Let me put my 20+ years of successful faculty development experience to work for you.
Welcome to the Academy. After providing faculty development at the national level as well as in PA programs across the country, I have taken my passion for teaching and education and my commitment to our profession to develop courses and provide mentorship to help you quickly learn, apply, and master essential educational concepts, along with evidence-based teaching approaches, strategies, and tools that are immediately applicable to your daily work in PA education.
I know the transition from clinician to educator has its challenges, and I am here to help make that journey a successful one. Being a teacher and an educator is one of the most rewarding careers along with being a PA, because you play an essential role in the quality and longevity of our profession by teaching the next generation of PAs.
2024 Courses
PA Educator Master Course One
This course is best for those new to PA education but can be taken by anyone. It provides fundamental educational concepts and principles needed to navigate the transition from clinician to educator. (10 AAPA Cat 1 CME)
PA Educator Master Course
Two
This course is open to all in PA education with at least 6 months of experience. It focuses on course design, writing learning outcomes, instructional objectives, and assessment. (10 AAPA Cat 1 CME)
PA Educator Master Course:
The Clinical Year
This course focuses on the essential aspects of the clinical year, including rotation syllabi, student tracking, evaluation, assessment, policies, and procedures to ensure accreditation compliance. (10 AAPA Cat 1 CME)
New Book and Services
Announcing my NEW BOOK!
Now available
through IngramSpark, Amazon, and other booksellers.
The first and only book dedicated to helping clinical PAs successfully transition into outstanding PA educators.
Speaking and Faculty Development Services
If you are interested in having me speak or provide faculty development to your program, I am honored to do so. I love helping faculty become the best educators they can be and have had the privilege to do so many times. I create individual programs and presentations based on your program's specific needs.
Common topics I usually address include but are not limited to:
- Making the transition from clinician to educator
- Curriculum and course design and development
- Creating learner-centered syllabi
- Writing effective learning outcomes and instructional objectives.
- Assessment rationale, tools, and methods
- Ensuring essential educational alignment between outcomes, objectives, and assessment
- Exam question item writing, test construction, and exam statistics analysis
- Evidence-based teaching and learning
- Curriculum and course mapping
Curriculum Review and Mapping
One key to a PA program's success is ensuring the curriculum is educationally aligned to provide students with a clear and effective path to learning and success and meet accreditation requirements. I have had the opportunity and success of developing and revising curricula for many PA programs across the country. I welcome the chance to review yours and provide my thoughts and guidance.
Please contact me for more information [email protected]
Testimonials
Thank you for taking the time to help our new faculty member learn the ropes. She is well on her way to becoming an excellent PA educator and gives you and your course a lot of credit. You’re doing some great work!
Robert Philpot, PhD, PA-C Campbell Professorship Professor and Chair Department of Physician Assistant Studies, John Sealy School of Medicine, UTMB, Texas
I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Emily WhiteHorse’s Faculty Development series to all PA faculty members. I’ve seen firsthand its positive impact on my faculty’s teaching. Her courses have been a transformative experience for my faculty – whether they are new to academia or more experienced. The emphasis on course syllabus design, learning outcomes, and instructional objective development has been instrumental in helping faculty create well-structured and engaging courses. Moreover, the courses underscore the vital importance of tying assessments to learning outcomes. This has improved the quality of individual faculty assessments and helped ensure that the program is assessing what truly matters in terms of student learning.
In today’s educational landscape, where excellence in teaching is paramount, these courses are an invaluable resource for faculty members.
Cathy C. Ruff, MS, PA-C Program Director | Chair Associate Professor Rocky Vista University Master of Physician Assistant Studies Englewood, Colorado
As part of our PA program faculty onboarding process, our new faculty completes The PA Educator Master Course One. With her comprehensive understanding of PA education, Dr. WhiteHorse covers a wide range of topics, which has helped my team develop effective teaching methods and provided them with confidence and effective learning strategies for our students. After completing the course, my faculty’s ability to bridge the gap between clinical practice and education is excellent, with all members approaching teaching and learning in a similar method and shared language.
Christina M. Robohm, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA Regional Dean – Midland PA Program Director Associate Professor Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas
The PA Educator™
A free blog-style newsletter where you will find an ongoing collection of practical, relevant, and evidence-based educational articles, teaching tips, noteworthy news, and resources specifically for those teaching the next generations of PAs.
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