Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., North Carolina State University 2022
  • M.S.E., University of Akron 2008
  • M.P.A.S., Duquesne University 2004
  • P.A.- C., Duquesne University 2003
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2017 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2013 - 2017
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2009 - 2013
• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Research Fellow - 2022. PA Foundation - Breitman-Dorn Research Fellowship. September 2022
  • Research Fellow - 2021-2022. American Academy of Physician Assistants; Physician Assistant Education Association. November 2021
  • Interprofessional Education Excellence Award. Duke Academy for Health Professions Education and Academic Development. September 2019
  • Pi Alpha National Honor Society for Physician Assistants. Physician Assistant Education Association. 2013
  • New Faculty Award for Professional Excellence. Physician Assistant Education Association. 2012
  • Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Recognition Award. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. 2004
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Clinical Competence
  • Communication in medicine
  • Education, Medical
  • International Educational Exchange
  • Interprofessional education
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neurology
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Policy Effect on Physician Assistant Student Mistreatment Reporting awarded by  Physician Assistant Education Association 2021 - 2022
  • Preceptors' Perspective of Physician Assistant Students' Interprofessional Interactions and Competencies awarded by  Physician Assistant Education Association 2015
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  Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

  • Research Fellow awarded by American Academy of Physician Assistants and Physician Assistant Education Association 2021 - 2022
  • Support to Advance Research ( STAR ) Program awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2018 - 2021
  • Grant (Funded) awarded by Duke Academy for Health Professions Education and Academic Development 2017 - 2018
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  External Relationships

