Carey Barry

MHS, PA-C, MT(ASCP), DFAAPA

Chair, Department of Medical Sciences; Associate Clinical Professor

Medical Sciences

Education & Degrees

MS, Physician Assistant, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT

BSc, Medical Laboratory Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Specializations

Surgical training, professional behavior, physician assistant education

Certifications

Medical Technologist – American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

NCCPA certified Physician Assistant (PA)

NCCPA Physician Assistant Special Recognition in Surgery

Selected Honors and Awards

Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of PAs (AAPA)

MCPHS University 2016 Faculty Scholarship Showcase Award – Category of Teaching, 2016

Overview

Carey Barry is a Physician Assistant (PA) with 20 years of clinical experience in the surgical setting. She has practiced in numerous surgical specialties including vascular surgery, cardiac surgery, and plastic surgery. Prior to becoming a physician assistant, she worked as a medical technologist in a community hospital laboratory. She has special interest in surgical training and inter-professional education.

Selected Publications

Barry, C. Surgical Wound Infections. Physician Assistant Clinics: Laboratory Medicine. Ed. Fankhanel, C. Volume 6, Issue 2, 295-307. Philadelphia: Elsevier. January 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpha.2020.11.003

Barry, C. Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine. Physician Assistant Clinics: Laboratory Medicine. Ed. McDaniel, J. Volume 4, Issue 3, 591-607. Philadelphia: Elsevier. July 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpha.2019.02.009

Honda, T., Barry, C., Buchs, S., Garbas, B., Hibbard, S., McLellan, A., Riethle, T., Swanchak, L. Considerations around predicting PANCE scores from PACKRAT^TM: A Multi-Program Study. Journal of Physician Assistant Education. 2019; 30(2): 86-92. DOI: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000256

Courses Taught

PA6321 Principles of Surgery
PA6207 Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostic Methods