Overview
Chris Dudley is an Assistant Clinical Professor for the Department of Physician Associate at WSU. He earned a Bachelor of Science - Secondary Education from the University of Wyoming in 1994, a Master of Science - Kinesiology from Kansas State University in 1998, and a Master of Physician Assistant from Wichita State University in 2008. He also coached collegiate volleyball at Kansas State University, Wichita State, and the University of Maine. Prior to PA school he was a high school teacher at Wichita East High School, teaching biology, earth science, and english as a second language science courses. He has worked in orthopedic medicine since graduating from the WSU PA program in 2008. He is teaching the clinical practice courses, interprofessional education pre-session course, the Bone and Joint class, and the GU/Renal course in the spring. He is also a Recruitment Fellow for Wichita State, helping to promote the university and encourage students of all ages to consider WSU as part of their future. He is looking forward to researching the motivational habits and learning approaches of PA students to better mold their experience.
"I'm excited to be back at Wichita State, teaching in the program that made me who I am today. I want to show our students how important a PA can be in the life of patients. I want them to practice medicine with empathy and love what they do for others at the same time."
Information
- Learning Approaches of PA students
- Bone and Joint
- Genitourinary and Renal
- Clinical Practice with Lab
- Worked for 12 years in orthopedics, including arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery, total shoulder replacement, hand surgery, and elbow surgery.
WSU Faculty Recruitment Fellowship