Physician Assistant Health
Resume:
Elyse J Watkins, DHSc, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Clemmons, NC 27012
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Education
Doctor of Health Science (DHSc)
Certificate in Global Health 2016
Nova Southeastern University
Master of Science in Health Care Management 2001
California State University, Bakersfield, CA
*Health Care Management Student of the Year, 1997
*Thesis paper, What Does Coccidioidomycosis Mean, presented to Social
Science Research Colloquium, Cal State Chico, 1997
Bachelor of Science and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Physician Assistant 1993
George Washington University, Washington, DC
*National Health Service Corps scholarship recipient, 1995
*Dean’s List
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Sociology
*Minor in Studio Art 1990
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Professional Work Experience - Academic
Associate Professor 2017-current
University of Lynchburg
Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc)
Department of PA Medicine (DPAM)
Lynchburg, Virginia
oCourse director, Global Health (DMSc, online)
oCertificate creator, Global Health (DMSc, online)
oCourse director and course creator, Clinical Issues in Infectious and Tropical Diseases
o(DMSc, online)
oCourse director and course creator, Social and Behavioral Issues in Global Health (DMSc, online)
oCertificate creator, Epidemiology (DMSc, online)
Developed three courses for the certificate: Biostatistics, Epidemiology of Infections Disease, and Epidemiology of Chronic Disease
oCertificate creator, Public Health (DMSc, online)
Developed three courses for the certificate: History of Public Health, Critical Topics in Public Health, and Biostatistics/Epidemiology
oSection director, Evidence-based Medicine (DMSc, online)
oSection director, Doctoral Project Series (DMSc, online)
oLecturer, Reproductive Medicine for didactic year PA students (DPAM, in-person)
oLecturer, Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology, and Professional Practice for end-of-year summatives and board review for PA students (DPAM, in-person)
Assistant Clinical Professor August 2018- current
Florida State University
School of Physician Assistant Practice
College of Medicine
oCourse director, Women’s Health (online and in-person)
oCourse director, Professional Development for the PA (online)
oCourse co-director, Women’s Health Supervised Clinical Experiences
oGrade and provide formative feedback on students’ weekly history and physical
exam write-ups and first delivery reflection
Visiting Lecturer Sept 2020 – December 2020
Elon University
Physician Assistant Program
oCourse director, Women’s Health
Assistant Professor July 2014 – August 2018
High Point University
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
High Point, North Carolina
oCourse director, Health Care Provider Communications (2015 & 2016)
oCourse director, History and Physical Examination I, II, & III (2015 & 2016)
Lab instructor (2018)
oCourse director, Health Care Ethics and Policy (2015, 2016, 2017)
oCourse director, Pharmacology I, II, III (2016, 2017, 2018)
oCourse director, Evidence-based Medicine I, III (2017)
oCourse director, Master’s Project (2017)
oFacilitator for problem-based learning (2017, 2018)
Other academic activities:
oDeveloped simulation and debriefing activities for didactic and clinical students on
various obstetric topics, including normal labor and delivery and postpartum hemorrhage
oAssisted with the creation and delivery of formative and summative evaluations
oEvaluated students via LearningSpace on competencies with standardized patients
oAdvised students during the didactic phase of the curriculum
oParticipated in ARC-PA accreditation process
Program committee activities:
oChair, Search Committee for Medical Education Specialist (2016 - 2017)
oMember, Principal Faculty Committee (2014 – 2018)
oMember, Admissions Committee (2016 – 2017)
oMember, Self-assessment Committee (2017-2018)
University service:
oFaculty Senate (2017- 2018)
oPre-PA Club Faculty Advisor (2016 - 2018)
oGraduate Student Association Faculty Advisor (2016- 2018)
oGradFund Committee member (2016- 2018)
oGlobal Studies Committee member (2016-2017)
oService Learning Committee member (2017-2018)
Assistant Clinical Professor and Clinical Coordinator July 2012-June 2014
Indiana University Physician Assistant Program
Indianapolis, Indiana
oParticipated in ARC-PA accreditation process
oMember, Faculty Search Committee
oMember, Governance Committee
oMember, Admissions Committee
oChair, Indiana Academy of Physician Assistants Clinical Education Committee
oMember, Indiana Academy of Physician Assistants Membership Committee
oCo-Instructor, Introduction to the PA Profession
oInstructor, Clinical Medicine: Respiratory, Endocrinology
oCourse Director, Women’s Health
Professional Work Experience – Clinical
