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Robin Newhook

Chair/Program Director; Associate Professor

Contact Information

OFFICE: CMC 105
PHONE: 814-824-2578

Ms. Newhook has more than 28 years of clinical experience as a practicing Physician Assistant and has served in PA education for more than 12 years. She has extensive experience in family medicine, acute care in urgent care facilities, and emergency medicine. As a practicing physician assistant, she brings her medical knowledge and clinical experience into the classroom to share with her students. Her goal is to prepare physician assistant students to enter the workplace while encouraging service to the community and leadership in the profession.

About Robin Newhook
    • Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Duquesne University, 1995
    • Bachelor of Science in Biology from Slippery Rock University, 1992
    • Ms. Newhook has taught across the Physician Assistant curriculum during her time at Mercyhurst University.
    • Specifically, she enjoys teaching Physical Examination Skills, Clinical Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Clinical Procedures.
    • PA 512 Clinical Skills Lab1
    • PA 514 Clinical Skills Lab 2
    • PA 520 Clinical Medicine 
    • PSYC 525 Psychology in Healthcare
    • PA 620 Thesis Guidance
    • PA 695 Summative Evaluation Experience
    • Founding faculty advisor of the Mercyhurst Physician Assistant Student Society (MPASS)
    • Phi Alpha Physician Assistant Honors Society