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Education
M.S. University of Pennsylvania
1990-5/95 School of Arts and Sciences
Dynamics of Organization Program
Graduated with Honors

B.S. Hahnemann University
1987-1990 School of Allied Health Professions
Physician Assistant Program

A.S. Hahnemann University
Certificate School of Allied Health Professions
1982-1984 Physician Assistant Program

A.S. Hahnemann University
Radiology School of Allied Health Professions
Radiology Technology Program

Certificate Thomas Jefferson University
Radiology School of Allied Health Sciences
1970-1972 Radiologic Technology Program

Military United States Air Force
1967-68 Basic Medic Program
Radiology Technology Program

Clinical Practice:

01/97-4/2003 Somerton Industrial Medicine, Part-time clinical practice in            Occupational medicine and Family medicine
    
1984-6/95 Hahnemann University Hospital - Department of Radiation Oncology
 

PA Program

4/2005 - current Program Director, Physician Assistant Program
2004 – 4/2005 Interim Program Director, Physician Assistant Program
1995- 2004 Academic Coordinator, Physician Assistant Program

Certification and Licensure
Certificate, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Initial certification 1984, Recertified 1990, 1997, 2004
Registered, American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, Initial certification 1972

Courses Taught and/or Coordinated
Topics in Professionalism
Medical Terminology
Medical History and Physical Diagnosis
Medical and Professional Ethics
Medical Genetics
Clinical Medicine
Clinical Reasoning
Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Advanced Radiology/ECG Seminar

Academic Innovations
• Implemented a computerized test question bank and test reliability evaluation system.
• Developed and implemented our faculty mentoring system and other components of our faculty development system.
• Developed and implemented PA Program open houses.
• Designed cradle to crave data base of student information
• Implemented Medical genomics education across the PA curriculum

University Committees
• Presidents Committee on College Name Change 1998
• Dean of Academic Affairs Seamless Learning Task Force 1999
• Clinical Coordinator OT Search Committee 1999
• Clinical Coordinator PA Search Committee
• PA Academic & Professional Standards Review Committee
• Chairperson PA Curriculum Committee 1995 -2000
• Committee member Pre-Med Program 2000
• Faculty Affairs Committee 2000-2004
• Chairperson PA Faculty Search Committee 2002
• Time, Talent & Treasure Committee 2002 - present
• Chairperson, Science and Health Graduate Education Committee 2004-2005

Organizations
*National Coalition of Health Professional Education in Genetics, Elected to Board of Directors November 2004
*American Academy of Physician Assistants, Fellow 1984-present
Liaison representative, National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics 2002-Present
*National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
NCCPA Physician Assistant National Recertifying Examination Committee member 12/98- 12/02
*Association of Physician Assistant Programs
Blue Ribbon Panel on the Future of PA Education, 1997
Director at Large 2000-2002
*State of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Governor Casey with State Senate confirmation (3/94) for a four year appointment as a member of the Pennsylvania Cancer Control, Prevention and Research Advisory Board, Pennsylvania Department of Health. Chairperson of Cancer Prevention, Screening and Detection Committee of the Pennsylvania Cancer Control Prevention and Research Advisory Board, Pennsylvania Department of Health from 1995-1997. (participating member since 1990)

Research Grants, Contracts, Consulting Activities
Appointment to Advisory Board for the Genetics Interdisciplinary Faculty Training Program, Duke University Medical Center 2002-2005
Duke University Medical Center, GIFT Program Genetics Interdisciplinary Faculty Training Grant 2003-2004

Editorial Experience/Positions
Current Editorial Board of the Journal: Perspective on Physician Assistant Education
7/02-Current Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Honors, Awards

10/17/03 Physician Assistant Educator of the Year presented by the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

Selected Scholarly Presentations
5/25/97 APAP Annual Meeting: Protecting Our Most Endangered Resource: The PA Faculty Member, Presenters: L. Capozzi, Ph.D., MR
9/99 George Washington University Physician Assistant Program, Guest lecturer, The Physical Exam of the Eye
10/19/01 APAP Annual Meeting Albuquerque, NM: Led workshop and lectured on The Human Genome Project and Its Impact on Physician Assistant Education
1/31-2/1/02 Panel member at the National Coalition for Health Care Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG) Annual Membership Meeting with the panel discussion on genetic testing, with a focus on what health-care professionals need to know Moderated by Francis S. Collins, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute.
4/15-4/16/03 University of Illinois at Chicago and Midwestern University, Guest lecturer, Faculty Development Seminar in Clinical Genetics at
4/25/02 Temple University, Ambler Campus Instructor in the Survey of the Future lecture series on Genetics
10/222/02 Drexel University PA Program lecture on Genetics Overview for Clinicians and Genetic Mechanisms in Pathophysiology
10/29/02 Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania lecture on Human Genetics
11/25/02 APAP Educational Forum Lecture, Medical Genetics for PA Educators Made Easier.
1/23/03 Desales University PA Program, Medical Genomics for PA Students
5/26/03 Medical Genomics for Physician Assistants, American Association of Physician Assistant’s lecturer, Annual Meeting, New Orleans
10/17/03 The Impact of the Human Genome Project – It’s Impact on PA’s Practice, Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants 28th Annual Conference
11/05/04 APAP Educational Forum Lecture, Nashville, TN, Integration of Medical Genetics into the PA Curriculum



Publications
*Bender H, Morabito M, Emrich J, Rackover M, Miyamoto C, Woo D, Steplewski Z, Brady L. Pharmacokinetic Behavior of 125I-labeled A-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor MAB 425 in High Grade Glioma Patients. Antibody Immunoconjugates & Radiopharmaceuticals 1992; 5 (1):130.

*Miyamoto C, Brady L, Rackover M, Emrich J, Woo D, Bender, H et al. Use of 125I-labeled monoclonal antibodies in the management of primary and recurrent high-grade astrocytomas. Radiology 1993;189(suppl):345.

*Carter R, Cawley J, Rackover M et al. APAP Blue Ribbon Panel Report on Physician Assistant Program Expansion. Perspectives On Physician Assistant Education 1998; 9(1):20-29.

*Rackover M, Peay H, Wolpert C. The Need for Genetic Literacy in Physician Assistants. Perspectives on Physician Assistant Education 2001;12(2):113-116.
*Rackover M. Are You In or Are You Out? Association of Physician Assistant Programs Monthly Update Editorial on Volunteerism (serial on the Internet); July 2002. Available from: www.apap.org.
 

*Rackover M. It’s Time to Learn About Genomic Medicine. JAAPA 2003; 16 (1):9.
Rackover M, Wolpert C, Genetics in Primary Care. In Ballweg R, Stolberg S, Sullivan E, editors. Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice, 3rd edition, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2003. pg. 970-976