Brooke Studley, RPA-C

Brooke Studley, RPA-C, is a board certified Physician Assistant licensed in New York State.  She attended Long Island University’s Physician Assistant program where she graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the Alpha Eta and Pi Alpha Honor Societies.  Brooke completed her Physician Assistant training at several Manhattan hospitals including NYU and Beth Israel Medical Center.  She received her undergraduate degree in Biology and English from Lehigh University and her Master’s Degree in Medical Sciences from Boston University.  Prior to becoming a Physician Assistant, Brooke worked at Stony Brook University conducting cardiovascular research.

Physician Assistants (PA’s) are state licensed medical practitioners who work with a supervising physician within a medical practice or organization.  PA’s have a wide range of responsibilities such as performing procedures, ordering and interpretation of lab tests as well as diagnostics and treatment.  They also can prescribe medication. Certified Physician Assistants (who hold the title of PA-C) gain this distinction by passing an exam administered jointly by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and the National Board of Medical Examiners.  Certification is maintained through completion of 100 hours of continuing medical education every two years as well as successfully passing a national recertification exam every six years.  This certification process follows the PA’s initial education and training in a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).