Wingate University PA Studies

Wingate University PA Studies The Wingate University Physician Assistant Program is dedicated to developing educated, productive, a Your experience at Wingate is one of active learning.

All classes are interactive and students should be prepared to contribute at many levels throughout their time with us. Learning to work in a group dynamic prepares you for organizational and patient situations in your career. We encourage questions and participation now so that you’ll be ready to interact meaningfully in your work. Wingate offers the PA program on two campuses one located in Wingate, NC and the other in Hendersonville, NC.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! Students received their white coats on Friday, November 7 at a lovely celebration...
11/10/2025

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! Students received their white coats on Friday, November 7 at a lovely celebration shared with family, friends, and special guests. The Didactic Student of the Year award went to Leah Stevens. Marian Chadwick, PA-C, DMSc, PMH-C, one of our wonderful clinical preceptors, was the keynote speaker.
Today is the first day of rotation for the 2026's! We know you are ready to apply all that you have learned, and prepared to impress our preceptors with your knowledge. Good luck on all rotations! What an impressive group of future providers! We are very proud of you all!

Witching you a Happy Halloween! Eat, Drink and Be Scary! From all of us at WUPA, have a wickedly fun Halloween!
10/31/2025

Witching you a Happy Halloween! Eat, Drink and Be Scary! From all of us at WUPA, have a wickedly fun Halloween!

Professor Michael Sulewski, assistant professor, contributed to a paper, "Assessing the Assessments: Do Preceptor Evalua...
10/29/2025

Professor Michael Sulewski, assistant professor, contributed to a paper, "Assessing the Assessments: Do Preceptor Evaluations Predict Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam and End of Rotation Performance?", published in the Journal of Physician Assistant Education. Professor Sulewski is an ambassador to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

The Class of 2026 is in the last week of Transitions, studying Emergency Medicine. They are learning joint injections, ...
10/28/2025

The Class of 2026 is in the last week of Transitions, studying Emergency Medicine. They are learning joint injections, how to perform and read an EKG, presenting patients, and much more. Included in this week's training is ultrasound-guided IV insertion. Thank goodness they are not practicing on their classmates! Good luck to the Class of 2026 as you wrap up Transitions and Clinical Orientation! The white coat ceremony and your first rotation is fast approaching!

Have you worn pink to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM)? Our students, faculty and staff wore pink in hono...
10/27/2025

Have you worn pink to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM)? Our students, faculty and staff wore pink in honor of all women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Did you know that breast cancer death rates in the U.S. have dropped by 44% since 1989? This is an amazing accomplishment in diagnosing and treating breast cancer! In the U.S.,1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Support breast cancer research so that survival rates continue to improve! (National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-awareness-month/).

Meet Lickity Split, better known as Splitty! She is a seven-year old Border Collie-Australian Shepherd mix. Splitty an...
10/24/2025

Meet Lickity Split, better known as Splitty! She is a seven-year old Border Collie-Australian Shepherd mix. Splitty and her owner, Dina Zaphiris, visited the Hendersonville campus to entertain and delight everyone with her dancing skills and amazing athletic abilities. Splitty can dance, strut, make the basket (hoop), put away her toys in the basket, skateboard, and so many other fun things. She loves her treats, and to be petted and loved by everyone. Dina has trained dogs for over 30 years, including search and rescue, and cancer detection training. We all loved spending time with Splitty and Dina! www.dinazaphiris.com

The Class of 2026 is getting closer to the end of Transitions! In a few more weeks, they start rotations! For now, stu...
10/22/2025

The Class of 2026 is getting closer to the end of Transitions! In a few more weeks, they start rotations! For now, students are applying what they learned in didactic semesters to weekly hands-on skills. This week students are learning and practicing clinical skills for general surgery. Suturing, removing toenails, and incising and draining abscesses are samples of the different practicals students are experiencing this week. Hope no one is squeamish!

Our Transitions students stay busy, even on their fall break! One of the many assignments in Transitions includes a com...
10/20/2025

Our Transitions students stay busy, even on their fall break! One of the many assignments in Transitions includes a community service project. Students are divided into groups, and given the assignment to develop and deliver a project that promotes the PA profession. Students complete these projects during PA Week, and must submit a group reflection following completion. Dr. Chrystyna Senkel, Transitions professor, has selected two groups as her favorites this year.
A Hendersonville campus group, The Care Bears, consisted of Katie Huffman, Willow Scarbrough, Chelsea Hector, Jennifer Lopez-Miranda, Charsley Johnson, and Christian Singleton. The Care Bears gave a presentation to a local high school health science class to raise awareness of the PA profession and inspire students who are interested in healthcare careers.
A Wingate campus group, the Hemoglobin Trotters, consisted of Ebrie Franklin, Olivia Johnson, Naomi Corns, Nicole Bodner, Morgan McMahon, Shelly Choi, and Wheeler Davis. The Hemoglobin Trotters engaged with Wingate campus undergraduate pre-health students to provide information as to what a PA-C can do in practice, and what the Wingate PA program can offer.
Congratulations to all the student groups for successful community service projects promoting the PA profession!

PA's provide a key part to the solution of a system in crisis, as they bring quality, timely care to patients. A su...
10/10/2025

PA's provide a key part to the solution of a system in crisis, as they bring quality, timely care to patients. A survey from Academy of Physician Associates - reveals 9 in 10 U.S. adults say PA's increase access to care. https://bit.ly/435N1AD

Happy PA Week to our incredible PA students who are working hard to make a difference in healthcare! As demand for gro...
10/09/2025

Happy PA Week to our incredible PA students who are working hard to make a difference in healthcare! As demand for grows in the U.S., so does the PA profession. Today, more than 168,000 PAs are delivering comprehensive care across every specialty and practice area. https://bit.ly/435N1AD Academy of Physician Associates

These smiling faces may greet you one day at your local medical practice! No scrubs today! The Class of 2026 do not ha...
10/09/2025

These smiling faces may greet you one day at your local medical practice! No scrubs today! The Class of 2026 do not have their white coats yet, so they improvised with a casual look during Spirit Week. When clinical rotations begin in November, we all hope to continue seeing smiles on these faces!

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Nestled in among the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains and 22 miles south of Asheville, NC, Hendersonville is a delightful small city that is becoming a popular travel destination. Beyond the charms of Mother Nature, Hendersonville offers Wingate University graduate students the opportunity to hone their skills in a $32 million state-of-the-art Health Sciences Center. This building, a partnership between Henderson County, Pardee UNC Health Care, Blue Ridge Community College, the city of Hendersonville and Wingate University, contains smart classrooms, well-equipped laboratories, soft spaces for study and faculty offices. Students will have direct access to patients as well as collaborative learning experiences.

For students pursuing their Doctor of Pharmacy degree, courses complement practical experiences and many include case-based learning. Rotations begin first year.

Physician Assistant Studies Program is dedicated to developing educated, productive and ethical physician assistants to serve the healthcare needs of the communities in which they practice.