Maha B. Lund, DHSc, PA-C

50 Gilbert Road, Needham, MA 02492

Phone: 617.549.5541

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

MCPHS University

Department of Physician Assistant Studies, Boston, MA

Program Director (Feb 2011-Present), Assistant Program Director(Sep 2010- Jan 2011)

  • Leading Master of Physician Assistant Studies program, a 30-month program with 100 students per incoming class, fifteen faculty and three staff
  • Responsibilities include faculty recruitment and development, student affairs, academic standards, curriculum, budget, research and scholarship, external relations, and accreditation
  • Led program re-accreditation, resulting in continuing status for maximum possible seven years
  • Raised program first time PANCE pass rate from 85% in 2011 to 99% in 2013

Associate Professor (Jul 2013 - Present), Assistant Professor (Jun 2008-Jun 2013)

  • Faculty member with teaching, research, and service responsibilities
  • Developed complete curriculum for EKG and Patient Assessment courses. Developed significant course content and lectured extensively across the full curriculum.

Preceptor and Adjunct Lecturer (Nov 2004- Jun 2008)

  • PreceptedPA students for internal medicine rotation during clinical year
  • Presented lectures on arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, various pulmonary topics, and interviewing skills.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Hospitalist-PA Service, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA

Physician Assistant (Full Time: May 2005 - Jun2008, Part Time: Jun 2008 - Oct 2013, Per Diem Nov 2013-Present)

  • Founding member of the Physician Assistant Clinical Educator (PACE) team, the first internal medicine PA service at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Responsibilities included: admission, physical exam, clinical assessment and priority of care, documentation, interpretation of lab and imaging studies, coordinating consult and rehab services, diagnosing and developing treatment plans, patient education, discharge summaries
  • Strong communication, time management and organizational skills applied to coordinating patient care with attendings and other members of the health care team
  • Leadership and research activities

•Initiated PA student precepting program with Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

•Represented PACE team at hospital-wide Chief PA meetings

•Screened, recruited, interviewed and selected PA applicants and trained new PA’s

•Co-chaired PA Grand Rounds, serving approximately 120 PAs hospital wide

•Developed job descriptions for PA1, PA2, and Chief PA, used as a model for other services

Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center

Internal Medicine Department, Boston, MA

Physician Assistant (May 2002- May 2005)

  • Led PA team on inpatient medical service, developed service guidelines and coordinated schedules

Languages By Nicole

Pittsburgh, PA

Project Manager for Curriculum Development, Instructor (Aug 1995- Sep 1999)

  • Developed teaching curricula and trained instructors, co-authored instructor and student manuals
  • Taught private and group lessons for corporate executives and their families

Brigham Young University

Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages, Provo, UT

Instructor (Aug 1990- Aug 1993)

  • Full teaching responsibilities for 1st and 2nd year university German courses

Self-Employed

German Translator and Interpreter (Oct1989- May 2005)

  • Specialized in medical and technical translations between German and English

EDUCATION

Doctor of Health Science, 2012

NOVA Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

  • Emphasis on teaching and leadership in health care professions
  • Practicum Research: Teaching Clinical Decision Making: A Case-Based Approach to Preparing Students for Clinical Rotations

Master of Physician Assistant Studies, 2001

Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Ten five-week rotations in primary care, emergency medicine (2), general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and endocrinology
  • Clinical experiences included private practice and many Pittsburgh area hospitals (Allegheny General, Mercy, Southside, and St. Francis)

Master of Arts in German Literature, 1995

Bachelor of Arts in German, 1992

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

MedizinischeHochschule Hannover, Germany, 1985-1989

  • Completed equivalent of American pre-med program

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

  • Massachusetts Physician Assistant License #: PA1425
  • National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, ID#: 1051209
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (Schedule II – VI Medications), License #:ML0898899
  • Massachusetts Controlled Substances, License #: ML0758649J

HONORS/AWARDS

  • Alpha Eta (National honor society for allied health professions), inducted May 2012
  • Pi Alpha (National honor society for physician assistants), inducted May 2010

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed Articles

Massey, S. L., Lee, L., Young, S., Holmerud, D., participating investigators White, S., Martin, H., Wulff, S., Becker, R., Lund, M., & Linder, A. (2013).The relationship between formative and summative examination and PANCE results: A multi-program study. Journal of Physician Assistant Education.

Graeff, E.C., Vail, M., Maldonado, A., Lund, M., Galante, S., Tataronis, G. (2011). Click it: Assessment of classroom response system in physician assistant education.Journal of Allied Health, 40(1), 1E-5E.

Roy, L. C., Liang, C. L., Lund, M., Boyd, C., Katz, J. T., McKean, S., & Schnipper, J. L. (2008). Implementation of a physician assistant / hospitalist service in an academic medical center: Impact on efficiency and patient outcomes. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 3(5), 361-368.

Books

Lund, M.,Migliore, M., Lord, C. & Burns, G. (manuscript in preparation, expected publication 2014).Case-based clinical decision making.Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

Book Chapters

Lund, M. & LaMandre, G. (manuscript submitted 2012). Gastroenterology.In R. Carlson, J. TrompeterA. Miller (Eds.), Physician assistant examination PREP (program review and exam preparation). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Lund, M., & Hurwitz, N. (manuscript submitted 2012). Lumbar Punctures.In P. Auth (Ed.), Clinical procedures. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

PRESENTATIONS

Invited Presentations/Workshops

Lund, M. (2013, September).Contract negotiations for PA graduates.Presented at the annual conference of the Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants, Boston, MA.

