Two Quinnipiac Students Elected to AAPA’s House of Delegates

Caption: Delilah Dominguez, left, and Bari Peyser, two physician assistant students at Quinnipiac University, have been elected to the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ House of Delegates.

NORTH HAVEN, CT – Delilah Dominguez and Bari Peyser, two physician assistant students at Quinnipiac University, have been elected to leadership positions in the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Dominguez of Bastrop, Texas and Peyser of Manasquan, New Jersey were among 18 students from around the country elected to AAPA’s House of Delegates and will represent the more than 17,000 physician assistant students across the country.

“As student delegates, we have the privilege of participating in the policymaking process that establishes the collective values, philosophies and principles of the PA profession,” said Dominguez, who will be serving her second term as a delegate. “We collaborate with a diverse group of national leaders from every state, specialty organization, and caucus to debate and vote on current issues in the profession. I am excited to return this year because my experience as a student delegate last year was one of the most transformative aspects of my PA education to date.”

Peyser, who is Dominguez’s mentee, will be serving her first term in the House of Delegates.

“I am extremely privileged to be elected into this position, especially considering how limited the seats are with over 200 PA programs,” Peyser said. “As an undergraduate finance major and former employee of JP Morgan Chase, I look forward to bringing a different perspective to the HOD and combining my skills in business and in the medical field to create a productive experience. I am eager to meet and collaborate with students from different PA schools and to share best practices, as well as provide insight on some of the hot topics in the PA profession.”

Dennis Brown, clinical associate professor and program director of physician assistant studies, said, “It goes without saying how proud we are of the active leadership that our students take in school, state and national organizations. Delilah and Bari are true ambassadors to our program’s mission in fostering leadership and giving back to the profession and community. They are both dedicated and bright students with a great passion and each of them brings unique skills and backgrounds that will be of great benefit to the PA profession.”

Janelle Chiasera, dean of the School of Health Sciences, said, “This is another example of the stellar work that comes from our physician assistant studies program. I am so proud to see such exceptional work being done within and outside of the classroom and congratulate Delilah and Bari on being elected to these national positions.”

The students will attend the annual AAPA conference in Nashville, Tennessee in May 2020.