Faculty and staff at the Child Health Associate - Physician Assistant Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus comprise a top 10 physician assistant program with a rural track and scholarship programs.

Course Director - Laboratory and Clinical Skills Workshop

Instructor of Pediatrics

Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)

Certificate, Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, 2007; MS, Colorado State University, 1999; BS Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 1997

Ms. Solanyk is the Academic Coordinator for the Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program and Senior Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics.  She graduated with a Masters of Science in Anatomy from Colorado State University in 1999, then graduated from the CHA/PA Program in 2007. She has served on the CHA/PA Program faculty since 2010.  She is course coordinator for Lab and Clinical Skills and co-directs the Evidence Based Medicine Course. She also teaches in small group courses, lectures on pediatric gastroenterology topics and oversees the comprehensive written examinations for 2nd and 3rd year CHA/PA students.  Her research and scholarship interests are integration of Evidence Based Medicine and Information Mastery practices into the CHA/PA curriculum.  She currently serves on the steering committee for the University of Colorado Urban Underserved School of Medicine Track.