Warner, M., Lund, M., & Murphy, R. (2013, January).Physician assistants and primary care.Panel discussion for Massachusetts area undergraduate academic advisors in the health professions. Worcester, MA.

Lund, M., Hixon, J., McKean, S., Maldonado, A., Graeff, E., & Migliore, M. (2010, October). Effects of an interactive case-based teaching innovation in a physician assistant program.Presented at the annual education forum of the Physician Assistant Education Association, Baltimore, MD.

Lund, M., Hixon, J., McKean, S., Maldonado, A., Graeff, E., & Migliore, M. (2010, October). An Interactive case-based teaching innovation.Presented at the annual conference of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, Charlotte, NC.

Lund, M., & Hixon, J. (2009, November).Classroom to clinic: A practical case-based approach to teaching clinical decision making. Workshop presented at the annual education forum of the Physician Assistant Education Association, Portland, OR.

Poster Presentations

Levy, C. R., Claros, E., Evans, P., Lund, M., Massey, C., Rainchuso, L., Wilson, E., & Washington, A. (March, 2014). Convening a multidisciplinary group of students to conduct health promotion workshops at the Good Life Health Living Club. Poster presented at the annual Teaching Prevention 2014 Conference, Washington, DC.

Galante, S., Graeff, E., Lund, M., Maldonado, A., Tatoronis, G., & Vail, M. (October, 2008). Classroom response systems: Creating an active learning environment or just playing jeopardy? Poster presented at the annual education forum of the Physician Assistant Education Association, Savannah, GA.

Galante, S., Graeff, E., Lund, M., Maldonado, A., Tatoronis, G., & Vail, M. (November, 2008). Classroom response systems: Creating an active learning environment or just playing jeopardy? Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, Baltimore, MD.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ACTIVITIES

Memberships and Professional Service

  • Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)

•ARC-PA Site Visitor, 2014 – Present

  • Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), Member 2008 - Present

•PAEA Internal Medicine/Family Medicine Item Writing Subcommittee, Member 2012 - present

  • American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), Member 2001 - Present
  • Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants (MAPA), Member 2001 - Present

•MAPA Secretary 2009 - 2012

Conferences/Continuing Education

  • Completed year-long leadership course, Colleges of the Fenway, 2012 - 2013
  • American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

•IMPACT 2013, Annual Conference of the AAPA, Washington, DC

•IMPACT 2012, Annual Conference of the AAPA, Toronto, Canada

•IMPACT 2011, Annual Conference of the AAPA, Las Vegas, NV

•IMPACT 2010, Annual Conference of the AAPA, Atlanta, GA

  • Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)

•2011 Annual Accreditation Workshop, St. Louis, MO

  • Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)

•2013 PAEA Annual Education Forum, Memphis, TN

•2013 PAEA Leadership Certificate Program, Memphis, TN

•2011 PAEA Program Director Retreat, Englewood, CO

•2011 PAEA Annual Education Forum, New Orleans, LA

•2010 PAEA Annual Education Forum, Baltimore, MD

•2009 PAEA Annual Education Forum, Portland, OR

  • Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants (MAPA)

•2013 Annual MAPA Pharmacology Conference, Burlington, MA

•2011 Annual MAPA Pharmacology Conference, Burlington, MA

•2010 Annual MAPA Pharmacology Conference, Burlington, MA

  • Association of Schools of Allied Health professions (ASAHP)

•2010 Annual Conference of the ASAHP, Charlotte, NC

  • Brigham And Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

•2010 Stratus Simulation Training

  • Georgia Association of Physician Assistants (GAPA)

•2008 GAPA’s Annual Summer CME Conference, Sandestin, FL

MCPHS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

University

  • NEASC Accreditation Committee, Member 2013- Present
  • Continuing Medical Education PlanningCommittee, Member 2012 - 2013
  • Search Committee for Dean of Physician Assistant Studies, Member 2011 - 2012
  • Institutional Effectiveness Committee, NEASC Subcommittee, Member 2009 - 2010
  • Faculty Advisor (Academic Support Services) 2009 - 2011
  • Writing Proficiency Exam Committee, Member 2008 - 2009

School of Health Sciences

  • Academic Standing Committee, Member 2009

School of Physician Assistant Studies

  • Executive Leadership Committee, Member 2012 - 2013
  • Curriculum Committee, Member 2012 –2013

Department of Physician Assistant Studies

  • Self-Study/Accreditation Committee, Chair 2010 – Present, Member 2009 - Present
  • Faculty Search Committee, Chair 2010-2011,Member 2009 - Present
  • Didactic Committee, Chair 2010 - 2011, Member 2008 - 2013
  • Clinical Education Committee, Co-chair 2009 - 2010, Member 2008 - 2013
  • Admission Committee, Member 2008 - Present
  • Student Review and Remediation Committee, Member 2009 - Present
  • Faculty Advisor 2010-2011

CIVIC AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS/OFFICES HELD

  • Clinical Education Committee, Newton Wellesley Hospital, Member, 2010 - Present

Updated May 2014

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