Tamara S. Ritsema PhD, MPH, PA-C/R

Tamara “Tami” Ritsema is an associate professor at the George Washington University PA program in Washington DC. She is also an adjunct senior lecturer at the St. George’s, University of London PA in London, England. She’s an alumna of the Emory University PA Program and holds a PhD in health workforce research. She has been very involved in assisting in the establishment of the PA profession in the United Kingdom. Her research interests include health workforce research and the development of the PA profession outside the United States. She is the editor-in-chief of “Physician Assistant: a guide to clinical practice”, a major textbook used in PA education.