Physician Assistant 2015- current (per diem)
Wake Forest Baptist Health-Community Physicians
Mocksville, NC
oPerform immediate care including suturing, splint placements, and assessment of primary
ocare and emergency complaints in an urgent care
oAssess and treat various ob/gyn complaints as there is no ob/gyn services in the county
oUtilize Epic EMR
Physician Assistant 2007-2011
Advanced Women’s Health Center, Bakersfield, CA
oAssessed and treated ob/gyn patients in a five provider office
oFirst assisted in cesarean sections and other gynecologic surgeries
oPerformed routine gynecologic exams, new obstetric visits, and return OB visits
oPerformed and interpreted NSTs in the office
oPerformed various gynecologic office procedures such as IUS insertion and removal; colposcopy and biopsy; EMB; limited ultrasonography to assess fetal position and viability of early pregnancy; Implanon insertion and removal
oManaged peri- and post-menopausal patients with pharmaceutical and compounded hormone regimens
oPrecepted physician assistant students from Stanford University
Physician Assistant 1999-2006; 3/12-7/12
Women’s Care Center, Bakersfield, CA
oAssessed and treated ob/gyn patients in a three-provider office serving low income,
oindigent, and incarcerated patients
oPerformed routine gynecologic exams, new obstetric visits, and return OB visits
oPerformed various gynecologic office procedures such as IUS insertion and removal; Implanon insertion and removal; colposcopy and biopsy; EMB; urodynamics; limited ultrasonography to assess fetal position and viability of early pregnancy
oManaged menopausal patients with various hormone regimens including injectable, compounded, and traditional hormone therapies
oActively participated in California state-funded Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program, a comprehensive patient education and referral program for low income pregnant patients
oPrecepted physician assistant students from Western University, Stanford University, and UC Davis
Physician Assistant 1997-2000
Clinician’s Medical Group, Bakersfield, CA (was a newly established office with physicians from
Bakersfield Family Medical Center; see below)
oAssessed and treated patients across the lifespan in a multi-specialty medical office
oPerformed various office procedures including skin lesion removals, biopsies, toenail removals, arthrocentesis, and immediate wound care and suturing
oDeveloped a mini-gynecology after-hours and weekend clinic
Physician Assistant 1995-1997
Bakersfield Family Medical Center, Bakersfield, CA
oAssessed and treated patients in an outpatient family practice office
oAssessed and treated patients in the Urgent Care Center during evening and weekend
ohours
Physician Assistant 1993-1995
National Health Services, Inc., Bakersfield, CA
oAssessed and treated patients across the lifespan in various rural health clinics serving low-income and indigent non-English speaking patients in a federally qualified health-professional shortage area
oSolo health care provider at a satellite clinic forty miles from Bakersfield
Professional Affiliations
oDistinguished Fellow – The American Academy of Physician Assistants
oConsortium of Universities in Global Health
oPhysician Assistants for Global Health
oNorth Carolina Medical Society
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants
oPiedmont Association of Physician Assistants
oAssociation of Physician Assistants in Ob/Gyn
oThe American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
oPhysician Assistant Education Association
oCalifornia Academy of Physician Assistants member (expired)
oIndiana Academy of Physician Assistants member (expired)
Physician Assistant State Licenses
oNorth Carolina (active)
oCalifornia (inactive)
oIndiana (inactive)
oNew York (inactive)
Certifications/Licenses
oBLS/ACLS (current)
oDEA license (current)
oPhysician Assistant-Certified (active and current)
Service to Profession
oDepartment Editor, Women’s Health, Journal of the American Academy of PAs (September 2020 - current)
oChair, Strategic Planning Committee, North Carolina Academy of PAs (2020)
o President-elect, North Carolina Academy of PAs (2021)
oCommission on Continuing Professional Development and Education, American Academy of PAs (2020 – current)
oAmerican Academy of Physician Assistants Annual CME Conference Workshop Moderator (May 2020; conference cancelled due to COVID-19)
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Finance Committee (2020- current)
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Professional Development Review Panel Committee (2019 - current)
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Educational Development Panel (2016- current)
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Membership and Marketing Committee (2019 – current)
oPiedmont Association of PAs Vice President (2016 – 2019)
oAmerican Academy of Physician Assistants Annual CME Conference Session Moderator (May 2019)
