Professional Activities

Dave Asprey

Program Director, Associate Professor

Education

• Ph.D. Higher Education-1999
  College of Education
  The University of Iowa
  Iowa City, Iowa
• MA in Instructional Design and Technology-1993
  College of Education
  The University of Iowa
  Iowa City, Iowa
• BS Physician Assistant Program-1987
  College of Medicine
  University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
• BA Cum Laude, Biology Major-1984
  Chemistry and Psychology Minors
  Bethel College
  St. Paul, Minnesota.

Professional

• 18 years of clinical experience as a PA. 13 years in pediatric cardiology and 4 years in emergency medicine
• 15 years of PA Education Experience as faculty member and Program Director at the University of Iowa PA Program

Selected Publications

Peer-reviewed publications or creative works

• Dehn, Richard, and Asprey, David, P. Physician Assistant’s Perceived Impediments to the Practice of Medicine in Iowa. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 1995;8:49-58.
• Asprey, David P. “Evaluation of Children With Heart Murmurs.” Lippincott’s Primary Care Practice, 1998:5:505-513.
• David P. Asprey, Sherry Stolberg, Sally Bauer, et. al. APAP Accreditation Planning Workgroup Final Report. Perspectives on Physician Assistant Education, 1998;Vol. 9, No. 4, 201-209.
• David P. Asprey, Helms, Lelia. A Description of Physician Assistant Post-Graduate Residency Training: The Director’s Perspective. Perspectives on Physician Assistant Education, 1999;Vol. 10, No. 3. Pages 124-131.
• David P. Asprey, Helms, Lelia. A Description of Physician Assistant Post-Graduate Residency Training: The Resident’s Perspective. Perspectives on Physician Assistant Education, 2000;Vol. 11, No. 2. Pages 79-86.
• David P. Asprey, Michael Kinzle and Susan Zollo. Implementation and Evaluation of a Telemedicine Course for Physician Assistants. Academic Medicine 76(6):65-68, June 2001
• David Asprey, Richard Dehn, Clarence Kreiter. The Impact of Program Characteristics on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Scores and Pass Rates. Perspectives on Physician Assistant Education, 2004;Vol. 15, No. 1. Pages 33-37.
• David Asprey, Richard Dehn, Clarence Kreiter. The Impact of Age and Gender on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Scores and Pass Rates. Perspectives on Physician Assistant Education, 2004;Vol. 15, No. 1. Pages 38-41.

Books

• Dehn, Richard W. and Asprey, David P. (Editors). Clinical Procedures for Physician Assistants. Saunders. 2001.

Chapters Published (Peer-Reviewed)

• Asprey, David P.: Pediatric Considerations for the following chapter: Congestive Heart Failure. The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook. James Labus, Editor. W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
• Asprey, David P.: Pediatric Considerations for the following chapter: Cor Pulmonale. The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook. James Labus, Editor. W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
• Asprey, David P.: Pediatric Considerations for the following chapter: Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease. The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook. James Labus, Editor. W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
• Asprey, David P.: Pediatric Considerations for the following chapter: Essential Hypertension. The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook. James Labus, Editor. W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
• Asprey, David P.: Pediatric Considerations for the following chapter: Pericarditis/Pericardial Effusion. The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook. James Labus, Editor. W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
• Asprey, David P.: Pediatric Considerations for the following chapter: Valvular Heart Disease. The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook. James Labus, Editor. W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
• Asprey, David P.: Physician Assistant: Guide to Clinical Practice. Chapter: Physician Assistant Residency Education. Saunders, 1998
• Asprey, David P.: Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants. Chapter: Congenital Heart Disease. Rodney Moser, Editor. McGraw-Hill, 1998
• Asprey, David P.: Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants. Chapter: Innocent Heart Murmurs,. Rodney Moser, Editor. McGraw-Hill, 1998
• Asprey, David P.: Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants. Chapter: Neonatal Cyanosis. Rodney Moser, Editor. McGraw-Hill, 1998
• Asprey, David P.: Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants. Chapter: Pediatric Arrhythmias. Rodney Moser, Editor. McGraw-Hill, 1998
• Asprey, David P.: Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants, 2nd Edition. Chapter: Congenital Heart Disease. Rodney Moser, Editor. McGraw-Hill, 2001
• Asprey, David P.: Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants, 2nd Edition. Chapter: Innocent Heart Murmurs. Rodney Moser, Editor. McGraw-Hill, 2001
• Asprey, David P.: Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants, 2nd Edition. Chapter: Neonatal Cyanosis. Rodney Moser, Editor. McGraw-Hill, 2001
• Asprey, David P.: Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants, 2nd Edition. Chapter: Pediatric Arrhythmias. Rodney Moser, Editor. McGraw-Hill, 2001.
• Asprey, David P.: Current Pediatric Therapy, Seventeenth Edition, Innocent Murmur. Editors Burg, Fredric D., Ingelfinger, Julie, Polin, Richard A., Gershon, Anne. Saunders 2002
• Asprey, David P.: Physician Assistant: Guide to Clinical Practice, 3rd edition. Chapter: Physician Assistant Residency Education. Saunders, 2003

