Jennifer Etheridge-Otey

Jennifer Etheridge-Otey serves as Academic Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the Physician Assistant Program at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University's School of Health Professions, leveraging over 20 years of clinical experience in Family Medicine while managing didactic curriculum per ARC-PA accreditation standards.

Her educational qualifications include:

• DMSc in Physician Assistant Education Concentration from University of Lynchburg, Virginia
• MPAS from University of Nebraska Medical Center
• BS from SUNY Downstate Physician Assistant, Brooklyn, NY
• BBA from CUNY Bernard Baruch College, NY

Her professional focus centers on Physician Assistant Education with specialized expertise in curriculum development and accreditation compliance. Clinical domains include Family Medicine, Primary Care, and Gerontology, reflected in her instruction of Interviewing & Physical Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, Adult Primary Care Medicine, and Clinical Procedures/Skills.

She actively supervises clinical year students and provides academic advisement while maintaining didactic records, student performance data, and program accreditation documentation. Her role includes overseeing program operations during the Program Chairperson's absence and coordinating faculty communication regarding course content and evaluation.