Faculty & Staff

The program faculty at ACHE are accomplished innovators and experts in healthcare education. They pioneered the first doctoral degree designed for PAs, by PAs. They developed the first Doctor of Executive Leadership in Healthcare degree. They are experienced educators in their fields of specialty, including decades of caring for patients in behavioral health and wellness. They are professionals in global health and humanitarian medicine. They have built and led professional teams around the world, from hospital systems to battlefields to remote villages. They have deployed to global trouble spots and provided care and comfort to those in need. They lead from the front – our faculty are active in executive roles in local, state, and national healthcare leadership and advocacy organizations. They don’t just teach you how to write papers – they are recognized and prolific authors in their fields of medicine. They have fostered relationships with international partners to offer best-in-class educational experiences to students.

Jeremy Welsh
Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Associate Provost of Medicine and Health Science
Jenna Rolfs, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA
Dean, School of Physician Associate Practice
Robert Gray, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, FIBODM
Associate Program Director of Doctor of Medical Science
Travis Kaufman, DMSc, PA-C, FIBODM
Program Director of Doctor of Executive Leadership Program
Megan Blakemore, DHA, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Richard Bushey
Director of Instructional Design
Jon Christensen, DMSc, PA-C, FAWM, FIBODM
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Medical Science
Justin Gambini, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Adjunct Faculty
Stacie Gopal, DMS, MPAS, PA-C, CHC
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Medical Science
Abbey Hardy, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Ahmad Halimi, DMSc, PA-C, CAQ-HM
Adjunct Faculty
Michelle Heinan, EdD, MS, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Megan Hudson, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
James R. Kilgore, DMSc, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA
Professor of Doctor of Medical Science
Dave Mittman, DMSc (H.D.), PA, DFAAPA
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Medical Science
Tracy Morris
Executive Administrator, School of Physician Associate Practice
Erin O’Donoghue, DMS, MS, PA-C, AT-ret
Adjunct Faculty
Anthony Poole, DMSc, PA-C, CPHQ
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Medical Science
Gabrielle Poole, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Andrew Porter, DMSc, MSM, PA-C, EM-CAQ, CHFP
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Medical Science
Kris Pyles-Sweet, DMSc, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Medical Science
Jamla Rizek, DNP, MBA, RN, CEN
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Medical Science
Sarah Sims, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Adjunct Faculty
James C. Somers, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Associate Professor of Doctor of Medical Science
Heidi Vonderheide, DMSc, PA-C
Assistant Professor of Doctor of Medical Science
Matthew Ward, DMSc, MBA, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Kimberly Wieringa, DMSc, MPAS, MSH, PA-C, CAQ-HM
Adjunct Faculty
Anne Wildermuth, PhD, PA-C, EM-CAQ, RD, ACC
Adjunct Faculty
Doctor of Medical Science