Fran Angerer-Fuenzalida, PhD, MPH, PA-C
Dr. Fran Angerer-Fuenzalida was appointed founding dean and program director of Chamberlain University’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) degree program in January of 2020. She has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare field. As dean and program director, Dr. Angerer-Fuenzalida is responsible for overseeing the program’s faculty and staff, and the implementation of the MPAS curriculum and program outcomes ensuring that Chamberlain’s philosophy of Chamberlain Care® is integrated into the program. In addition, she is responsible for managing and providing support for course development, student assessments, accreditation and the overall daily operations of the MPAS degree program.
Prior to joining Chamberlain, Dr. Angerer-Fuenzalida held a variety of positions in education and healthcare. She served as a pediatric physician assistant resident in the Yale University School of Medicine/Norwalk Hospital Physician Assistant Pediatric Residency Program. She also served as program director for Kettering College Physician Assistant program in Kettering, Ohio for seven years and has over 17 years of experience as a PA educator.
She has wide-ranging international experiences in the implementation and administration of public health initiatives having worked on health promotion and disease prevention in over six countries. She has lived in Albania and Bangladesh working on primary health care implementation, management and policy development for both USAID-funded and community-run health projects. Other international experience includes work in India, Haiti, El Salvador and the Solomon Islands.
Dr. Angerer-Fuenzalida holds a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and a Physician Assistant degree from Kettering College. In addition, Dr. Angerer-Fuenzalida attended the University of Dayton where she earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Leadership, as well as her undergraduate degree in Medical Technology.
Dr. Angerer-Fuenzalida currently serves as an accreditation site visitor for the Accreditation Review Commission on education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).