  • Campbell University
  • Elon University
  • North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants
  • Physician Assistant Education Association
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Masha, Nidhila, Dorlan J. Kimbrough, Christopher P. Eckstein, Nicholas M. Hudak, Mark B. Skeen, F Lee Hartsell, Michael W. Lutz, and Suma Shah. “Neuromyelitis optica: Clinical course and potential prognostic indicators.” Mult Scler Relat Disord 69 (January 2023): 104414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.104414.
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    • Sutton, Paige, Michael W. Lutz, F Lee Hartsell, Dorlan Kimbrough, N Troy Tagg, Mark Skeen, Nicholas M. Hudak, Christopher Eckstein, and Suma Shah. “Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody-associated disease: Presentation and outcomes of adults at a single center.” J Neuroimmunol 373 (December 15, 2022): 577987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2022.577987.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., Melinda Blazar, and Nancy W. Knudsen. “Physician Assistant Program Policies to Assess and Address Student Reports of Mistreatment During Clinical Training.” J Physician Assist Educ 33, no. 3 (September 1, 2022): 185–91. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000451.
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    • Pinheiro, Sandro O., Susan T. Hibbard, and Nicholas M. Hudak. “Do Physician Assistant Students Use Retrieval-Based Strategies While Studying?” J Physician Assist Educ 33, no. 3 (September 1, 2022): 244–47. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000455.
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    • Clay, Alison S., Erin R. Leiman, Brent Jason Theiling, Yao Song, Blanca Blanca Iris Padilla, Nicholas M. Hudak, Ann Michelle Hartman, et al. “Creating a win-win for the health system and health Profession's education: a direct observation clinical experience with feedback iN real-time (DOCENT) for low acuity patients in the emergency department.” Bmc Med Educ 22, no. 1 (January 27, 2022): 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03133-z.
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    • Hudak, N. M., E. Ross, W. Bynum, N. Pasha, B. Phillips, and B. Q. Melcher. “Professional development for facilitators of interprofessional education: Participation and outcomes of a pilot program.” Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice 24 (September 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100431.
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    • Wyne, Kevin T., and Nicholas M. Hudak. “Finding Our Way: Embracing Faculty Flexibility in the COVID-19 Era.” J Physician Assist Educ 32, no. 3 (September 1, 2021): 136–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000380.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., Sandro O. Pinheiro, and Mamata Yanamadala. “Increasing Physician Assistant Students' Team Communication Skills and Confidence Throughout Clinical Training.” J Physician Assist Educ 30, no. 4 (December 2019): 219–22. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000278.
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    • Zietlow, Kahli E., Megan Gillum, Sarah L. Hale, April Stouder, Melinda Blazar, Nicholas M. Hudak, and David Ming. “A novel curriculum to train physician assistant students how to write effective discharge summaries.” Med Educ Online 24, no. 1 (December 2019): 1648944. https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2019.1648944.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., April Stouder, and Christine M. Everett. “A Program's Analysis of Communication Methods With Clinical Preceptors.” J Physician Assist Educ 29, no. 1 (March 2018): 39–42. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000184.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., Betsy Melcher, and Justine Strand de Oliveira. “Preceptors' Perceptions of Interprofessional Practice, Student Interactions, and Strategies for Interprofessional Education in Clinical Settings.” J Physician Assist Educ 28, no. 4 (December 2017): 214–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000168.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., and Betsy Melcher. “Interprofessional Interactions and Competencies on Clinical Rotations: Preceptors' Perspectives of Student Experiences.” J Physician Assist Educ 27, no. 4 (December 2016): 187–90. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000095.
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    • Nicholson, Jeffrey, Susan Nancarrow, and Nicholas M. Hudak. “A myriad of PA-like clinicians in 46 countries.” Jaapa Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 29, no. 5 (May 1, 2016).
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    • Nicholson, Jeffrey, Susan Nancarrow, and Nicholas M. Hudak. “Do previous malpractice claims predict a higher risk?” Jaapa Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 29, no. 5 (May 1, 2016).
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    • Nicholson, J., S. Nancarrow, and N. M. Hudak. “Commentaries on health services research.” Jaapa 29, no. 5 (May 2016): 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000482297.10198.98.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., Victoria Scott, Sherrie B. Spear, and Karen J. Hills. “Reinventing the Wheel: One Program's Approach to Redesign of Didactic Courses.” J Physician Assist Educ 26, no. 4 (December 2015): 204–7.
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    • Dieter, Patricia M., Nicholas M. Hudak, and Peggy R. Robinson. “Promoting faculty professionalism: a case-based approach.” Perspect Med Educ 4, no. 4 (August 2015): 188–90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-015-0204-x.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., Patrick J. Enking, Carol Gorney, and Rosana Gonzalez-Colaso. “Tales from the trenches: physician assistants' perspectives about precepting students.” J Physician Assist Educ 25, no. 1 (2014): 12–19. https://doi.org/10.1097/01367895-201425010-00002.
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    • Hudak, Nicholas M., and April Stouder. “Prepare for landing: a student orientation for international clinical rotations.” J Physician Assist Educ 25, no. 1 (2014): 55–58. https://doi.org/10.1097/01367895-201425010-00010.
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    • Peyser, Bruce, Kathryn A. Daily, Nicholas M. Hudak, Kenyon Railey, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Enlisting New Teachers in Clinical Environments (ENTICE); novel ways to engage clinicians.” Adv Med Educ Pract 5 (2014): 359–67. https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S69063.
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  • Book Sections

    • Hudak, Nicholas, and Rachel Ditoro. “International Clinical Rotations.” In Ballweg’s Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice, edited by Tamara Ritsema, Darwin Brown, and Daniel Vetrosky. Elsevier, 2021.
    • Relf, M. V., nick Hudak, and dennis Clements. “International Clinical Education.” In The Health Professions Educator A Practical Guide for New and Established Faculty, 151–65. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 2017.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • PHYASST 221: Clinical Medicine II 2023
  • PHYASST 222: Clinical Medicine III 2023
  • PHYASST 303: Global Health 2023
  • PHYASST 221: Clinical Medicine II 2022
  • PHYASST 222: Clinical Medicine III 2022
  • PHYASST 231: Patient Assessment and Counseling I 2022
  • PHYASST 303: Global Health 2022
  • PHYASST 376: Advance Clinical Medicine 2022
  • PHYASST 221: Clinical Medicine II 2021
  • PHYASST 222: Clinical Medicine III 2021
  • PHYASST 231: Patient Assessment and Counseling I 2021
  • PHYASST 303: Global Health 2021
  • PHYASST 376: Advance Clinical Medicine 2021
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  Advising & Mentoring

  Available to mentor:

  • Faculty
  • Masters
  • Professional

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