Ian Jones, MPAS, PA-C, CCPA, DFAAPA (He/Him)

Program Director and Associate Professor

Married and father of two, Ian Jones is a Canadian and American Certified Physician Assistant,
former Canadian Forces Reservist and Firefight-Paramedic, with education in public
administration, Clinical Health Services, and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies’ degree. A
graduate of the University Of Washington MEDEX-NW PA Program, he uses his passion for the
profession to advocate at provincial, national and international venues. His professional
experiences in Alberta, Washington, Alaska and Manitoba include Primary Care, Addictions,
Emergency Medicine, and Neurosurgery. Appointed Assistant Professor and Program Director
of University of Manitoba's Master Physician Assistant Studies in 2010. Professor Jones enjoys
finding solutions, developing PA Education, and seeks a better understanding of population
health and health workforce issues. He has authored several peer-reviewed articles and provided
sections for PA textbooks. In 2021, as member of a team of PA-Educators restructured the
National Competency Framework for Canadian Physician Assistants.
Ian was the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants President (CAPA), serving on the
CAPA Board between 2008 and 2013, and the Medical Council of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons in 2014 and 2015 and currently President of the Canadian PA Educator Association.
He has a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Washington, and CAPA’s PA of
the Year and Honorary Membership, and was recently informed of an academic promotion to
Associate Professor.

Learn more about the University of Manitoba PA program at: https://umanitoba.ca/explore/programs-of-study/master-physician-assistant-studies-mpas

Learn more about the Canadian Association of PAs at: https://capa-acam.ca

Learn more about Indigenous Land Acknowledgements at: https://nativegov.org/news/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/