On February 10, the PA Class of 2013 will host the annual philanthropic event Mr. MUSC at 7:00 p.m. at Memminger Auditorium in downtown Charleston. The competition between male representatives from various MUSC colleges is held to raise scholarship money for students of St. John’s High School. Tickets will be sold for $10 each on campus at the Colbert Library and in the atrium of the College of Health Professions beginning Monday, January 30.

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The PA Class of 2013 is joining the national movement to raise support for cancer research by forming a Relay for Life team for the April 13, 2012 event. To join the team, sign up here: http://relay.acsevents.org/site/TR/?team_id=1050131&pg=team&fr_id=41381
 

After a busy week of midterm testing, students from all programs of the College of Health Professions enjoyed games, a costume contest and an impressive assortment of Halloween treats on Friday, October 28. For the first time, the Rutledge Avenue building served as host to the event, and provided an appropriate amount of creepiness as students actually had fun at school.

The P.A. Class of 2013 actively recognized P.A. Week this year with a variety of unique class and community events. To kickstart the week, the P.A. class sponsored a breakfast for MUSC’s second year medical students as an informal way of furthering interprofessional camaraderie among the University’s programs. Coinciding with Charleston’s weekly farmer’s market, the students organized a walk through downtown Charleston Saturday morning, calling it the PArade to promote awareness of the profession. Students passed out goodies and shared with locals and tourists their passion for their future careers. …