oNorth Carolina Medical Society Legislative Cabinet, invited member (September 2018 – current)
oPeer reviewer, North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Poster Session (2017)
oItem Writer, Rosh Review (September 2017)
oAAPA Delegate to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist’s Facility Standards Task Force Development Committee (12/2017)
oDirector-at-large, North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants (2017- 2019)
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Nominating Committee, (2017 – 2019)
oVice President, Piedmont Association of Physician Assistants (2016- current)
oNorth Carolina Medical Society Leadership Academy Scholar (2015-2016)
oPeer reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (2015- current)
oPiedmont Association of PAs Student Mentor (2015 - current)
oCommittee member, AAPA’s Health of the Population (2014-2015)
oChair, CME Committee, Indiana Academy of Physician Assistants (2013 – 2014)
oAssistant Chair, Membership Committee, Indiana Academy of Physician Assistants (2013-2014)
oTestified at Indiana Senate hearing regarding HB 1099, March 2013, Indianapolis, IN
Service to Community
oCompleted a medical mission to Oaxaca, Mexico with PA students (2020)
oCompleted a medical mission to Nicaragua with PA students (2019)
oSupervised didactic year PA students at local community events where students provide blood pressure screenings and health education (2012 - 2018)
oInvited speaker for the High Point Boys and Girls Club on “Making Good Choices and Keeping Your Bodies Healthy by Not Using Drugs and Alcohol,” with a focus on risk of contracting STIs when under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. (3/2016)
oVolunteer, World Relief High Point Anti-Human Trafficking and Refugee Center (2014-2016)
oFaculty participant, UNC Teen Pregnancy Prevention (2015)
oParticipant, 2015 & 2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
oMember, Leadership Committee, Promoting Smoke-free Pregnancies in Indiana, 2013-2014
oParticipant, Methodist Hospital’s Day of Service, Indianapolis, IN, 2013
oTeam leader, American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, Bakersfield, CA, 2010
oCompleted a medical mission trip to Tanzania, Africa, 2010
oCompleted a medical mission trip to Guatemala, 1998
Professional Growth Conference Attendance
oAmerican Academy of PAs Leadership and Advocacy Summit, March 2020
oDeveloping Sound Multiple-Choice Questions, High Point University, June 2017
oAcute Care Medicine CME Conference, May 2017
oPharmacology Review, May 2016
oMedical Ethics Symposium, Wake Forest University, Spring 2015
Invited Speaking Engagements
Upcoming events:
oVirginia Academy of PAs Fall Conference, “Early Pregnancy Loss,” (11/20)
Past Events:
oSkin, Bones, Hearts, and Private Parts. Multiple sessions at four venues in 2020.
“Preterm Labor,” “Maternal Morbidity and Mortality,” “Ob/Gyn Emergencies,” “Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy,” and “Menopause.”
oWake Forest University PA Program. “Travel Medicine.” (5/20)
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Summer CME Conference, “Early Pregnancy Loss” and “Care of the Returning Traveler with Fever,” (8/20)
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Winter CME Conference, “Ob/Gyn Emergencies” and “Ob/Gyn Pharmacology,” (2/20)
oFlorida State University School of PA Practice Inaugural Graduation Keynote Speaker, (12/19)
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Women’s Health Conference, “Update on Screening Guidelines” and “Pelvic Pain,” (11/19)
oNorth Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants Summer Conference, “Travel Medicine” and “The Differential Diagnosis of Pelvic Pain,” (8/19)
oGeorgia Academy of PAs Summer CME Conference, Women’s Health Track, (7/19)
Topics included menopause/GUSM, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, disorders of the uterus, update on breast cancer, and an IUS insertion workshop.
oAmerican Academy of Physician Assistants Annual CME Conference, “Breast Cancer,” (5/19)
oPiedmont Association of PAs/Appalachian Association of PAs, “Update on Cervical Cancer Screening,” (4/19)
oPiedmont Association of PAs, “Guidelines Regarding Zika Testing for Reproductive-aged Women and Men,” (4/19)
oNorth Carolina Academy of PAs Winter CME and Board Review, “Reproductive Medicine Review,” (2/19)
oTennessee Academy of PAs Fall CME Conference, “Disorders of the Uterus,” (10/18)
oNorth Carolina Academy of PAs, “Breast Cancer,” (8/18)
oAmerican Academy of PAs, “Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy,” (5/18)
oPiedmont Association of PAs, “STI Update,” (1/18)
oNorth Carolina Academy of PAs Summer CME Conference, “Update on Menopause,” (8/17)
oNew York State Society of PAs Fall CME Conference, “Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy,” Fall 2017.
