mmayfield@LearnLink.Emory.Edu

Assistant Professor/Academic Coordinator

Academic Coordinator for 1^st year courses

Course Director for Clinical Medicine courses

Mentor Program Coordinator

 Education

Master of Education Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia; M.Ed. Degree  (1988)

Master of Community Health Program, School of Allied Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (1978)

Physician Associate Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia ,               BMSc Degree - (1976)

Clinical Experience

Surgical Assistant in Vascular Surgery, Georgia Vascular Surgery

 Physician Assistant in Family Medicine, Family Practice Center, Morehouse School of Medicine

Surgical Assistant in Ophthalmology,  Emory Clinic

Family Planning/OB-GYN Clinician, Atlanta Southside Community Health Center

Clinical Research, Emory School of Medicine & Emory Clinic

Volunteer, Good Samaritan Clinic, Atlanta                                 

Organizations/Licenses

National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (1976)

            Composite State Board of Medical Examiners of Georgia (1976)

            American Heart Association CPR-BLS Instructor (1987-1990, 2006-present)

American Academy of Physicians Assistants Member (AAPA)

            Physician Assistant Educator Association Member  (PAEA)

 Teaching/Speaking

“Developing and Evaluating Written Exams” Faculty Development workshop, South College PA Program, 2010

Instructor in Clinical Medicine course,  Morehouse School of Medicine, 1980 - 1990

Instructor in M2 Physical Exam Course,  Emory University School of Medicine, 2001 - 2007

M2 Clinical Reasoning Workshop lecturer on “Developing a Systematic Approach to Conducting a Physical Exam.”

Workshop Presentation: “Internet & CD-ROM Resources for Teaching”, Association of     Physician Assistant Programs Conference,  May 1999.

Lecturer in Clinical Medicine courses for PA students Emory University    Physician Assistant Program 1991 - present

Topics include:   Internal & External Eye exam, Evaluation of Vital signs, Peripheral Vascular Exam , Assessment of Arterial Disorders, Assessment of  Venous Disorders, Abdominal Exam, Pelvic Exam, Arterial

& Venous Specimen Collection, Writing Clinical Orders, Writing Prescriptions, Injection Techniques,         

POMR Data Collection system, Clinical reasoning, PBL Patient Case discussions, Test Taking Strategies, Study skills

Physical Exam Skills lab instructor  - Emory PA Program  (1991-present)

Clinical Lab Skills instructor  -  Emory PA Program (1991- present)

“Project Cork Curriculum Intervention Project on Alcoholism”,  Kroc  Foundation Annual Meeting, Santa Ynez, CA, January 1981.

Training workshops for Atlanta Public School System teachers of Health Education, 1983 - 1984.

Consumer Health Education Training workshop at Delta Sigma Theta Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, August, 1985

 “Instruction on Alcoholism for Medical Students”, National Medical   Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia,  1981.

 “Hypertension Control in the Inner City”, National Medical Association  Annual Meeting,  1981.

 Publications/Articles

Chapters in text: Primary Care for Physician Assistants, McGraw Hill Publishers, November 1997, June,  2001: Arterial Insufficiency; Aneurysmal Disease; Venous Thrombosis; Chronic Venous Insufficiency;   Varicose Veins; Superficial Thrombophlebitis; Lymphatic Disease; Colorectal Polyps; Proctitis

Training manual: “Consumer Health Education” for FDA 1985 

“Problem Based Learning Case Simulations”,  Atlanta Public School System,  Health Careers Magnet program, 1980-1983.

Honors and Awards:

            2010     Didactic Teacher of the Year, Physician Assistant Program, Emory University

            2010     Pi Alpha Award for Physician Assistant Educators

            2008     Professional Woman of the Year Award from the Greater Atlanta National Association of   

                        Business Women.

            2007     Health & social Service Award, United States Postal Service, Metro Atlanta  Division

            1996     Didactic Teacher of the Year Award, Physician Assistant Program, Emory University

            1988     Kappa Delta PI National Honor Society for Educators

Personal Profile

 I am a native Georgian and grew up in  the “city by the shore”,  Savannah.  After completing high school there, I came to Atlanta to attend Emory University as a National Merit Scholar.  While an undergrad student at Emory College, I was introduced to the “new” career path of being a Physician Assistant by PA students taking classes with me.  I subsequently elected to join them and graduated in Emory’s 4^th class in 1976 with a Bachelor of Medical Science Degree.  My 1^st job as a PA was at Emory Clinic doing clinical research.  Since then, I have held a variety of clinical, administrative and academic positions, which has included serving as   Director of Family Planning, OB-GYN Clinic Director, a Surgical Assistant in Ophthalmology and in Vascular Surgery and a Family Practice PA.  In 1980 I joined the faculty at Morehouse School of Medicine in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine where I was a Clinical Instructor and also served as Director of the Community Health Unit.  After 5 years, I transferred to the Department of Internal Medicine where I served as Academic Coordinator for their clinical medicine courses and also taught 2^nd year medical students interview & physical exam skills for 5 years.  While at Morehouse I also completed a Master of Education degree at Georgia State University in 1986.   In 1991, I joined the faculty at the Emory PA program as Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator.  

 My Interests:

 In my spare time, I enjoy traveling and working on home remodeling projects.  I also like working with computers, watching PBS network programs and reading about the history of different world cultures.  Any spare time that’s left is spent with one or more of our  grandchildren.