Heather Trudeau is physician assistant working as the Pre-clinical Coordinator and Assistant Professor for the developing Michigan State University PA Program. She is also serving as President of the Arkansas Academy of PAs. She previously was the Director of Admissions and Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where she also worked in family medicine and precepted students at a student-ran interprofessional free health clinic. Heather worked many years in family practice before transitioning to academia. Prior to becoming a PA, she worked as a registered dietitian in both dialysis and inpatient medicine settings.