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Janice V. Tramel , PA-C, MS-HPE

Director of Clinical Skills 2 and 3
Associate Director of CME Programs

Janice Tramel is a California native, who completed both a vocational nursing and registered nursing program prior to graduating from the USC Primary Care Physician Assistant Program in 1977. She joined the PA Program in September, 1979, and has held many positions within the Program: Clinical Coordinator, Assistant Program Director, Acting Program Director, Associate Director of CME Programs, Objective Structured Clinical Assessments (OSCA) Coordination, and currently Director of Clinical Skills 2 & 3. Mrs. Tramel has been actively involved in PA education and professional activities on local, state, and national levels, as a curriculum consultant, visiting lecturer, Accreditation Review Commission on Education of the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) site visitor, grant reviewer with the US Department of Health & Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions, and was recently appointed chair of the PA Program Relations Committee with the California Academy of Physician Assistants. Mrs. Tramel was a gubernatorial appointee to the State of California Physician Assistant Committee from 1982-1992 and served as Chair from 1987-1992. She has over 30 years of experience as both a physician assistant and nurse practitioner working in underserved medical communities located within the city of Los Angeles in the areas of family medicine, adolescent medicine, womens health, occupational health, and quality assurance and utilization review. Personal interests include volunteer activities with disadvantaged young adults, geriatric wellness programs, culinary arts, and spectator sports.

Research Interests

Educational methodology and technology
Evaluation of Physician Assistant Student Performance
Faculty development
Learning styles
Standardized testing

Clinical Interests

Adolescent Medicine
Family Medicine
Womens Health




HISTORY & EDUCATION

Degrees

Western University of Health Sciences, MS-HPE, 2007
USC Primary Care Physician Assistant Program, Certificate, 1977

Awards

Bertha Oliver Memorial Award, 2007
Western University of Health Sciences
College of Allied Health Professions - Health Professions Education


MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

Memberships

Physician Assistant Education Association
California Academy of Physician Assistants
Society for the Preservation of Physician Assistant History


PUBLICATIONS

Tramel JV, Chew E. (1999) Physician Assistant Certification, Licensure, Evaluation, and Review for Physician Assistants (PA-CLER), Cardiology Section. Western University of Health Sciences. http://www.pareview.org/cfm/index_pa_ru.cfm

Tramel, JV (1998). A Model Clinical Therapeutics Curriculum for Physician Assistant Training in the United States - Model Clinical Therapeutics Project for Physician Assistants (Wilson WM, editor). Unrestricted Educational Grant - The FHP Foundation, Glaxo Wellcome, The Pew Trusts, and Pfizer, Inc. Utah Physician Assistant Program.

Tramel JV (1996). A Model Clinical Therapeutics Curriculum for Physician Assistant Training in the United States - Model Clinical Therapeutics Project for Physician Assistants (Wilson WM, editor). Unrestricted Educational Grant - The FHP Foundation, Glaxo Wellcome, the Pew Trusts, and Pfizer, Inc. Utah Physician Assistant Program.

Tramel (1996) In R.Rhar, & B. Neibuhr (Eds.), Physicians Assistant Examination Review and Patient Management Problems. New York: New York: Medical Examination Publishing Company.

Tramel JV (1989). Physician Assistants for the Future, An In-depth Study of PA Education and Practice in the Year 2000. (J. Liskin, Ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: The Association of Physician Assistant Programs.

Weiss J, Duda, M, Dreskin M, Tramel JV, & Zarnegar Z. (1985). Computerized Evaluations of Clinical Experience in the Training of Health Professionals. Journal of Allied Health 1985; 14-3:225-266.

 

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

1000 S. Fremont Avenue
HSA Unit 7
Bldg. A6, Room 6429
Phone: (626) 457-4250
Fax: (626) 457-4245
E-mail: jtramel@usc.edu