HPD Perspectives Magazine Summer/Fall 2019

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 47 Whether patients were trampled at the starting line or collapsed at the finish line, our students triaged and treated them, merging seamlessly with the licensed medical professionals directing and supervising care. To quote African writer Ama Ata Aidoo, “Humans, not places, make memories.” Another experience our students won’t soon forget was their victory at the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants Student Challenge Bowl. Second-year students and winning teammates Fadi Essak, Jeremy Gordon, and Jordan Walker brought the trophy to its new home after competing against 27 teams represent- ing several universities from around the state. The team will now compete in the National Challenge Bowl at the American Academy of Physician Assistants confer- ence in Denver, Colorado. o John Gerke, Jr., is a clinical director and assistant professor; Jonathan Caplan is an assistant profes- sor; and Derek Jackson is an assistant professor in the Physician Assistant Studies Program—Orlando. Pictured, front row, from left, are first-year PA students Angela Denardo, Kendal Schrote, and Allie Rossi, who volunteered during the half-marathon event. Back row, from left, are Liana Berkowitz, Paige Belcher, Maddison Magan, Daniel Hendrick, Bao Hoang, and Melissa Falzon.