POTSDAM — Jeremy M. Welsh, clinical assistant professor of physician assistant studies and director of clinical education at Clarkson University, recently became one of the first PAs to earn a new specialty credential from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Mr. Welsh was awarded a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Emergency Medicine, a distinction earned by meeting licensure, education and experience requirements and then passing an exam in the specialty. He is one of only 234 certified PAs to earn a the distinction in the program’s first year.

The distinctions were offered to certified PAs in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine, nephrology and psychiatry.

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