Richard D. Muma
Richard D. Muma, PhD, MPH, PA-C, Provost and Professor. Richard (Rick) Muma was born in Wichita, Kan., but raised in Houston, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, an MPH in Community Health from the University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, and a PhD in higher education administration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Rick has more than 30 years of experience as a professor/administrator and physician assistant (PA) in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
Before assuming the Provost position in 2018, he served as the Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Strategic Enrollment Management. While at WSU he has also served as Chair and Professor in the Departments of Public Health Sciences and Physician Assistant. Prior to joining the WSU faculty, Dr. Muma served as Chair for Saint Louis University's Department of PA Education and an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, Department of PA Studies..
As the Provost, Muma serves as the university’s chief academic officer and provides academic leadership for the university’s priorities including enrollment, applied learning, funded research, and regional economic development. Prior to assuming administrative roles at WSU, Muma was very active in reshaping health profession education at Wichita State. Most notably he was responsible for developing undergraduate degrees for paramedics and health science majors, a master degree in physician assistant studies, and reorganizing the Department of Public Health Sciences to include undergraduate degrees in health management and health science and a graduate degree in Aging Studies. He's still involved in his research on healthcare issues, with a current project focusing on human health outcomes of rapid energy exploration. He has published his research in notable journals and has edited four books, two on HIV infection and two others on patient education..
Recent Submissions
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The perceptions of US physician assistants regarding physician assistant-to-physician bridge programs
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012)Purpose: Since Dr. Stead first envisioned the physician assistant (PA) profession, there has been discussion of an accelerated PA-to-physician "bridge" program. Despite some conversations in the 1960s and the creation of ... -
Factors that influence physician assistant choice of practice location
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012-03)Objective: Certain US rural areas have inadequate access to health care providers. Health care educational institutions have made nationwide efforts to recruit students from rural areas, in the hope that they will return ... -
Evaluation of a targeted curriculum on patient poverty funded by Title VII
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2014)Purpose: There is limited knowledge about the perceptions of physician assistant (PA) students on poverty issues and the importance of treating the poor. We assessed whether a curriculum focused on these issues improved ... -
Perceptions of physician assistants regarding a specialty certification examination
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012-02)A national sample of physician assistants (PAs) responded to a survey about their perceptions of specialty certification. Fewer than one-third planned to certify. Of three factors, advantage of specialization was most ... -
Patient education concepts
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Kansas tanning operators and their support for regulating youth access to tanning
(2008-09)It is estimated that 30 million Americans tan in a given year and about two million of them will be teens. Exposure to UV rays seems to be the most important environmental factor in developing skin cancer. Nearly 20 ... -
Physician Assistant department chair survey: factor analysis
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Poster: clinical stations
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Using Malcolm Baldrige criteria to enhance organizational performance
(Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, 2004-10) -
Ninety-nine kegs of beer on the wall: Hollywood depictions of college life
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Poster: examining attitudes of referral specialist physicians regarding physician assistant referrals
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Examining attitudes of referral specialist physicians regarding physician assistant referrals
(Physician Assistant Education Association, 2002)The nature of the relationship between the primary care PA and the specialist physician has not been well studied. It is apparent that although the majority of specialist physicians accept referrals from PAs and are ... -
Poster: developing a service learning project in the physician assistant curriculum
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Poster: developing a service-learning project in a health professions curriculum, poster presentation
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Poster: referral practices and perceived barriers to referrals among primary care PAs in the United States
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HIV interactive tutorial
(American Public Health Association, 1996) -
Zidovudine adherence among individuals with early HIV infection
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Teaching problem solving with a simulated electronic patient record
(Haymarket Media, 1993)
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