Chad Frey

Chad Frey

First graduates of Kansas State University physician assistant program aim to fill health care gaps

MANHATTAN – The first graduates from Kansas State University’s physician assistant master’s program hope to help close health care gaps in the state.The inaugural cohort of more than 30 students received training for 12 months in the classroom and 15 months in clinical rotations at regional hospitals and clinics.Taylor Niemeier, a physician assistant student from Gove who graduated this spring, plans to return to northwest Kansas for a job with a local health care provider.“As a class, we were able to help change and mold the program to fit the needs of students,” Niemeier said.

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After a derecho swept across much of Kansas and Harvey County, the Harvey County Sheriff’s Department found a bit of unexpected damage to a road within the county.

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