Steven Skaggs, PhD, MPAS, PA-C

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2001 - MPAS - University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • 2000 - BS - University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • 1988 - AAS - DeKalb College

  Appointments

  • 9/2016 - Assistant Professor / Clinical and Associate Program Director and Associate Chair - UT Health Science Center San Antonio, Physician Assistant Studies, San Antonio

• Publications

  • The Pandemic's Impact on Education: How Does Learning and Teaching Anatomy Online Compare to Face-to-Face Instruction?
  • A Method to Study the Effect of a Physician Assistant Student on Preceptor Productivity
  • Rural Versus Suburban/Urban Experiences in a Family Medicine Preceptorship

  Published Mansuscripts

  Skaggs, S. A., Ashley, M., Bojanski, J., Path, E., Russell, C., & Shaw, C. (2021). Path to a Profession: How a Physician Assistant Becomes a Physician Assistant. Journal of allied health, 50(2), 124-129.

  Manuscripts in Development
  Skaggs, S.A., Avery, M.R., Brandt, H.D., Contreras, A., Liu, L., Orme, B.M., Perez, M., Pesola, K.M., Walsh, M.A. (2022). A pre-post pilot study to determine the effect of a healthcare immersion experience on underrepresented high school students’ interest in the PA profession

  Skaggs, S.A., Campos, B., Co, J.P.P., Dawson, B.J., Esquivel, A.J., Goldbloom, C.D., Jaiswal, K., Schoonmaker, H.T., (2022). A National survey of PA students regarding perceptions of anatomy course delivery.

  Sakaguchi, A.Y., Skaggs, S.A., (2022). Physician assistant students' perception on digital Anatomy.

  Published Book Chapters
  Skaggs, S.A. (2019) Physical Assessment. In Shelledy, D. C., & Peters, J. I. (Eds). Respiratory care: Patient assessment and care plan development (pp. 137-185). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

  Poster Presentations
  Skaggs, S.A., Kar, R., Nation, H.L., Bartanuszova, M., Alan Y Sakaguchi, A.Y. (2020). Health Professions Students Impression on Digital Technology and The Use of the Anatomage Virtual Dissection Table. Long School of Medicine Virtual Research Day

  Sakaguchi, A.Y., Skaggs, S.A., Nation, H.L., Bartanuszova, M., Kar, R. (2020). Health Professions Students Impression on Digital Technology and The Use of the Anatomage Virtual Dissection Table. The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., Academy of Health Science Education 2020 Innovations in Health Science Education Annual Conference

  Skaggs S.A., Blecha, S.S.P, Boldt, A.M., Calvo, C.P., Cardenas, L.D., Estrada, A., John, B.A., Lands, A.E., Niakian, M. Prasla, N. (2019) Pediatric burns: trends and patterns. Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) Regional Emergency Healthcare Systems Conference