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Full Name and Credentials
Jill Ellis, DHSc, PA-C

Title
PAS Program Director, Associate Professor

Office
CHS 224

Phone
616-331-5713

Email
[email protected]

Bio
Jill Ellis, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C, is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Physician Assistant Studies at Grand Valley State University. A practicing PA with over 20 years of clinical experience in hospitalist medicine and mental health, she has been with GVSU since 2012. Dr. Ellis has taught extensively across the PAS curriculum and served on multiple committees at the program, college, and university levels. She is also a published scholar in medical education and clinical care.

Professional Interests
Dr. Jill Ellis’s research focuses on physician assistant education, rural healthcare access, and behavioral health integration in primary care. She has published in areas related to clinical education and patient care, and has secured grant funding to support curriculum innovation and behavioral health training in rural and underserved communities.

Education

Doctor of Health Science, A.T. Still University, 2017
Masters in Physician Assistant Studies, Grand Valley State University, 2002
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Grand Valley State University, 2000

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