Dr. Melissa Kagarise DHSc, MMS, PA-C

Education

• DHSc, Doctor of Health Science, Nova Southeastern University (2008)
• M.M.S., Master of Medical Science, Saint Francis College (1998)
• B.S. PA, Bachelor of Science/Physician Assistant, Saint Francis College (1995)

Biography

Dr. Kagarise is a board-certified Physician Assistant and a Diplomate of the Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology as a Clinical Lipid Specialist. Dr. Kagarise joined Saint Francis in 1998 and has assumed both teaching and leadership roles within the University. She has developed and taught courses across a number of graduate level health science programs including; Physician Assistant Sciences, Master of Medical Science, Master of Health Science and Master of Public Health, teaching online. Dr Kagarise is founder of the SFU online Master of Health Science program and was faculty coordinator and Program Director for the development of online educational programs for Navy Independent Duty Corpsmen through the University’s Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas.

Dr. Kagarise has been an invited presenter for continuing medical education series, corporate wellness programs and has served as a moderator for pharmaceutical hyperlipidemia roundtables. With over 20 years of experience in distance education, she has presented at national teaching and distance-based conferences including The Teaching Professor Conference and the Instructional Technology Council eLearning Conference.

Courses Taught

• CORE 407 Social Media; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• CORE 403 Senior Capstone, Walk to End Alzheimers
• MHS 504 Issues in Clinical Practice
• MHS 508 Health Care Systems Management
• MHS 509 Communication for Healthcare Professionals
• MHS 510 Practicum for Underserved Populations
• MHS 516 Special Topics
• MHS 520 Diversity in Healthcare
• MHS 521 Clinical Applications in Primary Care
• MHS 523 Health Promotion Across the Life Span
• MHS 542 Curriculum Development for Health Programs
• MMS Primary Care Core Program
• MMS 521 Clinical Applications in Primary Care
• MMS 507 Advanced Pharmacology
• MPH 509 Communication for Healthcare Professionals
• MPH 526 Program Planning and Implementation
• PHYA/MMS/MHS 503 Essentials in Research Methodologies
• PHYA 504/MHS 504 Issues in Clinical Practice
• PHYA/MHS 505 Ethical Issues in Practice
• PHYA/MMS/MHS 513 Clinical Residency Project / Master’s Capstone Project
• PHYA 507 Advanced Pharmacology
• PHYA 490 Introduction to US Health Care
• PHYA 494 Clinical Skills
• PHYA 110 Medical Terminology