Celebrating Emerging Writers - Methodist University

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 21, 2011
MARIA SIKORYAK-ROBINS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
BUILDING DEDICATION FOR THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT HUMAN ANATOMY
LABORATORY AND MEDICAL LECTURE HALL SET FOR APRIL 26, 2011
FAYETTEVILLE, NC—Methodist University will celebrate the opening of the Human
Anatomy Laboratory and Medical Lecture Hall for its Physician Assistant (PA) Program with a ribbon
cutting and building dedication at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. PA student-guided tours of the
original PA Program Building, the Medical Lecture Hall, and the Human Anatomy Laboratory will be
offered from 12:00 noon to 12:45 p.m.
Congressman Mike McIntyre will be one of the individuals speaking at the dedication, which will
be held in the Medical Lecture Hall. Congressman McIntyre, with strong bipartisan support from the
Cumberland County delegation, assisted the University in securing grants of $876,000 for construction
and equipment. In speaking of the upcoming dedication, Congressman McIntyre said, “The dedication of
the new PA buildings at Methodist University is another chapter in its commitment to doing all it can to
help students, help the community, and build a stronger and better future for all. These facilities reflect
the heart of Methodist and will be a shining light of opportunity for years to come. I am honored to have
played a role in making this day a reality.”
The Methodist University PA Program was established in 1996. Since its inception, its focus has
been to help alleviate the primary care provider shortage nationally, and specifically in the underserved
areas of North Carolina. The PA Program has continued to grow in reputation and has emerged as one of
the premier programs in the state with an overall pass rate of 97% on the Physician Assistant National
Certifying Exam. The program has also grown in demand, averaging over 400 applications per year for 34
openings.
In order to expand its Physician Assistant Program enrollment, in November 2008 Methodist
approved the construction of two buildings—a 7,000 square foot Medical Lecture Hall and a 3,800 square
foot Human Anatomy Laboratory, at a project cost of $2,500,000. Funding assistance came from federal