by Leslie Berger
The brand new Physician Assistant program at ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University recently received a $50,000 grant from the Presbyterian Health Foundation.
PHF recently awarded $3 million in medical education and research grants to organizations which the foundation identified as sharing the entityβs core values.
βWe are grateful for this generous grant from our friends at the Presbyterian Health Foundation. These funds will boost our efforts to address the critical need for more highly trained medical providers throughout ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½,β said ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ President Robert Henry.
ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University is only the second institution in the state to offer a PA program, joining OU Health Science Center programs in ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City and Tulsa. ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½βs program will focus on educating physician assistants with a strong emphasis on providing primary care in community hospitals and clinics. Classes are scheduled to begin in January, with an initial cohort of 36 students.
PHFβs stated priority is developing medical breakthroughs and expanding economic opportunities for medical professionals. The organization focuses largely on basic medical research, biotechnology and exemplary quality healthcare initiatives for ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ns. According to the foundation, its contributions to the medical community are designed to help propel ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ to the forefront of research, breakthroughs and innovations.
βWe are enthusiastic about the medical advances being made in ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ and the positive impact these funds will have on the grantees,β said PHF President Tom R. Gray III.
For more information about the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City University Physician Assistant program, visit www.okcu.edu/physician-assistant, or call (405) 208-5094.
