Title: Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

Education:
B.S. Education – Cabrini College
Physician Assistant Certificate-Philadelphia University

M.S., Philadelphia University

Certification:
National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants
Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Technician
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
American Heart Association Instructor

Experience:
Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology

Interests:
Firefighting, Emergency Medical Services, Skiing, Scuba Diving (Rescue)

Joan Ward is a 1999 graduate of the Philadelphia University Physician Assistant Program. Initially upon graduation, Ms. Ward worked in Baltimore, MD in Emergency Medicine and locally in orthopedics. For the last six years, she has been working in gastroenterology and as a House Physician Assistant at Delaware County Memorial Hospital.

Ms. Ward is currently an Assistant Professor and the Clinical Coordinator in the Philadelphia University Physician Assistant Program. She continues to work clinically at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. She resides in Boothwyn.