Patricia Airey PA-C, DHSc joined the Jefferson College of Health Sciences (now Radford
University) Physician Assistant Program in 2004. She completed her Physician Assistant
Certificate at Cornell University Medical College in 1992, her Master of Science in
PA Practice from Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School in 2000,
and her Doctor of Health Science degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2009.
Dr. Airey worked clinically in the Emergency Department at Yale University Hospital
for five years before moving from Connecticut to North Carolina, where she worked
for Southeastern Acute Care Specialists staffing multiple Emergency Departments in
the area.
The move to Virginia and to academia was due to Dr. Airey’s desire to focus on the
educational aspect of medicine, one of her favorite parts about working with patients.
She currently teaches the Clinical Skills I – III courses and is a Course Director
in one of the Interprofessional components of the Program.
Dr. Airey enjoys spending time with her husband and three children as well as being
active in any number of creative endeavors.