Selected Other Publications (Peer-Reviewed)

• Asprey, David P.: Pediatric Considerations for the following chapter: Arrhythmias. The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook. James Labus, Editor. W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
• Asprey, David, P. Contributing Author. Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review. Rodney Moser, PhD, PA-C, Editor. McGraw-Hill, 1998.
• Asprey, David, P. Contributing Author. Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants: Companion Handbook. Richard Dehn, MPA, PA-C and Rodney Moser, PhD, PA-C, Editors. McGraw-Hill, 1998.
• Asprey, David, P. Contributing Author. Primary Care Review for Physician Assistants, 2nd Edition: Pre-Test Self-Assessment and Review. Rodney Moser, PhD, PA-C, Editor. McGraw-Hill, publication 2001.

Professional / Service Organizations

Editorial Boards

• 2005- Pres Persepctives Editorial Review Board 1999-Pres. JAAPA Research and Review Editorial Board

Review Panels

• April, 1997. Appointed Grant Reviewer for the Department of Health and Human Services, PA Training Programs, Rockville, MD.

University Committees

• 2003-2006 Faculty Senator, Elected senator representing the College of Medicine to the University of Iowa Faculty Senate.
• 2004-2007 Appointed member of University of Iowa Governmental Relations Committee.
• 2001-Pres. Invited Member of College of Medicine, Neurobehavioral Task Force.
• 2000-Pres. Invited Member of College of Medicine, Foundations of Clinical Practice IV-Liaison Committee.
• 1998 - Pres. Appointed Chair of University of Iowa Affiliated Health Providers Credentialing and Membership Committee.
• 1998 - Pres. Member of Iowa Physician Assistant Tracking System Advisor Committee, Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs.
• 1995 - Pres. Appointed PA representative to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics’ Physician Assistant & ARNP Review Committee.
• 1995 - Pres. Ex-Officio member of the University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Medical Education Committee.
• 1994 - 1995. Assisted University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Professional Practice Committee with Implementation of PA Prescribing and Order Writing Policies.
• 1990 - Pres. Executive Committee Member, Physician Assistant Program, Division of Associated Medical Sciences.
• 1990 - Pres. Promotions Committee, Physician Assistant Program.
• 1990 - Pres. Admissions Committee, Physician Assistant Program.

