MICHAEL RACKOVER, PA-C, M.S.
*Physician Assistant Outstanding Service Award/ Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) 2008
*Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
Philadelphia
University
Associate Professor
Physician Assistant Program
School of Science and Health
Schoolhouse Lane & Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144-5497
rackoverm@philau.edu
215-951-2676
Title: Program Director, Associate Professor
Education:
MS -University of Pennsylvania
BS - Hahnemann University
AS - Hahnemann University
Certificate- Thomas Jefferson University
Radiologic Technology Program
USAF - Medic & Radiology Technology Program
Certification:
National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants
PA National Certification
Experience:
Radiation Oncology, Family Practice, Occupational Medicine
Health Care Administration, Radiology Department Administrator
and Diagnostic Radiology
Academic & Research Interests:
Medical Genomics, Wellness, Oncology, Educational Testing
& Evaluation, Technology
Biographical Summary
Michael A. Rackover received his Bachelor of Arts degree
and PA Certificate from MCP Hahnemann University and his
Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics from the University
of Pennsylvania. He has over 40 years experience in health
care and has worked during this time in Diagnostic Radiology.
He has managed a radiology department and has been the radiology consultant
to the Humana Corporation in Louisville, KY. He has worked
clinically as a physician assistant for greater than 17
years in radiation oncology and occupational
medicine. He has also worked extensively in health care
administration and academia, and has participated in research.
His academic interests include personalized medicine and a special interest in Medical Genomics education.
He has held the position of Director at Large on the Board
of Directors of the Physician Assistant Education Association
and has worked with the National Commission on the Certification
of Physician Assistants as a test item writer.
He was named 2003 Physician Assistant Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants.
In 2006, he completed a four-month sabbatical at the NHRGI, part of the National Institutes of Health. He currently is a consultant to that Institute and is on the board of directors for the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG).
In 2008 he received a prestigious award for outstanding service by the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA). The award, which honors an individual who has provided sustained, exceptional service or leadership to the association or has contributed to the advancement of the PA profession, was presented at the group’s annual meeting in Savannah, Ga. He
was recommended for the award by Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., until recently was the director of the National Human Research Genome Institute (NHRGI), and recently nominated by President Obama for the Director of the NIH said that Rackover “has made signal contributions not only to the education of physician assistants, but to the education of all of our nation’s health care providers.”
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