Dr. Jacqueline Barnett: Blue Devil of the Week: Educating the Next Generation of Physician Assistants

Jacqueline Barnett joined Duke in 2015 as associate program director and has been the program director for the Duke Physician Assistant Program since 2018.

As program director of the Duke PA program, she is responsible for the overall organization, administration, fiscal management and continuous review and analysis of the program. The Duke PA program was the first physician assistant program in the country when it was established in October 1965. Today, the program includes about 40 faculty and staff who each year train 180 students who go on to practice as part of healthcare teams with physician supervision. PAs examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses and often serve as a patient’s primary care provider. Learn more about her here.