Overview
A 1981 graduate of the Duke PA Program, Ms. Scott's current role as Associate Consulting Professor includes assisting program faculty in curriculum design and implementation, teaching in various courses, assisting with admissions and with student evaluation. Her clinical practice has been in general internal medicine, geriatrics and breast oncology. Primary educational interests are geriatrics, psychiatry and primary care. Ms. Scott has served as faculty and as a consultant to several other physician assistant programs.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
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2025 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program,
Family Medicine and Community Health
Recent Publications
Mucocele-like lesions of the breast - A radiological and clinicopathological analysis.
Journal Article Curr Probl Cancer · December 2021 INTRODUCTION: Mucocele-like lesions (MLL) of the breast are rare entities which are considered to harbor uncertain malignant potential. Current UK guidelines recommend vacuum assisted excision (VAE) of all such lesions regardless of whether they display ep ... Full text Link to item CiteReinventing the Wheel: One Program's Approach to Redesign of Didactic Courses.
Journal Article J Physician Assist Educ · December 2015 Curriculum and course redesign are expected and intentional efforts in health professions education. For physician assistant (PA) education, ongoing program self-assessment is a required accreditation standard and may guide deliberate changes within curric ... Link to item CiteBreast self-examination: defining a cohort still in need.
Journal Article Am J Surg · October 2009 BACKGROUND: The value of breast self-examination (BSE) to detect early breast cancer is controversial. METHODS: Within an institutional review board-approved prospective study, 147 high-risk women were enrolled from 2004 to 2007. Yearly clinical examinatio ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Computerized assessment of the link between imaged breast density and breast cytology: women at high risk of breast cancer
ResearchSenior PA · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command · 2006 - 2009Markers of short term breast cancer risk in FNA
ResearchPhysician's Associate · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1995 - 2008View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1991
M.H.S.
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
1981
B.H.S.