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Julie Andersson,

Jocelyn Bollins, DO

Jocelyn Bollins, DO is a family physician originally from Ohio. She received her undergraduate degree in Botany from Miami University and received her medical degree from the Ohio Univeristy Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. She worked as a family physician at Galloway Family Medicine in Galloway, Ohio prior to moving to Minnesota with her family in 2007. After taking some time off to be with her two children, Dr. Bollins joined the PA program at CSS as adjunct faculty in 2017. In 2019, she joined the clinical team and in 2021 she became the Director of Clinical Education for the PA program at CSS. Dr. Bollins enjoys creating visually appealing lectures for students and also coordinating clinical rotations for PA students during their clinical phase. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children at their lake cabin in Ely, MN.

Dana Cope,

Shawn Garvey, MS, PA-C

Shawn Garvey, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA is originally from Michigan and has a degree in biology from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She graduated from the PA program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Her clinical practice background includes pediatrics, rural family practice, allergy/asthma, telemedicine and urgent care. Shawn joined CSS as faculty and Director of Curriculum in 2014. She has a special interest in patient education.

"Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. " Albert Einstein

Aaron Heaslet, MS, PA-C

Aaron Heaslet, MS, PA-C was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from the Indiana State Univeristy Physician Assistant Program in 2016. Prior to joining the College of St. Scholastica at the end of 2020 he worked in rural family practice at Scenic Rivers Health Services in Floodwood, Tower, and Cook. He has really enjoyed the special challenges that rural healthcare brings to family practice as well as building long term relationships with his patient population. Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his wife, two children, and dog.

Carolyn Jahr, DMSc, MS, PA-C

Carolyn Jahr, DMSc, MS, PA-C is a tenured Associate Professor and one of the founding faculty members of the CSS PA Medicine Program. Dr. Jahr received a BS in Health Sciences with a minor in Rehabilitation and Disability Studies and her MS in PA Studies from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. She completed her Doctor of Medical Science Degree with a concentration in Education at A.T. Still Univeristy in Mesa, Arizona. Her original research, Remediation in the Didactic Phase: Practices and Perceptions of Accredited U.S. PA Programs, was presented at the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Fall 2021 meeting. She is a proud first generation college student.

Dr. Jahr teaches primarily in the History and Physical Exam and Clinical Medicine course series, and guest lectures in Clinical Skills, Fundamentals of Medicine, and Professional Issues. She also develops, coordinates, and implements simulation activities in the program, including practicals and OSCEs.

Prior to becoming a faculty member, she practiced full time in general surgery, with additional experience in colorectal, vascular, and bariatric subspecialties. She was the first PA to be employed by her surgical practice, and served as the inaugural Program Coordinator for a local bariatric surgery program. She currently maintains clinical practice one day per week at Essentia Health General Surgery and has additional practice experience in urgent care and telehealth/virtual care settings.

Dr. Jahr is especially passionate about PA professional advocacy and continuing medical education, and has served the PA profession in Minnesota through a variety of roles with Minnesota Academy of PAs (MAPA) over the course of her career: President (3 year term that included time as President-Elect and Immediate Past President), Chair of the Continuing Medical Education Committee, Director-At-Large, Faculty Representative to the Board, MN Delegate to the AAPA House of Delegates (HOD), and member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.

Dr. Jahr serves the community at large through her volunteer work with the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA). In addition to volunteering at MOCA-sponsored events, Dr. Jahr helps coordinate the Survivors Teaching Students Program® for CSS PA, is a member of the Light Duluth Teal Gala Planning Committee, and serves as a MOCA Board Member.

She resides in Northeastern Minnesota with her husband and two daughters.

