Jennifer M. Coombs, MPAS, PA-C
Jennie graduated from the University of Utah PA program (UPAP) in 1991, class 20. Before PA school she received a B.A. from Colorado College in Psychology and became a Licensed Midwife in the state of New Mexico. She obtained her Master in Physician Assistant Studies in 2001. Currently she is enrolled in the U's Public Health PhD program.
She began practicing as a Physician Assistant in family practice at Northwest Community Health Centers (now Steven D. Ratcliffe). She practiced there for over 10 years with a special emphasis in Vietnamese Refugees. She became the Director of Admissions at UPAP in 1998, and was a Clinical Associate for 4 years.
She received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Utah Academy of Physician Assistants (UAPA) in 1992 and 2006. She was an active member of the Physician Assistant Education's (PAEA) Central Application Service for PA's (CASPA) committee for 4 years. She is a reviewer for the PAEA journal. She has been on the Board of Directors for the UAPA for 5 years, currently serving as Member at Large. She has served in the House of Delagates of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) for 3 years. She has been the faculty liaison to the student society for over 10 years.
Her current interests include rural health care, and international medicine. She has been involved in medical missions to India, Papua New Guinea and Guatemala. She is an avid runner, mountain biker and downhill skier and has 2 active children ages 11 and 13.
