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Faculty Bio
Shelby joined the faculty in 2005 and is core faculty in the physician assistant department. She has been an educator since 1998 and still works in clinical practice as a physician assistant. She works clinically in private private practice Orthopaedic Surgery as well as Emergency Medicine.
Program
Master of Physician Assistant (MPA)
Courses Taught at Samuel Merritt University
PA Medicine- guest lecturer
PA Physical Diagnosis- lab instructor
PA Diagnostic Methods- EKG instructor of record
PA Surgery- instructor of record
PA clinical year- evaluation coordinator and assistant clinical coordinator
Physical Therapy- Disease and Dysfunction 2 & 3- guest lecturer
Nurse Practitioner program- EKG guest lecturer
PA Physical Diagnosis- lab instructor
PA Diagnostic Methods- EKG instructor of record
PA Surgery- instructor of record
PA clinical year- evaluation coordinator and assistant clinical coordinator
Physical Therapy- Disease and Dysfunction 2 & 3- guest lecturer
Nurse Practitioner program- EKG guest lecturer
Research Interests
Pediatric orthopaedics and fracture management
Publications and Presentations
California Academy of Physician Assistants- speaker "Pediatric Orthopaedics in Primary Care"
Phizer- speaker "ACC Guidelines on Anticoagulation," "Management of Back Pain"
Du Pont Pharma- speaker "Current Guidelines on oral anticoagulation in 2000"
Bristol-Meyers-Squibb- speaker "Current Guidelines on oral anticoagulation in 2001" also in 2002, 2003, 2004
Phizer- speaker "ACC Guidelines on Anticoagulation," "Management of Back Pain"
Du Pont Pharma- speaker "Current Guidelines on oral anticoagulation in 2000"
Bristol-Meyers-Squibb- speaker "Current Guidelines on oral anticoagulation in 2001" also in 2002, 2003, 2004
Professional and Community Service and Professional Memberships
California Academy of Physician Assistants- CME committee and speaker
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery
Physician Assistant Education Association
San Francisco Bay Area Physician Assistants- steering committee member and webmaster
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery
Physician Assistant Education Association
San Francisco Bay Area Physician Assistants- steering committee member and webmaster

