Amy Bronson, EdD, MMS, PA-C

Dean/Program Director, Master of Physician Assistant Program, WCU-Dallas

Biography

Dr. Amy Bronson is the Campus Dean and Program Director for the Master of Physician Assistant program at West Coast University-Dallas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; a Master of Medical Science; a physician assistant certification; and a Doctor in Educational Leadership.

Prior to joining WCU-Dallas, Dr. Bronson was the founding Program Director of the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program at Colorado Mesa University and served as the Assistant Vice President for Research and Innovation.

In addition to her educational roles, Dr. Bronson continues to practice clinically as a physician assistant. Her work as a PA spans more than 14 years, with a primary focus on family practice, otolaryngology, and plastic surgery.

Dr. Bronson’s scholarship includes an extensive grant portfolio as a principal investigator on over $2.5 million in federal funding to address wellness initiatives for students and providers. She has also published on various topics, including rural healthcare, medical diagnostics, and mentoring: educational pedagogy, viral genomic sequencing, and altruistic testing.

Dr. Bronson’s work is motivated by a commitment to increasing accessibility of quality medical care, and the transformative power of building healthy communities both in and outside the classroom through community-based population health, and the holistic transformative care models that can result from an integrated team-based approach to medical care.

With a commitment to giving back to her profession, Dr. Bronson has served on state and national professional and advisory committees, taking on roles such as Community Ambassador for Healthier Colorado, Board Member for the Western Colorado Area Health Education Center, American Academy of Physician Assistant Team Initiative partner, and President and board member for the Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants.

Publications

Sabeti, P.C., Specht, I., Sani, K, Lodovico-Botti, Y., Marshall, J., Bronson, A.J., Hughes, M., Heumann, K., Baron, E., Parrie, E., Glennon, O., Fry, B., Colubri, A. (2021). The Case for Altruism in Institutional Diagnostic Testing. Scientific Reports.

Bronson, A.J., Williams, N., Murray, S.R. (2019). Actinic Keratoses. Field Cancerization and Photodynamic Therapy. The Clinical Advisor. Vol.22, iss.2.

Hawkins, J.R., Reeder, M., Olson, M., Bronson, A.J. (2019). Commentary: The Use of Case-based Learning and Concept Mapping to Teach Students Clinical Reasoning.” Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences: Official Journal of the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association: Vol. 4: iss.2, Article 4. DOI: 10.25035/jsmaks.04.03.04

Murray, S.R., Buchanan, B.A., Bronson, A.J., Pettit, R.W. (2019). Avulsion Fracture of the Iliac Crest Apophysitis in an Adolescent Female Distance Runner. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care.