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Margaret Schifano, DHSc, PA-C, CAQ-EM

Margaret Schifano

Chief Physician AssistantClinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Margaret Schifano is the Chief Physician Assistant for the group and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is a fellowship-trained emergency medicine physician assistant with interests in PA education and point-of-care ultrasound. She currently serves as Chair of the SEMPA Postgraduate Education Committee and as a member of the SPOCUS Education Committee.

Bachelor's degree

BA in Biology, Pepperdine University

Master's / additional degree

  • MS in Physician Assistant Studies, Harding University
  • Emergency Medicine PA Fellowship, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian
  • DHSc in Leadership in Clinical Practice and Education, George Washington University

Special interests

Medical education, point-of-care ultrasound

Publications