Richard D. Ball, a certified physician assistant with a doctorate in health science, heads the Physician Assistant (PA) program and teaches students in Clinical Medicine I, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Integration into Clinical Concepts courses.
Ball has more than 40 years of experience as a practicing physician assistant and over 20 years in academia. His clinical background is primarily in emergency medicine and international medicine, including work as a government contractor with the U.S. Department of Defense in American Samoa, Egypt, Kuwait and Iraq.
Before joining FIU Medicine, Ball held academic and leadership positions at several institutions. His professional experience includes roles at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and Clinic in Pittsburgh, as a neurosurgical PA at Wayne State Medical Center in Detroit, a private family medicine practitioner in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and a health inspector in Louisiana and Florida.
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Areas of Expertise
- Public health
- Emergency medicine
Current Courses Taught
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Committees & Professional Organizations
- FIU Medicine APT Committee
- Search and Screen Committee FIU Medicine
- PA Accreditation Committee
- PA Quality Assurance Advisory Committee
- PA Executive Committee
- PA Curriculum Committee
Education
- DHSc, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2008
- MPH, International Health and Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 1982
- BS, Physician Assistant, Mercy College, Detroit, MI 1976
Board Certifications
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)