Mrs. Scott graduated summa cum laude from the Alderson-Broaddus College’s Physician Assistant Program in 1983.'She earned her master’s degree from the University of Nebraska in 1999.'She is a past-president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Society for the Preservation of Physician History (SPPAHx), and the West Virginia Association of Physician Assistants (WVAPA).'She is a past editorial board member and department editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA) and a current editorial board member for ADVANCE for Physician Assistants.'Her primary area of clinical expertise since graduation has been family medicine in rural West Virginia.'She has provided presentations on the physician assistant profession and medical topics at the local, academic, state, national, and international levels.'She has authored over 100 clinical and professional articles for physician assistant journals, newspapers, and textbooks.''Mrs. Scott'has been awarded numerous honors for her clinical work including, West Virginia Governor’s Award for Outstanding Rural Health Practitioner (1997), and Alderson-Broaddus College’s Alumni Achievement Award (1995), and AAPA’s Outstanding PA of the Year (1991); and has been listed in over reference works, including Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, International Biographical Centre Leading Health Professionals of the World, and International Who’s Who of Professional and Business Women.'She has served on various local, state, and national committees including the West Virginia Medical Professions Health Program; the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Heart Truth Professional Education Dissemination Panel; and the West Virginia State Task Force on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Member (including a term as secretary of the organization).
