PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant
• Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as a Physician Assistant
• Certification or eligible to be certified as a Physician Assistant
• Neurology experience as an PA preferred
• A strong desire to learn headache medicine

• Receive 6-9 months of intensive medical training from the headache medical director and other headache specialists in the evaluation and treatment of headache sufferers
• Gain expertise in prescribing medications used for the preventive and acute treatment of all headache types
• Become skilled in performing peripheral nerve blocks, Botox, and trigger point injections, as well ordering and administering office-based infusion therapies for intractable headache cases
• Independently provide care to headache sufferers utilizing a tailored approach which combines pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies
• Utilize the telemedicine program to evaluate and care for patients who live remotely through virtual visits
• Commitment to excellence in patient care and teaching headache fellows, neurology residents, medical students, and other advanced practitioners
• Assist in case reviews in addition to preparing and presenting lectures