DETROIT - John G. McGinnity, director of the physician assistant (P.A.) studies program and clinical associate professor in Wayne State University's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, is scheduled to participate in the Bystander "Stop the Bleed" Forum at the White House from 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015.
The forum is a component of "Bystanders: Our Nation's Immediate Responders," a medical preparedness initiative that seeks to build national resilience by empowering the general public to take action to stop life-threatening bleeding. Its purpose is to celebrate actions by federal and private-sector partners to create meaningful and lasting impact in support of bystanders as immediate responders who can use basic tools and techniques to save lives. The event will also recognize exemplary efforts to meet "Stop the Bleed" objectives, which include raising awareness of the "Stop the Bleed" phrase and logo, increasing access to lifesaving bleeding control kits in homes and public places, and ensuring that the kits provide "just in time" audio and visual training.
"I am proud to be part of a national initiative aimed at preparing the public to save lives," said McGinnity. "By sharing information, tools and resources, health professionals can help ensure that bystanders know how to respond during emergencies and improve injured individuals' chances of survival and a successful recovery."
McGinnity is immediate past president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and a past president of the Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants. A former member of the National Institutes of Health National Heart Attack Alert Program Coordinating Committee, he has delivered more than 150 national or regional presentations and authored or co-authored more than 63 papers, continuing medical education courses, monographs, abstracts and poster presentations. His work has been published in American Journal of Cardiology, Circulation, Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and Advance for Physician Assistants.
For more information, contact Tracy Walker at 313-577-9802 or tracy.walker@wayne.edu.
About the P.A. Studies Program
According to U.S. News and World Report's 2015 list of the best graduate schools, Wayne State University's physician assistant (P.A.) studies program is 40th among 190 P.A. programs nationwide. In just two years, the program moved up 22 places overall, going from its position as the third-best program to the highest-ranking program in the state of Michigan. In addition, this year's graduates boasted a 100 percent first-time pass rate for the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Board exam.
About the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, one of the founding colleges of Wayne State University, is committed to advancing the health and well-being of society through the preparation of highly skilled health care practitioners and to conducting groundbreaking research to improve models of practice and methods of treatment in pharmacy and the health sciences. To learn more, visit cphs.wayne.edu.
About Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution of higher education offering more than 380 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to more than 27,000 students. For more information, visit wayne.edu.