Joel Hill, MPAS

Joel joined the UW-Madison PA Program in May of 2010 with 14 years of clinical experience in military and civilian practices. As Clinical Instructor/Associate Director of Clinical Education he will head up clinical pharmacology curriculum and clinical prevention and population health modules. He will also participate in history and physical assessment evaluations. He graduated from the United States Air Force/University of Nebraska PA Program in 1996 and received his MPAS from the University of Nebraska in 1998. He practiced family medicine and urgent care for 10 years while on active duty in various locations, with a tour to Iraq in 2004. He retired from the USAF in 2006 after 21 years on active duty and began working as a surgical PA in Rapid City, South Dakota in general, thoracic and oncologic surgery. As a surgical PA he practiced hospital and clinic medicine as well as first assisting in numerous surgeries in the OR. He has also instructed at the University of Alaska while stationed in Fairbanks and for the South Dakota Academy of Physician Assistants annual conferences.