Scott Massey is a seasoned PA educator with more than 30 years of experience. He received his Associate in Science degree in PA in 1987, BS degree in Biology in 1989, MSED in Counseling in 1993, a Ph.D. in Leadership in 2004, and also attended the Harvard University Leadership Program in 2008.

Massey brings over 30 years of PA education experience to this course, including program director at four previous PA programs with the most recent being at Central Michigan University, and serving as chair of research at the Department of PA studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He has nearly 20 years of clinical experience in family medicine, emergency medicine, and international health care and is the coinvestigator of the PA-CAT Research through Exam Master looking at predictive factors for the PA admissions exam (PA-CAT).

His recent research has focused on the impact of graduate health science education on stress indicators, allowing him to truly understand the pressures and requirements of PA students. He has also published research on predicting performance on the certification exam based upon student performance. He has distilled his decades of research, experience, and expertise into this comprehensive course that will benefit both PA students and PA programs by providing a much-needed student training and orientation solution that has not existed at most PA schools until now.