Director of Assessment

Mary Jo Bloominger, PA-C

Mary Jo Bloominger DMSc, MPAS, PA-C is a professor of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Health and Human Services. With a degree in Doctorate of Medical Science from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals, Bloominger has research interests in endocrinology, women's health, and public health, and social determinates of health and health care for underserved populations. .I have been a primary care PA for over 30 years. I currently work for Signify Health doing in home evaluations for Medicare Advantage plans.

Contact Us

Center for Health Sciences Education

563-333-6159

BloomingerMaryJ@sau.edu

Education and Training

Doctor of Medical Science, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
MPAS, University of Iowa
BS, University of Iowa, Biology

Certifications

Certified as Physician Assistant by the NCCPA, 1993-present
Healthcare Professions Education Certificate

Presentations

Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations
- Public Health Conference of Iowa 2021 Virtual Conference, April 5-9, 2021. Poster presentation, “A Win-Win-Win Model for Practice-Academic Interprofessional Collaboration”. Co-presented with Kathleen Andresen, DNP, RN, CNE; Kara Baker, MOL.
Conference Presentations/Lectures
- Institute for Person Centered Care Conference 2022, March 7-10th 2022. Co-presented with Ben Kolner PA-C “Primary Care: Strategies to Enhance Person-Centered Care Practices”.
- Audio Podcast, Host: Garton, A., June 2020, “Complex Care Management in a Person-Centered Model” St Ambrose University’s Institute for Person Centered Care. Contributors: Bloominger, M.J., Ratnakar, S.

Courses Taught

Health Care Systems

The course will provide the physician assistant student an overview of the major types of healthcare systems along with clinical management practices. Coding and reimbursement will be reviewed as well as quality assurance and risk management. Access to care, socioeconomics, and legal issues will be covered.

Medicine I

The Medicine I course is designed to introduce students to the process of clinical decision making by utilizing critical reasoning skills to diagnose and treat illness and disease. This course will focus on the most commonly diagnosed medical problems. Lectures by PA faculty will comprise the majority of the course. However, there will be Problem Based Learning sessions in small group format for two hours each week. Strategies for disease prevention and promotion throughout the lifespan will also be emphasized. This course will lay the foundation for Medicine II which is offered in the Summer Semester.

Medicine II

This course is designed to build upon material presented in the Medicine I course and prepare students for the clinical phase of their education. The course will lay the foundation for life-long process of self-education in medicine. The course focuses on etiology, pathology, clinical course and manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, patient education, epidemiology, and preventive aspects of diseases and disorders encountered in the practice of medicine. The course will follow a systems-based approach. In addition, a section will cover EKG interpretation.