Physician assistant students win state competition

The Medical College of Georgia Department of Physician Assistant won the Student Medical Challenge Bowl at the 2005 Georgia Association of Physician Assistants Conference in Sandestin, Fla.

The competition tests the medical knowledge of PA students in Georgia. This is the second year in a row that MCG has won the tournament.

Jason Rodwell of Augusta and Wendy Royal of Gainesville, Ga., comprised the winning team, defeating South University 10-7.

“We pick high-caliber students for this program and have faith that they can win. Since we started, we’ve won every time,” said Dr. Ben Taylor, associate director of the physician assistant department. “We’d like to make this a tradition for MCG students.”