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The һ������Ƶ’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program had an outstanding weekend at the Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants (MAPA) Fall CME Conference in Salem, MA. For the second consecutive year, University students took home the MAPA Student Challenge Bowl trophy, competing against five other schools from across the state. Samantha O’Brien, Lexi West, and Teddy Krajkowski were cheered on by over 20 classmates and faculty members. 

"The Fall 2024 MAPA CME Conference was an excellent opportunity for the WSU PA Program to be showcased with 24 students and faculty in attendance,” Dr. Susan McDiarmid, Assistant Program Director said. “I was so proud to see WSU PA students bringing home the MAPA Student Challenge Bowl trophy for the second year in a row, especially as it is only our third time participating!”

West expressed enthusiasm at the subject matters presented at the conference, describing panels on wilderness medicine, treatments for substance use disorders and long-COVID, along with AI use in the field. “We had a great turn out of һ������Ƶ students at the conference. It was great to interact with other students from other programs,” she said, emphasizing the collaborative nature of the event.

West also commented on their “shocking and exciting” Challenge Bowl victory. “We had a slow start in the first two rounds, we finished second to last each time and entered the final round in last place. During the last round, we were able to work together and win! The very last question of the competition that sealed the fate of our win