE Podcast

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor at Northeastern University, sit down with Aaron Henry, PhD(c), MSHS, PA-C, co-director of clinical education and assistant professor at the George Washington University Physician Assistant Program, to discuss his JPAE article, “Web-Based Survey Fraud: Pitfalls...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor at Northeastern University, are joined by Joy Hampton, DMSc, MS, PA-C, Assistant Professor at Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University, for a discussion on student success coaching in PA education. Dr. Hampton shares the development...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, are joined by Ryan A. Downey, PhD, Mitchell Barnett, PharmD, MS, and Susan Jameson, PhD, to discuss their JPAE article on using the PAEA End of Curriculum (EOC) exam to assess student readiness for the PANCE. The conversation explores the challenge of balancing remediation with real-world consequences, as Dr. Jameson outlines concerns about raising EO...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, are joined by Chris Roman, DMS, PA-C, associate professor in PA Studies at Butler University, and David Bunnell, PhD, MSHS, PA-C, DFAAPA, assistant professor in the Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) program at the University of Maryland, to discuss physician associate students’ use of large language models during the didactic year. The guests sha...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, welcome Malwina Huzarska, director of didactic education and assistant professor in the PA program at The George Washington University, along with Sarah Marsan, admissions officer for the university’s PA program, to explore emerging research on specialization in PA education. The conversation examines how the evolving healthcare landscape may re...

In this episode, hosts Dr. Trenton Honda and Carrie Berry are joined by Rachel Ditoro, EdD, MSPAS, PA-C; Shalon R. Buchs, EdD, PA-C; and Jennifer Coombs, PhD, PA-C, MPAS to discuss their research on the predictive value of the Physician Assistant Education Association’s (PAEA) end-of-curriculum (EOC) exams for performance on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE). The conversation explores what inspired the ...

In this special year-end episode of the JPAE Podcast, JPAE managing editor Denise Rizzolo, PhD, turns the microphone on co-hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, to reflect on their journey creating and producing the show. Together, they revisit the inspirations that sparked the podcast, the unexpected challenges they navigated along the way, and how their interviewing styles have evolved over time. They s...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor at Northeastern University, talk with Rachel Weinzimmer, DMSc, PA-C, CAQ-EM, CPAAPA, DFAAPA, assistant professor of PA Studies and director of didactic education at Colorado Mesa University. Dr. Weinzimmer shares how she and her students turned a creative capstone p...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor at Northeastern University, talk with Kevin Bogenschutz, DMS, PA-C, assistant professor of PA Studies at Butler University, about his recent research exploring whether preceptor evaluations can predict PANCE and End-of-Rotation (EOR) exam performance. Bogenschutz sh...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor at Northeastern University, dive into the challenges PA faculty face when it comes to publishing research. They’re joined by Dr. Amy Roberts, PA-C of Hofstra Northwell and Dr. Mirela Bruza-Augatis, PA-C of Seton Hall University to discuss their recent study on...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor in Northeastern University’s Department of Medical Sciences, explore the power—and pitfalls—of social media in shaping prospective PA students’ decisions. They’re joined by Patrick Heagey, MPAS, PA-C, of West Chester University, Amanda ...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Northeastern University, delve into the issue of burnout among underrepresented minority PA educators in the U.S. Joining them are Dr. Daytheon Sturges, PhD, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, MCHES, and Dr. Marilyn Massey-Stokes, Ed.D., CH...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Northeastern University, explore the vital role of mentorship in PA education with guests Victoria Louwagie, DMSc, MS, PA-C, and Brittany Strelow, DMSc, MS, PA-C. Drawing from their recent research, Louwagie and Strelow share...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Northeastern University, sit down with Stephanie Neary, PhD, MPA, PA-C, assistant professor and director of didactic education at the Yale PA Online Program, to explore her recent JPAE article, “The Drivers and Barriers...

In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Northeastern University, sit down with three contributors to a recent JPAE article on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in PA programs. Guests Patrick Bafuma, PA-C (University of New Mexico), Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C (Duke Un...

Join Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief for the Journal of PA Education, and co-host Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Northeastern University, as they chat with Ryan White, PhD,  assistant professor and director of clinical site development and practice in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Practice at the Rutgers School of Health Prof...

Join Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief for the Journal of PA Education, and co-host Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Northeastern University, as they chat with Erika Francis, PA-C, an associate professor and interim program director in the Division of Physician Assistant Studies at Shenandoah University. Dr. Francis shares key findings from her scop...

In this episode, Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and co-host Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor at Northeastern University, welcome Dr. Vanessa Bester, Director of the School of Health at Augsburg University, and Dr. Carolyn Bradley-Guidry, associate dean for student affairs and engagement at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Together, they discuss their impac...

Join Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief for the Journal of PA Education, and co-host Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Northeastern University, as they chat with Kandi Pitchford, director of outcomes, assessment and capstone at South College; Casey Geiser, PA-C, PA with Hartford Hospital; and Lauren Souza, PA-C, PA with Southern Maine Health Care, abo...