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Ms. Aylward began her career in 1990 at Critical Care at Jacobi Hospital. In 1998, she was the chief physician assistant and course instructor for North Central Bronx’s Critical Care master’s program for PAs, then transitioned to a critical care PA and first assist in GI and bronchoscopy procedures. She has served on many committees including interprofessional committees for the ICU, Quality and Insurance for the Department of Medicine, and the Morbidity and Mortality committee.

Ms. Aylward was a clinical coordinator and assistant professor from 2013-2020 at the Mercy College Physician Assistant program. She served as the chair for the Physician Assistant Interprofessional Education Committee and as a member on several others, including the Physician Assistant-Pleasantville Curriculum and Accreditation Committee.

In 2020, she became the director of clinical education and associate professor for the ̨ÍåSWAGUniversity-Pleasantville Physician Assistant program. She is a member of the College of Health Professions Interprofessional Education Task Force and teaches in the didactic year to foster critical thinking and decision making.

Ms. Aylward was inducted into the Pi Alpha, The National Honor Society for Physician Assistants, in 2022.

MS, Physician Assistant Studies
Touro College
New York
2015–2016

Certificate, Physician Assistant Studies
Bayley Seton
New York
1988–1990

BS, Health Science/Biology
Saint John’s University
New York
1985–1990

• National Honor Society of Physician Assistants (2022)
• Allied Health Professional Award (1990)
• Yes!! Make it Happen Award, ̨ÍåSWAGUniversity

• Director of Clinical Education
• Curriculum Committee
• Physician Assistant Promotion and Progression Committee
• Physician Assistant Accreditation Committee
• Physician Assistant Program Admissions
• Interprofessional Education Task Team
• Interprofessional Education Committee
• Clinical Coordinator Committee

• New York State Education Department (NYSED), Licensed Physician Assistant
• National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants, Board Certified
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Certified
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Certified

• Einstein Medical School Interprofessional Education, Faculty Facilitator
• Invited speaker at high schools to promote careers in Health Science, including Physician Assistants.

• New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA)
• Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)

• Toxic Effects of Diltiazem in Patient with Chronic Renal Failure Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 1994; 34:273-74

• PASP 667: Clinical Correlation for Physician Assistants
• PASP 691: Orientation to Clinical Year for Physician Assistants
• PASP 710: Clinical Clerkship: PC/Family Md
• PASP 715: Clinical Clerkship: Pediatrics for Physician Assistants
• PASP 720: Clinical Clerkship: Women's Health
• PASP 725: Clinical Clerkship: General Surgery for Physician Assistants
• PASP 730: Clinical Clerkship: Internal Medicine for Physician Assistants
• PASP 735: Clinical Clerkship: Behavioral Health for Physician Assistants
• PASP 740: Clinical Clerkship: Emergency Medicine for Physician Assistants
• PASP 745: Clinical Clerkship: Geriatrics for Physician Assistants
• PASP 750: Clinical Clerkship: Elective for Physician Assistants
• PASP 755: Orientation to Clinical Practice Seminar: Capstone for Physician Assistants