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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Faculty and Staff,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As National APP Week comes to a close, I would like to recognize and thank the faculty, staff, preceptors, students, alumni, and clinical partners of our Physician Assistant Program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Physician Assistants play an essential role in delivering high-quality, compassionate care and improving access to healthcare for patients and communities. Through your work as clinicians, educators, mentors, and leaders, you make a meaningful
difference every day.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The College of Health Professions is proud of the outstanding PA Program we have built together and the impact our graduates continue to make across the region and beyond. Thank you for your dedication to your patients, your students, and
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please join me in celebrating our PA colleagues and all they contribute to healthcare and health professions education!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Doug</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Douglas Haladay, PT, DPT, PhD, MHS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Board Certified in Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist Emeritus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Graduate, Higher Education Leadership Fellowship, APTA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Professor and Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">SUNY Upstate Medical University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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