State Offices Held:

• 1989 IPAS Board of Directors, Member-at-Large
• 1990 IPAS President-Elect
• 1990 - 1991 IPAS President
• 1992 IPAS Past-President
• State Committees:
• 1988-00 IPAS Governmental Education
• 1989-99 IPAS Awards Committee
• 1989 –92 IPAS Professional Development
• 1990. IPAS Representative to Iowa at the Crossroads Health Policy Forum.
• 1990-95 IPAS Editor, The Iowa Physician Assistant Newsletter.
• 1992 - 95. Representative to the Iowa Primary Care Collaborative Group.
• 1993 - 95. Appointed by Governor to the Iowa Health Reform Council, Health Professional Education Subcommittee.
• 1996 - 97 Invited member of the Iowa Medical Society’s PA/NP Task Force.

National Offices Held:

• 2000-01 President-elect, Association of Physician Assistant Programs
• 2001-02 President, Association of Physician Assistant Programs
• 2002-03 Past-President, Association of Physician Assistant Programs

National Committees:

• 2003-Pres. Appointed Member to the Federal Advisory Committee to Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
• 2003-Pres. Elected Vice Chair of Federal Advisory Committee to Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.
• 1993 - Pres. Site Visit Investigator for the Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs (10 program visits, 4 as chair)
• 1987 - Pres. Fellow, American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Committees:

• 1999-2000 AAPA, Chair-Awards Committee
• 1998-2000 Appointed Member of the AAPA Awards Committee
• 1999-2000 Appointed Member of the APAP/AAPA Degree Taskforce
• 1997-1999 Invited Member of AAPA Core Competency Technical Expert Panel
• 1992-1998 Appointed Member to the AAPA Education Council. (Served three, 2 year term)
• 1989-96, 1998, 2000 House of Delegates Representative.
• 1990 - Pres. Member of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs.

Committees:

• 2003-04 Research Institute Committee Member, Association of Physician Assistant Programs
• 2002-03 Past-President, Association of Physician Assistant Programs
• 2001-02 President, Association of Physician Assistant Programs
• 2000-01 President-elect, Association of Physician Assistant Programs
• 2000-01 APAP Board Liaison to Centralized Application Committee
• 2000-01 APAP Board Liaison to NCCPA Program Data Reporting Committee
• 2000-02 Chair of Electronic Communications Workgroup
• 1997-98 Chair of the Accreditation Alternatives Workgroup
• 1995-96 Appointed to the APAP Advisory/Planning Committee for the National Future of PA Education Conference
• 1990-94 Member of APAP Education Committee
• 1992 - Pres. Association of Physician Assistant Programs, Reviewer - J. Peter Nyquist Student Writing Contest
• 1993 - Pres. Representative to the National Physician Assistant Advocacy Network for the National Health Services Corps.
• 2001-2004 Abstract Reviewer, American Academy of Physician Assistants Clinical and Scientific Affairs Council Annual Clinical and Professional Poster Session.
• 2001-2004 Appointed Member of the National Advisory Board for the Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education, Team Learning Grant. Baylor College of Medicine. and Professional Poster Session.
• 2001-2004 Chair of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs Federal Affairs Taskforce.
• 2002-2004 Appointed Representative of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs Residency Accreditation Taskforce
• 2002-2003 Chair of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs Nominations and Awards Committee.
• 2002-2004 Appointed member of APAP Transition Taskforce.

Selected Research

• 11/1/97-10/31/98 An Analysis of Physician Assistant Post-Graduate Residency Training in the United States. Association of Physician Assistant Programs, APAP Research Institute. Primary investigator, $5,000.
• 7/1/98-6/30/01 Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions. Primary Investigator $350,093.
• 11/1/00-10/31/02 Student Perceptions of Mistreatment and Abuse During Physician Assistant Education. Association of Physician Assistant Programs. APAP Research Institute. Primary investigator, $3,600.
• 7/1/01-6/30/04 Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health Professions. Primary Investigator, $328,517
• 11/1/01-10/31/03 Factors Influencing Individual Performance on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination? APAP/NCCPA Research Grants. Primary Investigator, $2,580
• 11/1/01-10/31/03 Do PAs Practicing in Non-Primary Care Specialties participate in primary care clinical activities? APAP/NCCPA Research Grants. Primary Investigator, $8,798