Priyanka Shah

Quinnipiac Physician Assistant Program, Class of 2018

I was born and raised in California, where I attended Pepperdine University and obtained my B.S. in Sports Medicine.

My health care-related experience has spanned medical assisting, clinical research, and health education. Prior to matriculating at the PA program at Quinnipiac University, I helped establish the Stanford Stroke Collaborative Action Network, a team of scientists, clinicians, therapists, engineers, and researchers working together to determine how people recover from strokes. My experience with the organization taught me how transformative solutions can arise from collaborations across professions, as each profession combines its knowledge with others to make progress on complex problems. All health care providers can collaborate to meet the needs of our patients—our common and ultimate goal.

I constantly seek ways to bring together my own diverse set of my skills to improve healthcare access and outcomes of others. My efforts often include publishing on my plant-based recipe blog, educating my community about maintaining an active lifestyle, and providing outreach in underserved areas.

I sought involvement in the Urban Service Track because I want to be able to empower others to work toward their optimal health, to restore vitality and enable positive lifestyle changes. Whether that is through preventive screenings, health education, or by providing integrative, patient-centered care, UST will enable me to achieve this goal as a PA student and clinical professional.