Elyse J Watkins, DHSc, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA

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Clemmons, NC 27012

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adhdbz@r.postjobfree.com

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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