Carla Shamblen
Professor, Principal Faculty (Clinical)
EDUCATION
- Doctor of Medical Science, University of Lynchburg 2021
- Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, AT Still University 2003
- Bachelor of Science in Human Biology/Minor in Psychology, Grand Canyon University
2001
Academic Program(s)
- Physician Assistant Studies
COURSES TAUGHT
- Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (Surgery, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health, Electives I & II)
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS
- Family Medicine
- Coaching Adult Learners' Response to Failure
- Top Procedural Skills Performed by Primary Care PAs
- Who, What, When and How of Procedural Skills Training
- Selenium Supplementation in Autoimmune Hypothyroidism
- Chronic Urticaria in Hyperthyroidism
- Interprofessional Education
- Student Mistreatment on Clinical Rotations
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional Membership
Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants (ASAPA), Member since 2000, Fellow
member since 2003
American Academy of Physician Assistants, Member since 2000, Distinguished Fellow
since 2020
Physician Assistant Education Association 2013 – Present
Conferences and Presentations
November 2022 – Present, Facilitator/Presenter PAEA Clinical Coordinators 101 Workshops
August 2021 – Present, Guest lecturer for Midwestern University PA Program - Glendale
Shamblen C., Sasek C., Dettman N. New Clinical Coordinators Jump Start Workshop, July
2024.
Shamblen C. Moving Away from One-Size-Fits-All: Precision Medicine. Arizona Association
of Patient Advocates March 14th, 2024.
Shamblen C. Moving Away from One-Size-Fits-All: Precision Medicine. ASAPA Fall Conference
September 9, 2023; virtual.
Shamblen C, Gerstner L, McDiarmid S, Bradford P. Clinical Coordinators 101. PAEA Spring
Workshops 2023, April 26-28th, 2023.
Shamblen C. Clinically Therapeutic but Far from Feeling Normal. Oral presentation
at 2021 ASAPA Spring Conference, March 2021; virtual.
Carter K, Shamblen C, Post G, Wild J. Strategies to Mitigate and Eradicate Student
Mistreatment on Clinical Rotations. Oral presentation at 2019 PAEA Education Forum:
October 2019; Washington, D.C.
Shamblen C, Herrick A. Coaching Adult Learners’ Response to Failure. Oral presentation
at 2019 PAEA Education Forum: October 2019; Washington, D.C.
Shamblen C. Investigating and Managing Menstrual Disorders. Oral presentation at 2019
Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants Annual Spring Conference: March
2019; Prescott, AZ.
Shamblen C, Herrick A. Coaching Adult Learners’ Response to Failure. Oral presentation
at 2019 Western Consortium: February 2019; Glendale, AZ.
Storjohann T, Herrick A, Mitzel K, Davis L, Shamblen C, Bonnin K. Simulated iOSCE
With Pharmacy and Physician Assistant Students. Poster presented at 2018 PAEA Annual
Education Forum: October 2018; Anaheim, CA.
Storjohann T, Herrick A, Mitzel K, Davis L, Shamblen C, Bonnin K. Simulated iOSCE
with Pharmacy and Physician Assistant Students- A Quantitative Study. Poster presented
at 2018 Lilly Conference: February 2018; Anaheim, CA.
Storjohann T, Herrick A, Mitzel K, Davis L, Shamblen C, Bonnin K. Simulated iOSCE
with Pharmacy and Physician Assistant Students- A Quantitative Study. Poster presented
at 2017 American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting: October 2017; Phoenix,
AZ.
Bolander S, Shamblen C. The Who, What, When and How of Procedural Skills Training.
Oral presentation at 2017 PAEA Annual Education Forum: October 2017; Denver, CO. Bolander
S, Thompson C, Feirstein J. To Teach or Not to Teach? Oral presentation at 2016 Physician
Assistants in Orthopedic Surgery (PAOS) Annual Conference: August 2016; Scottsdale,
AZ.
Feirstein J, Enking P, Thompson C. Bitten by the Teaching Bug? What to expect and
how to integrate students into your practice. Oral presentation at 2016 Arizona State
Association of Physician Assistants Annual Spring Conference: March 2016; Sedona,
AZ.
Thompson C. Top Procedural Skills Performed by Primary Care PAs: Are we Teaching to
Current Professional Practice? Poster presented at 2015 PAEA Annual Education Forum:
November 2015; Washington, D.C.
Community Service
Consulting/Peer Reviewer
October 2023 – November 2023, Peer reviewer for two book chapters in Digital Health:
Telemedicine and Beyond, Editor Dipu Patel, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, ABAIM. ISBN:9780443239014
2015 – Present, Peer reviewer for the Journal of American Academy of Physician Assistants
(JAAPA); actively reviewing since October 2019
July 2023 – Present, Scholarship Reviewer for the PA Foundation’s Scholarship Program
(Cycles 2023 and 2024)
Committee Appointments
October 2023 – Present, Member of the CME Committee, Arizona State Association of
Physician Assistants (ASAPA)
July 2023 – June 2024, Member of the Membership Committee, ASAPA
2021 – 2022, Chair of Faculty Search Committee, Creighton University PA Program -
Phoenix
2019 – Moderator of Education Series at 2019 Physician Assistant Education Forum (PAEA),
Washington, D.C.
2019 Preceptor Payment Task Force, ASAPA
2018 – 2021, Chair of the Membership Committee, ASAPA
July 2016 – 2021, Director-at-Large, ASAPA (Terms 2016-2018, 2018-2020, 2020-2021)
July 2018 – July 2019, Member of the Communications Committee, ASAPA
July 2016 – July 2018, Member of the Student and Community Outreach Committee, ASAPA
March 2015 – May 2015, House of Delegates Representative, ASAPA
HONORS AND AWARDS
- DFAAPA - Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Shamblen C. What is causing this patient’s urticaria? Case Report in JAAPA. 2024;
37(8):22-26.
Storjohann T, Herrick A, Mitzel K, Davis L, Thompson C, Bonnin K. Interprofessional
Objective Structured Clinical Examination with Physician Assistant and Pharmacy Students
– A Qualitative and Quantitative Study. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning.
2020
Storjohann T, Herrick A, Mitzel K, Davis L, Thompson C, Bonnin K. Simulated iOSCE
With Pharmacy and Physician Assistant Students- A Quantitative Study. American College
of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Phoenix, Arizona. October 2017. Pharmacotherapy.
2017; 37(12): Abstract 104, e154
