Stephanie J Gilkey serves as the University of Michigan-Flint Physician Assistant Department and Program Director. She earned degrees in physician assistant, nursing, health care education, and is a current doctoral candidate at Wayne State University College of Education Educational Evaluation and Research program. Her teaching and research efforts focus on IPE and professionalism in health professions students. She is responsible for the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts for the PA program that includes student, faculty administrative staff, and community efforts with aims of increasing a diverse PA workforce, and is actively involved with the College of Health Sciences DEI committee.