oTennessee Academy of PAs Fall CME Conference, “Menopause: Where are We Now?” Fall 2017
oSouth Carolina Academy of PAs Fall CME Conference, “Ob/Gyn Review,” Fall 2017
oSoutheast Regional Chapter, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Utilization of APPs in Ob/Gyn” (7/17)
oAssociation of PAs in Obstetrics and Gynecology Webinar, “What’s New in Menopause?” (6/17)
oMontana Academy of PAs, Summer CME Conference, “Update on Gynecologic Screening” and “HPV and Pap Update” (6/17)
oNorth Carolina Academy of PAs Summer CME conference, “Reproductive Health” (8/17)
oIndiana Academy of PAs, Indiana Fall CME conference, “Reproductive Health” and “Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding” (10/16)
oPiedmont Association of PAs, “Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding” (4/16)
oNorth Carolina Academy of PAs Winter CME conference, “Reproductive Review” (2/16)
oNorth Carolina Academy of PAs Winter CME conference, “Reproductive Review” (2/15)
oNCAPA’s Summer CME conference, “HPV and the Pap” (8/15)
oPiedmont Association of PAs Winter CME conference, “HPV and Pap Testing: State of the Evidence” (10/14)
Publications
Jackson T, Watkins E. Early pregnancy loss. Accepted for publication August 2020 in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Gajarawala S, Wells A, Watkins E, Rust B, Archambault M. Intrathecal hydromorphone as an analgesia option for gynecology patients. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 33(8):33-37, August 2020.
Watkins, E. Mindful Practice: The overcoming. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, May 2020.
Watkins, E. Mindful Practice: Sisterhood. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, May 2020.
Watkins, E and Stem, K. Postpartum hemorrhage. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 33(4):29-33, April 2020. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000657164.11635.93
Watkins, E. The Physician Assistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year: OB-GYN. New York: Springer Publishing; 2020.
Watkins, E. Overview of breast cancer. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 32(10):13-17, October 2019. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000580524.95733.3d.
Watkins, E. and Saldanha, C. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 32(2):42-43, February 2019. doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000552732.88186.84
Watkins, E. Abnormal uterine bleeding. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 31(9):47-48, September 2018. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000544302.46201.43
Watkins, E. Professional practice for PAs. October 2018. CME4Life, Buffalo, NY.
Watkins, E. Menopause: The best years of our lives. Physician Assistant Clinics, 3(3): 373-383. July 2018. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpha.2018.02.006
Watkins, E. and Guerrini, J. Procalcitonin-guided treatment of lower respiratory tract infections. Journal of the American Academy of PAs, 31(1):50–52, January 2018. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000527711.69310.ae
Watkins, E., Hellams, A., and Saldanha, C. The diagnosis and management of first
trimester bleeding. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 30(6):15-20,
June 2017. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000516341.64222.81
Watkins, E., and Lim, S., (2016). Post-Women’s Health Initiative: Where are we now?
Submitted to JAAPA Fall 2016 and accepted for online-only publication.
Watkins, E. and Archambault, M. Understanding the new pregnancy and
lactation drug labeling. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 29(2): 50-
52, February 2016. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000475474.25004.cf
Works in Progress
Watkins, E. and Stem, K. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease/Neoplasia. Submitted 4/20 to
the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Watkins, E. and Jackson, T. Early Pregnancy Loss. Submitted 4/20 to
the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Watkins, E., Rolfs, J., Shaffron M., Bowman, J., and Welsh, J. Mitigating harm and maximizing
student learning in Oaxaca, Mexico. Submitted 4/20 to the Journal of Physician Assistant Education.
Garcia, A., and Watkins, E. Care of the returning traveler with fever and neurological
symptoms. Submitted 4/20 to the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Invited authorships/works in progress:
Watkins, E. Reproductive medicine. Clinical Medicine for PAs. Springer Publishing.
Watkins, E. Reproductive medicine pharmacology. Advanced Pharmacology for Prescribers. Springer Publishing.
Watkins, E. Quick Recertification Series: Breast Cancer. Journal of the American Academy of
Physician Assistants.
Watkins, E. Quick Recertification Series: Uterine Disorders. Journal of the American
Academy of Physician Assistants.
Watkins, E. Quick Recertification Series: Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding. Journal of the
American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Watkins, E. Quick Recertification Series: Hypertension Disorders in Pregnancy. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
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