Grants

Minnesota Department of Health Grant: Health Professionals Training Scholarship
- Provided one-time $25,000.00 grants to four CSS School of Health Professions students who committed to working in a rural area of Minnesota for 2 years post-graduation.
NCCPA PA Health Foundation Be the C.H.A.N.G.E. (Create Health Access Now for Greater Health Equity) Grant Recipient for Diversification of the Physician Assistant Program Standardized Patient Pool Through the Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN
Arnold P. Gold Foundation White Coat Ceremony Grant Recipient for Inaugural CSS PA White Coat Ceremony

National Conference Presentations

The Weight is Over: What Every Family Medicine PA Needs to Know About the Disease of Obesity and Surgical Obesity Management (2024; We Are Family AAPA Family Medicine Conference)
The Patient’s Pathway to Bariatric Surgery: Identifying Candidates, Referring Appropriately, and the Typical Road to Surgery (2023; AAPA National Conference)
Labs in Low Places: A Guide to Managing Nutritional Deficiencies After Bariatric Surgery (2022; AAPA National Conference)
The Weight is Over: What Every PA Needs to Know About Long-Term Surgical Obesity Management (2021; AAPA National Conference)

Sarah Johnson,

Kimberly Lakhan, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

Dr. Kimberly Lakhan is a Duluth native and an Otolaryngology (ENT) PA who has been serving the Northland since 1999. In addition to ENT, she has experience in facial aesthetics, infectious diseases, travel medicine, and urgent care. Dr. Lakhan was the first PA to be employed by her surgical practice, and has previously acted as the program development chair of the Essentia Health Balance Center, as well as Essentia Health-East PA-APRN Student Placement Program Director, and Essentia-East PA-APRN Council Chair where she worked diligently to support and promote the practice of nearly 400 PAs and advanced practice nurses. Throughout her career, she has enjoyed teaching and precepting PA students, NP students, medical students, and residents.

Dr. Lakhan graduated from St. Olaf College with a BA in Chemistry and Psychology (concentration in Neuroscience), and earned her PA as a member of Augsburg’s inaugural program. She later earned a master of PA Studies in Otolaryngology (MPAS) from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a doctorate of Health Science (DHSc ) in Global Health from A.T. Still Univeristy. She is a grant recipient from The Whiteside Research Institute and Essentia Health Foundation for her research on the prevalence and epidemiology of HPV in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

As an active member of the Minnesota Academy of PAs (MAPA), Dr. Lakhan currently serves on the MAPA Executive Board as Treasurer and delegate to the AAPA House of Delegates. She is also a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), previous member of the Task Force to Update AAPA's Model State Legislation, member ofthe AAPA Nominating Workgroup, and Treasurer of the Society of PAs in Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery (SPAO-HNS). Her clinical interests include vestibular disorders, neurootology, sinus disease, and pediatric ENT. Her research interests include the role of HPV in oral cancer, global health, health care ethics and economics, interdisciplinary health care, and PA workforce issues. Her personal interests include traveling with her husband and three children, cross-country skiing, photography, and knitting.

Kimberly Lakhan, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA

Dr. Kimberly Lakhan is a Duluth native and an Otolaryngology (ENT) PA who has been serving the Northland since 1999. In addition to ENT, she has experience in facial aesthetics, infectious diseases, travel medicine, and urgent care. Dr. Lakhan was the first PA to be employed by her surgical practice, and has previously acted as the program development chair of the Essentia Health Balance Center, as well as Essentia Health-East PA-APRN Student Placement Program Director, and Essentia-East PA-APRN Council Chair where she worked diligently to support and promote the practice of nearly 400 PAs and advanced practice nurses. Throughout her career, she has enjoyed teaching and precepting PA students, NP students, medical students, and residents.

Dr. Lakhan graduated from St. Olaf College with a BA in Chemistry and Psychology (concentration in Neuroscience), and earned her PA as a member of Augsburg’s inaugural program. She later earned a master of PA Studies in Otolaryngology (MPAS) from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a doctorate of Health Science (DHSc ) in Global Health from A.T. Still Univeristy. She is a grant recipient from The Whiteside Research Institute and Essentia Health Foundation for her research on the prevalence and epidemiology of HPV in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

As an active member of the Minnesota Academy of PAs (MAPA), Dr. Lakhan currently serves on the MAPA Executive Board as Treasurer and delegate to the AAPA House of Delegates. She is also a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), previous member of the Task Force to Update AAPA's Model State Legislation, member ofthe AAPA Nominating Workgroup, and Treasurer of the Society of PAs in Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery (SPAO-HNS). Her clinical interests include vestibular disorders, neurootology, sinus disease, and pediatric ENT. Her research interests include the role of HPV in oral cancer, global health, health care ethics and economics, interdisciplinary health care, and PA workforce issues. Her personal interests include traveling with her husband and three children, cross-country skiing, photography, and knitting.

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