Yale School of Medicine
Education - Medical Education (small parent)
Physician Associate Program

Physician Associate Program
Harkness Office Building
Second Floor
367 Cedar Street
New Haven, CT 06510-3222
Tel: 203.785.2860
Fax: 203.785.3601
pa.program@yale.edu

Mary Warner, MMSc., PA-C

Associate Dean and Program Director,
Yale Physician Associate Program

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Warner

Academic and
Professional Highlights

  • Oversight and management of all aspects of the Physician Associate Program
  • Maintain ARC-PA accreditation standards for the program
  • Lecture in history taking, physical exam, ECG, clinical skills topics
  • Former ConnAPA President
  • Former PA Member of the Connecticut Medical Examining Board
  • Former Chief Delegate, Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Research Interests

  • Development and assessment of clinical skills in PA students
  • PA workforce issues
  • Tobacco cessation education
  • Global Health and PA practice

Courses taught, committee participation and professional activities

  • Course Director, Electrocardiography
  • Instructor, Physical exam skills for medical students
  • Member, Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (EPCC)
  • Member, PA Program Admissions Committee
  • Member, Self Assessment Committee
  • Member, Progress Committee
  • Chair, PAEA Research Institute AAPA/PAEA Grants Program
  • Site visitor, Accreditation Review Commission for the Education of Physician Assistants
  • Trustee, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University
  • Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Physician Assistant Education

Presentations and Publications

 "Scholarly Work for Physician Assistant Faculty," Research Workshop, Physician Assistant Education Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, 2009.
 "Health Workforce Reform: Implications for Physician Assistants," Expert Panel with Perri Morgan and James Cawley, Physician Assistant Education Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, 2009.
 "Career Patterns of Physician Assistants: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study," Paper Presentation, Physician Assistant Education Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, 2009.
 "Tobacco Education in US Physician Assistant Programs," Houston, L.N., Warner, M., Corelli, R.L., Fenlon, C. M., Hudmon, K. S., Journal of Cancer Education, 2009; 24(2): 107-13.
"Choosing the Best Statistical Test for your Research Project," Warner, M., Garino, A., Gonzalez-Colaso, R., Workshop Presentation, Physician Assistant Education Association Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, 2008.
“HIV Seroprevalance among Patients Admitted to Mulago National Hospital in Kampala, Uganda,” Kayingo G, Warner M.  American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.
“Chapter 1, Cardiology,” Lange Q and A for the Physician Assistant, Mc-Graw-Hill, November 2006.
“Remediation of a Clinical Skills Assessment using Standardized Patients,” Warner M, Pfeiffer C. Physician Assistant Education Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, 2006.
 “Showcasing Your Scholarly Work,” Warner M, Davidson M, Strand J. Association of Physician Assistant Programs semi-annual meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2004.
“Interactions between Physician Assistant Programs and Pharmaceutical Companies,” Warner M. Presented at the Association of Physician Assistant Programs Conference, Nashville, TN, November 2004.
“Initial Practice Patterns of Physician Assistants with Emergency Services Experience: A Pilot Study,” Warner M. Association of Physician Assistant Programs Annual Meeting, October 1991. 

Contact

Office

(203) 785-2860

Email

mary.warner@yale.edu

Education

  • Management Institute, Higher Education Resource Services, Wellesley College, 2006
  • MMSc, Emory University School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program, 1991
  • BS, General Science, Seattle University, 1987

Awards

  • 2009, Nominated for the Alice Bohmfalk Teaching Award in Clinical Sciences, YSM
  • 2007, AAPA/PAEA Research Institute Grant with co-investigator Christopher Maio Career Patterns in Physician Assistants: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
  • 2006, Rising Star Award, Physician Assistant Education Association
  • 2005, Nominated for Bohmfalk Teaching Award, Yale School of Medicine
  • 2002, NCCPA/APAP Research Institute Grant Undergraduate GPA scores and GRE scores as Predictors of Didactic Phase Outcomes