Physician Assistant Studies Faculty and Staff

Prof. Davis is the Director of the School of PA studies. Prior to becoming the Director Prof. Davis served as the Associate Director, the founding Director of the Global Health Care Track, led the Skills and OSCE curriculum, served as the interim clinical coordinator, and taught in both the Didactic and Clinical phases of the program. Prof. Davis now teaches in her areas of passion in PA professional policy and advocacy, Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Global Health; as well as in her professional areas of expertise in sexual health and surgery.

Prof. Davis is an alumni of the Pacific School of PA studies and returned to teach in 2011. She practiced in pediatrics in a tribal health facility, emergency medicine in a critical access hospital, neurosurgery in a level 2 trauma center, urgent care and rural family practice prior to becoming an academic. Her areas of research interest include Interprofessional and Global Health education, and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in PA Education. Prof. Davis is passionate about the PA profession and has served for 9 years (and counting!) as an Oregon House of Delegates Representative for the AAPA House of Delegates: One of her proudest moments was casting one of the unanimous votes for Optimal Team Practice! She has also served a six year term in executive leadership for the Oregon Society of Physician Assistants in the President Elect, President, Immediate Past President roles. She has spent untold hours serving representing PA’s on national and state level committees, and believes that is what passion does!

Outside of her passion for education and the PA profession – she loves all things farmers markets, fresh produce and PICKLES!!

Prof. McLellan is the Director of Academic Education and Didactic Faculty for the School of PA Studies.  She has served as principal didactic faculty at two other PA programs before joining the Pacific University School of PA Studies in 2017. Prof. McLellan has been a PA since graduating from the Midwestern University – Arizona PA Program in 2006. She practiced several years in obstetrics/gynecology in various practice settings including an urban underserved clinic as the sole on-site provider. She also practiced in breast surgical oncology, and she now practices at a local free clinic providing gynecologic care.  Her areas of research interest include assessment and professional development. Prof. McLellan is passionate about giving back to the PA profession; she has spent many years serving on national PA education committees as well as state level committees. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, friends, and animals. Pets bring her great joy, and she loves to meet and spend time with other's pets as much as possible.

Melanie joined Pacific University in 2017 and has been with the PA program since 2021. She is responsible for recruitment and retention of preceptors for Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (PA Student Clinical Rotations) and also provides instructional and marketing support for the program. She graduated from the University of Oregon with bachelor’s degrees in history and romance languages, and has a master’s degree in adult education from Indiana University. She has over 15 years of experience working in adult and higher education, including nearly a decade spent teaching and building skills in curriculum and lesson materials design in Tokyo, Japan. Her professional interests include User Experience design (UX), instructional design and adult learning theory. Outside of work, she also enjoys learning about new things (current topics: macramé, history of medicine, and growing houseplants), volunteering for her local community library, watching murder mysteries, and spending time with her dogs.

Professor Churey has been an Assistant Professor in the School of PA Studies since 2023.  He has been a PA since 2014 since graduating from Midwestern University in Arizona.  Before joining the faculty he practiced in emergency medicine and worked in urgent care and still practices part time. Outside of medicine he is an enthusiastic Buffalo Bills fan and enjoys running, hiking, traveling and making sure his two dogs have the best life!

Megan is the Coordinator of Clinical Administration and hopes to take on larger roles in the future after she becomes accustomed to her new role.  Her background is in healthcare as a licensed hearing aid specialist, and before that, veterinary sciences.  She graduated from the University of Portland with a Bachelors of Science in Biology and then from Ozarks Technical with a certification in Hearing Aid Sciences.  Outside of work, Megan enjoys spending time with her husband and two small dogs.  They together enjoy boating on Hagg Lake, cooking, and getting their homes and lives ready to adopt children.

Prof Kee currently leads Fundamentals (the introductory pathophysiology course), Hematology and Oncology, and  Neurology modules during the didactic phase of the PA program. The remainder of her position is focused on accreditation and process improvement for the program. Her clinical experience is in Urologic Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Stanford Health Care. While she misses some things about clinical practice, she enjoys the opportunity to regularly find a flow state in her faculty role at Pacific University.

Co-Faculty member at Santiam Hospital, Stayton, OR

Jeremy joined Pacific University in 2015. As the Simulation and Standardized Patient Coordinator, Jeremy supports the development and operation of life-like scenarios which provide a safe environment for PA students to practice their clinical and diagnostic reasoning skills. Jeremy graduated from Portland State in 2016 with a bachelor of science degree, and from Pacific University in 2020 with a master's in healthcare administration.

His interest areas are simulation and clinical skills practice, and his responsibilities include equipment and supply management, BLS training, and Standardized Patient correspondence.

Professor Phrasavath (he/him) is an assistant professor who joined Pacific University in 2023. His primary role is to serve as clinical faculty providing education and support for students and preceptors in the clinical phase of training. He also assists in the didactic phase and has areas of interest in simulation, ultrasound, and toxicology. He attended the University of Washington MEDEX Northwest PA Program in Seattle, graduating in 2017. In 2018, he completed a fellowship in emergency medicine at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, CA. Since then, his clinical work has been in hospital-based emergency medicine. Outside of work, he is an enthusiastic solo traveler that refuses to carry more than what fits in a single backpack, urban wanderer that stops too often to take photos of interesting plants and neighborhood cats, exploratory home cook that has entirely too many spices and sauces, podcast listener with an ever-expanding backlog, and avid English soccer fan despite the massive performance-associated emotional swings of his long-time favorite club, Arsenal FC.

Professor Schlump is an Assistant Professor in the School of Physician Assistant Studies.  She joined Pacific U in 2023.  She has been in practice since 2005 working mostly in Orthopedic Surgery, focused on Pediatric Ortho and continues a part time role. She enjoys working with kiddos and families through an otherwise scary time, and helping them return to active fun humans.  Her other areas of interest include Medical Ethics.  She can often be found outside, trail running, skiing, backpacking, traveling and planning her next adventure with friends and her four legged sidekick, Ruthie.