John G. Mcginnity MS, PA-C, DFAAPA

John G. McGinnity, MS, PA-C, is Director and Clinical Professor at Wayne State University PA program in Detroit, Michigan. He has served AAPA in various leadership capacities over the course of the past two decades, including past president of the American Academy of PAs and the Michigan Academy of PAs, past chairman of the State of Michigan PA Task Force licensing Board and a member of the National Institutes of Health, National Heart Attack Alert Program, Coordinating Committee.

Mr. McGinnity has been the principal investigator or co-investigator for several studies that evaluated diagnostic and therapeutic coronary catheterization procedures and practices. He is well published, having authored or co-authored more than 60 papers, abstracts and poster presentations covering his research. His work is published in such journals as Circulation, American Journal of Cardiology, and the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. He is a frequent speaker at regional and national professional meetings and has twice received the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Excellence in Teaching Awards.