Angela Elkins

Angela Elkins serves as an Assistant Professor and Director of Didactic Education in the Physician Assistant Program at the University of Charleston, West Virginia. A dedicated clinician, she practices Emergency Medicine with extensive experience in Family Practice. Her teaching philosophy centers on pathophysiological disease mechanisms and their clinical correlations, fostering challenging yet rewarding student learning environments.

Education:

• M.S.P.A., Mountain State University
• B.M.S., Mountain State University (Summa Cum Laude)

Prof. Elkins' research focuses on medical education innovation, particularly simulation-based longitudinal curricula that bridge classroom theory and clinical practice. Her work emphasizes patient education, empowerment strategies, and translating pathophysiology into actionable clinical decision-making for emergency and family medicine contexts.

Her scholarship includes a 2020 publication detailing simulated patient care experiences to enhance team readiness, reflecting her commitment to evidence-based experiential learning frameworks in physician assistant training.

Awards:

• Most Enthusiastic Professor (voted by students, 2019)

Prof. Elkins actively contributes to professional development through faculty inservices on exam design and serves globally via medical mission trips including Haiti (2018). She maintains leadership roles in the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), and West Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants (WVAPA).