Lock Haven Holds Open House for Expanded PA Program at CCMH

On Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Lock Haven University held an Open House to celebrate the expansion of their Nationally Ranked, Master of Health Science: Physician Assistant program at the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, PA. This May, twelve students will begin the intensive 24 month program to become certified as Physician Assistants at the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital facilities.

The Open House featured remarks from the LHU Physician Assistant Program Director, Walter Eisenhauer. Attendees had the opportunity to tour the state of the art facilities that include faculty and staff offices, and classroom and laboratory spaces that utilize television quality, fully interactive, live broadcasts to provide curriculum between and among the four campus locations that deliver the program to students throughout Pennsylvania. Faculty and staff from Lock Haven University and the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital were available to answer questions about the program and facilities.

The Master of Health Science: Physician Assistant Program was started at Lock Haven University in 1996 and is designed to prepare students for service in all healthcare settings with a particular emphasis on the needs of medically underserved populations in the state of Pennsylvania. To provide additional access to residents of Pennsylvania, the program has been expanded to four campuses located in Lock Haven, Clearfield, Coudersport, and Harrisburg. Since its inception the program has graduated over 400 Physician Assistants with over 60% of them remaining in the state of Pennsylvania to practice health care.

Pictured, Guests enjoy the opportunity to meet with faculty and staff and view the new instructional facilities located at the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital. Physician Assistant Program Director, Mr. Walter Eisenhauer demonstrates the instructional technology used to deliver the program to students at all four campus sites.
Photos courtesy of CCMH