CHCS - Perspectives Winter/Spring 2016

68 • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY It can be challenging for students to maintain the goal of helping others during the didactic year of PA studies, where most of the learning is done inside the classroom. Thanks to the Orlando PA program’s recent faculty addi- tion, Tansyla Nicholson, M.D., who is a board-certified pediatrician, first-year students were able to get hands-on experience immediately after finishing their first semester. Students Assist with School Physicals Physician Assistant ORLANDO Tansyla Nicholson, seated in front, and student volunteers participate in health screenings at City of Life Christian Academy. BY BRIANNA FARNELL, CLASS OF 2017