Karyn MacQueen, PA-C has been appointed assistant professor for the Salus University Physician Assistant Studies program. She brings 10 years of experience as a board-certified physician assistant to her new role.

MacQueen has served as a physician assistant at numerous hospitals and clinical facilities including: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology, Old Faithful Clinic in Yellowstone National Park, Nazareth Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine and Riddle Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine.

MacQueen earned a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies and geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Master of Science in physician assistant studies from Arcadia University. She holds a Health Care Provider certificate from the Advanced Cardiac Life Support-American Heart Association and is a fellow member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants.

About Salus University

Salus University, founded as the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1919, today is a diversified, globally recognized professional academic center of learning that offers a wide range of degree programs in the professions of Optometry, Audiology, Physician Assistant, Public Health, Blindness and Low Vision Studies, Biomedicine, Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology. Salus operates four clinical facilities in the Philadelphia area that provide highly specialized vision, hearing and balance, and speech-language pathology services. The University has more than 1,200 students, including PhD candidates, and more than 11,300 alumni worldwide. For more information, please visit www.salus.edu.