Episode 12: Increasing Access to Care Worldwide
As our health issues are on the rise globally, Physician Assistants are integral to expanding the workforce thereby increasing access to care. This episode, we chat with a fellow Physician Assistant, Yale’s Assistant Professor Mary Showstark on expanding the healthcare workforce globally in efforts to meet the health demands of individuals and that of our entire society. Mary shares the concerted efforts of herself and others on global mid-level provider programs that are graduating qualified Physician Assistants, Community Health Officers, Physician Associates, Clinical Officers and Associates which in turn expands the workforce.
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Integral providers that expand a country’s healthcare workforce
International Federation of Physician Assistant / Physician Associate and Clinical Officer / Clinical Associate / Comparable Students’ Association (IFPACS); Physician Assistant for Global Health (PAGH); International Academy of Physician Associate Educators (IAPAE)
Recognizing and utilizing the mid-level providers in developing countries
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ABOUT OUR GUEST
Chief, Physician Assistant Trauma Surgery (2004–2006)
Director/Creator Taste of Gramercy (2012–2013)
Director, Surfer’s Medical Association (2010–Present)
Director of New Development Physician Assistants for Global Health (2018–Present)
Liaison to Euro-PAC (2019-Present)
Global Ambassador to AAPA (2019-Present)
Honorary Member of Global Association of PA/CO Association (GACOPA) (2019-Present)
Communications Director International Academy of PA Educators IAPAE (2019-Present)
Creator of International Federation of Physician Assistant/Physician Associate and Clinical Officer/Clinical Associate/Correlate Students’ Association (IFPACS) (2020-Present)
Liaison to International PA Organization (IPAO) (2020-Present)
Yale Institute of Global Health Affiliate Faculty Member (2020-Present)
Welch Allyn Advisory Board Member (2018–Present)
Mary Showstark is a physician assistant (PA) who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2001 and a master’s degree in 2004 from the University of Florida. She started her career working at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital in trauma surgery and shortly after became chief PA. Showstark’s clinical experience is in trauma surgery, emergency medicine, urgent care and disaster preparedness for the federal government in numerous locations, including Los Angeles at LAC+USC, Maui, New York City and Miami Beach. Showstark has also spent many years working in event medicine and concierge services around the world from Johannesburg to Sydney with multiple cities in between. She has worked and consulted with private events and athletic organizations, including the World Surf League, Burning Man, U.S. Open Tennis Championships, Tough Mudder, the Indies Trader, SEA Paddle and the New York City Marathon.
Showstark worked in Haiti and Nepal, responding to natural disasters and providing medical care in rural and austere environments. She also consults in remote areas, such as Nicaragua, Marshall Islands and the Philippines, performing medical needs assessments and helping with clinic development, setup and sustainability projects.
Showstark began working in PA education in an accredited PA program in New York City in 2012, where she served as clinical coordinator, and taught Psychosocial, Physical Diagnosis, Clinical Skills, SIM, OSCES and Lab Medicine, and was course coordinator for Emergency Medicine II. Showstark joined Yale as an instructor in the Yale Physician Assistant Online Program in 2017 and was promoted to Assistant Professor (Adjunct) in 2020. Showstark is the course director for Physical Assessment I, II and III, serves on the admissions committee and is an academic adviser to incoming students. She is the chair of the Virtual IPE Committee and spearheads virtual reality projects utilizing the Stanford Heart and Augmented Reality platform, teaching students proper hand hygiene through SureWash Go technology.
Showstark is licensed by the NCCPA. She also works with the federal disaster FAST teams, serves as one of the executive directors on the board of Surfer’s Medical Association, and is a consultant for the education board for Welch Allyn. Showstark is involved in growing the healthcare workforce for the profession globally. She is a global ambassador to AAPA, liaison to Euro-PAC, communications lead for International Association of PA Educators, and consults with the World Health Organization on the Global Framework for Universal Healthcare. She is also the creator of the International Federation of Physician Assistant/Physician Associate and Clinical Officer/Clinical Associate/Correlate Students’ Association (IFPACS). In addition to her PA work, Showstark is certified in massage therapy and yoga. She is also a current member of PAEA, AAPA, and Interprofessional.Global.
In her free time, Showstark enjoys traveling and has explored more than 100 countries on all seven continents.
