Overview
Suzanne Hallquist is an experienced physician assistant, epidemiologist, and medical educator. She joined the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health in March 2023. As faculty in the Physician Assistant Program, she develops, coordinates, and delivers courses for preclinical and clinical year students. She is a skilled and pragmatic instructor, applying her broad background in clinical practice, public health research, and quantitative methods to a variety of courses. Current teaching areas include Evidence Based Practice, Patient Assessment & Counseling, and Clinical Medicine.
Ms. Hallquist practices clinically at Duke Primary Care. She is passionate about advancing the role of PAs in Primary Care and has received several Quality Awards for her compassionate, collaborative, and effective care of patients. While in clinic, she regularly precepts students from the Duke PA and NP programs, helping to shape the next generation of clinicians.
Prior to her medical career, Ms. Hallquist worked as a Health Statistician at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for nearly a decade. Key areas of involvement included the Healthy People 2010 program and the National Healthcare Quality and DisparitiesReports.