Marquette University Physician Assistant Program

PA Week is here! October 6-12 is a special time to celebrate and honor the countless ways PAs and PA educators show their dedication to expanding access and improving patient care nationwide. Thank you for everything you do to grow and sculpt the future of the PA profession. #PAweek #PAsGoBeyond

Thank you to Light the Hoan for their touching tribute to President Lovell during their Hoancoming event. The Marquette community continues to pray for Amy Lovell and the Lovell family. ???? ??: Nate Vomhof

?? Get to know Acting President, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimo Ah Yun!

Very proud to share this amazing resource that one of our inpatient Heme/Onc APPs at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Melissa Gorman PA-C, just had published and is available for purchase on Amazon. Working with the critically ill, end of life discussions are so important with providers, patients and families. After seeing the struggles that can occur-Melissa developed this resource to help those who need that guidance and support. An amazing resource for patients and families working through these discussions, this is an amazing resource from a provider to help navigate this challenging time. Link: https://a.co/d/gICzK5a

Thank you to Marquette University Physician Assistant Program for bringing me in to speak about Unconscious Bias during their Diversity Conference, and thank you for your commitment to health equity.

Proud to share an article on post-exertional malaise in Gulf War Veterans featuring our own MUPA Class of 2024 Tessa Rayne as a co-author. Great job, Tessa! #wearemarquette #pasdothat

Dear members of the Marquette community: It is with deep sadness that we write to share the difficult news that Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell passed away today following a three-year battle with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Together, we pray for President Lovell’s family, especially his wife Amy, his children, and his friends, as well as for all members of our Marquette and Milwaukee communities, as we grieve this immeasurable loss. President Lovell and Amy were in Rome with members of the Society of Jesus and the Board of Trustees on a Jesuit formation pilgrimage when President Lovell fell ill and was taken to a hospital in Rome. President Lovell’s decade of leadership at Marquette was marked by a deep commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship, and community renewal and development — consistent with the university’s Catholic, Jesuit mission that animated him.?An entrepreneur at heart, President Lovell pushed Marquette and Milwaukee to ask what could be rather than settling for the status quo. Throughout his presidency, he attended hundreds of campus events each year and continued to teach undergraduate students in his product realization class, saying that he gained great energy from his interactions with students, faculty and staff. A fixture of the Milwaukee community, President Lovell served on multiple local boards and national higher ed consortiums, where his peers valued his collaborative spirit, humility and ability to advance complex ideas. Together, President Lovell and Amy were trailblazers in directly addressing our region’s mental health issues. His contributions to Marquette will be remembered forever, just as his loss echoes throughout our community. Support and resources are available for the campus community through Campus Ministry, the Faber Center, the Counseling Center and the Employee Assistance Program, which is available 24/7. A campus prayer vigil is being planned and funeral arrangements will be shared in Marquette Today when they are available. The days ahead will be full of heartbreak. In this time of grief and sadness, let us come together as a community linked by faith and love. Sincerely, Todd Adams Chair, Marquette University Board of Trustees Dr. Kimo Ah Yun Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Joel Pogodzinski Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Prayer for Community Loss God of Wisdom, We are grieving beyond measure and struggling to make sense of such a profound loss for parents, friends, and the entire Marquette community. We commend to you our hurt and unknowing, trusting in your all-embracing love. Bring us into the hope and light of your Son’s resurrection. Help us to rely on you, as we support one another in these difficult days, and keep us ever mindful that you are near – to love and comfort all who mourn. All of this we pray in the name of Jesus, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen