The Physician Assistant Student's Guide to the Clinical Year: Behavioral Health

Jill Cavalet, DHSc, PA-C, is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Physician Assistant Department at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania. Dr. Cavalet received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physician Assistant Science from Saint Francis College. She practiced clinically full-time in the behavioral medicine department at Altoona Hospital, and also served as a preceptor. Upon her faculty appointment, Dr. Cavalet received a Master of Health Science degree from Saint Francis University, and later, a Doctor of Health Science degree from Nova Southeastern University. She continues to precept and practice clinically in behavioral medicine at UPMC Altoona Hospital. Dr. Cavalet has presented at the state and national levels, and has previous publications. She is a past recipient of the Preceptor of the Year Award from the Saint Francis University Physician Assistant Department, and was a finalist in the Saint Francis University Distinguished Faculty Award. She has also been inducted into the Pi Alpha National Physician Assistant Honor Society. Dr. Cavalet has served as a conference proposal reviewer for the American Academy of Physician Assistants, as a subject matter expert for the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants, and as an item writer for the Physician Assistant Education Association. Maureen Knechtel, MPAS, PA-C, received a bachelor's degree in health science and a master's degree in physician assistant studies from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. She is the author of the textbook EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant, 1st and 2nd editions. Knechtel is a fellow member of the Physician Assistant Education Association, the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants. She is the academic coordinator and an assistant professor with the Milligan College Physician Assistant Program in Johnson City, TN, and practices as a cardiology PA with the Ballad Health Cardiovascular Associates Heart Institute. Knechtel has been a guest lecturer nationally and locally on topics including EKG interpretation, chronic angina, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, hypertension, and mixed hyperlipidemia.