J. Michael Jones, MPAS-C grew up in East Tennessee and has degrees from East Tennessee State University, The University of Kentucky, The American University in Cairo and The University of Nebraska. He began his career in a headache treatment center in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has spent most of his career working with headache patients, including Mayo Clinic’s Headache Division. He has philanthropic interest in delivering health care in the developing world and has worked in Oman, Egypt, twice in Pakistan and Nepal. He is the creator and director of the first PA-Owned headache center in beautiful Anacortes, Washington. He has been married to Denise (whom he met in Oman) for 29 years and they have five children, four of whom are presently working toward PhDs and the fifth a successful musician.

Bob received his early training as a combat medic in the Republic of Vietnam from 1965-68. He has been a PA for the past forty years and received the first AAPA Paragon Award for the Physician/PA Team along with his SP Gerald Acker, MD. Bob is the fifteenth recipient of the John W. Kirklin M.D. Award for Excellence in Surgery. He has served as an administrator, clinician and a mentor. Bob is a Distinguished Fellow of the AAPA and a member of AFPPA, AASPA, APSPA, AAPA, NYSSPA and the ACC... He has served as president of NYSSPA, AASPA, APSPA and the ACC. He chaired the surgical congress of the AAPA for four years and served as the AAPA Liaison to the ACS for five years. Bob has authored and co-edited a textbook with Adam Singer, MD and Judd Hollander, MD ,Skin and Soft Tissue Infections an Evidence Based Textbook. He is contributing author for two additional textbooks. Bob has authored in excess of two hundred articles, is a national conference speaker for PAs and NPs as well as physicians and is on the Editorial Board of Advance for NPs and PAs and is Chairman of the PA Advisory Board for Clinician1.com

PA-C for 11 years, EM and FM PA Education 2 years, Medical College of GA/Georgia Health Sciences University PA Program 1 of 7 inaugural students in the Accelerated Physician Assistant Pathway, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2014

Melissa Murfin earned a B.S. in Molecular Biology/Microbiology at the University of Central Florida. After working as a microbiologist and wet chemist, she concurrently completed her Master of Physician Assistant Studies and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees at the University of Florida. Dr. Murfin previously worked as a physician assistant in the area of endocrinology for approximately 7 years before joining the pharmacy faculty at Lake Erie College of Medicine School of Pharamcy. She has prior experience as an assistant editor for a pharmaceutical publication and currently writes freelance health articles for the lay media. She has also been employed as a clinical hospital pharmacist and infectious disease physician assistant.

RPA-C | NYC | Rehabilitation and Emergency Medicine A New York City native, Edward Chow graduated Cum Laude as a Physician Assistant in 2008 from the City University of New York. He is a trilingual Physician Assistant currently working in rehabilitation medicine and emergency medicine. His interest/hobbies include cruises,photography,traveling, exercising,volleyball, and meditation.

I graduated from the University of St Francis (Albuquerque, NM) back in 2005. Since that time I've had the privilege of working in Family Medicine and Urgent Care. Since 2007 I've also worked as a full-time PA Educator. I'm passionate about PA Education and recently took a position as the founding director for a new PA Program being established in the city of Charleston, West Virginia. I'm excited to share my expertise on PA Education, especially for prospective and current PA students! I recently launched the website PhysicianAssistantED.com in order to facilitate all things PA Education!