MSU-Meridian announces its inaugural class for its new PA program

MSU-Meridian announced its inaugural class of the university’s new Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program.

This week, twenty students in the Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program reported to orientation at MSU-Meridian’s Riley Campus. In addition to Mississippi Natives, the inaugural class includes students from 6 other states across the US. The program at MSU-Meridian is the only publicly funded PA program in the state.

“I think it’s so special. I think it’s going to be something that’s going to be groundbreaking for our state, and for Meridian, our community. I think people are going to start coming from all around the county to come here and its just going to be such a special thing to build up,” said Katie Bruister, Meridian native, and student in MSU-Meridian’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program.

Here’s a list of the students in MSU Meridian’s inaugural class of its Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program:

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana—Kelly Edmonds

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—Madison Reese

BRANDON, Mississippi—Kaitlin White

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—Megan Wade

CASSELBERRY, Florida—Wesley Wilson

COLLINSVILLE, Mississippi—Pamela Vayda

DELRAY BEACH, Florida—Sahar Eilami

ELLISVILLE, Mississippi—Taylor Rawls

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi—Frank Anin

HOUMA, Louisiana—Megan McCormick

LAROSE, Louisiana—Cody Guidry

LUMBERTON, Mississippi—Karen Keith

MERIDIAN, Mississippi—Katherine Bruister

METAIRIE, Louisiana—Jennifer Madden

PETAL, Mississippi—Kaiman Parker

QUITMAN, Mississippi—Kallie Belcher

SAN JOSE, California—Madison Whitehead

SANDY HOOK, Mississippi—Jacie McKenzie

SEYMOUR, Indiana—Krishna Patel

YORK, Alabama—Cerina James