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Show D s 4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, ASUU President Jess Dahcn wants to increase the number of coliege-age- d voters in an attempt to elect more educati- VOTE continued from page THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 20CO T U Physician Assistant Program Accepts First Graduate Students state legislators. He hopes these legislators would then put pressure on the Utah State Board of Regents not to raise tuition on-friendly of ituJont clubs and to increase com- munication with those who have a'ready shown interest, he said. Fven though the miscommunication and lack of student-grousupport resulted in fewer students registering, J nkins still believes ASUU can reach p its goal. "I don't think it necessary hurt," he said. "Come next Wednesday we will have a little better idea about how close we are to our goal." ASUU attempted to drum up support for the campaign by purchasing 3,000 lawn signs. The signs now cover campus, but 600 still sit in the ASUU offices. Jenkins said ASUU plans on saving all they can for next year's voter registration drive and recycling the rest. POLICE REPORT continued from page 3 lospital terrace lot. The car had been locked, but a window had been left open just a little. 1 It's hard when your car breaks down, but it's even worse when you're drunk While on patrol Oct. 8, a UUPD officer noticed a woman standing behind a car stopped at 100 South and Finch Road. The officer stopped to assist the motorist and dis- covered the woman was intoxicated and only 20 years old. Although drunk, she was able to tell the officer exactly what she had to drink: "A few blue bombers, some beer and three shots of tequila." The car was towed to the owner's home, and the woman was significantly. a If it looks like a doctor, talks like doctor and dresses like a doctor, chances are it is a doctor. Then again, it might be a physician assistant. Since 1971, the University of Utah's Physician Assistant Program has produced more than 600 graduates, each receiving a nationally-rec- certification. In November 1999. the Utah State Board of Regents approved a proposal altering the certificate program into a master's degree and this fall the program accepted its first cohort of graduate students. "We've taken in the first class that will receive a Master's Degree," said Professor Don director of the program. "This allows people with an undergraduate degree to come ognized www.asuu.utah.edu. cited and released to 3 friend. If going for a long walk, you might want to take your purse with you A woman parked her car near Research Park and then went for a Ped-erse- n, walk in the foothills Oct- - 8. When she returned to her car, she found her car window smashed and her purse stolen. Two times the charm Another woman also parked her car in Research Park Oct. 8 to go on a walk in the foothills. When she returned, her window was smashed and her purse was also missing. Tip o' the week It's everyone's responsibility to protect themselves and the campus. Damage and theft raises educational costs. Students and staff are usually the ones who pay for it. Be alert and report any suspicious people or activities to the UUPD. back." Of 40,000 physician assistants nationwide, only 25 percent have a master's and less than half of the 123 accredited PA programs in the United States offer a graduate degree. "There's a big market out there for people who have a master's degree," Pedersen said. The pressure for physician assistants to have graduate degrees come from consumers, degree. "Consumers are very degree oriented," he said. "There is no requirement at present from a licensing standpoint that physician assistants must have a master's degree, but in the future it may become an issue." The U wants to be prepared to accommodate that issue, he said. Despite its increased status, the program's curriculum remains basically the same. "It's more a recognition of the education that is always been at that level," he said. With the elevation of the program to a master's degree, the program becomes eligible for state financial support, something it's run never had in its despite the fact that, according to Pedersen, "The state has benefitted from our folks being out there, taking care of people in the 30-ye- ar trenches." With support from the Utah State Board of Regents, Senior for Health Sciences Lorris Betz requested $400,000 from the Utah State Legislature this September. If the Legislature funds this request in January, the additional money would cover d about of the program's Vice-Preside- nt budget. With increased funds, the program could hire additional faculty, Pedersen said. Only six faculty members serve the program's 64 students. "But we take advantage of probably 100 physicians and providers for clinical training," Pedersen said. Physician assistants spend their first year in the classroom and the second in a clinical setting, including hospitals, rural family practices, the state prison, homeless shelters and even some international work. "Our mission is all about serving Pedersen said. the to is "Our desire get them in rural populations." Trained by physicians in medical schools, assistants learn to under-served- ," practice medicine with physician supervision in an interdependent team situation. "The care that you would be provided from an assistant is the same care that you would be provided by the physician," Pedersen said. Many small Utah towns have only a physician assistant, with a nearby supervising physician for consultation. Physician assistants, unlike a medical technician, can diagnose and prescribe one-thir- Opportunities are available for exceptional students with the following majors: Where it matters most. As one of the world's leading diversified technology Pedersen said, noting that in recent years practicing physical therapists have needed a master's JARED WHITLEY Chronicle News Writer The Regents, who govern higher education and set tuition rates, have discussed a tuition increase as high as 25 percent, a sharp increase compared to last year's 4 percent hike. The board will make its decision shortly after the Nov. 7 election. ASUU is also attempting to lobby the board during its October meeting. Student leaders from around the state will make a presentation to the Regents in favor of a 3 to 4 percent tuition increase. 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