The responsibilities of the Associate Program Director and open rank faculty of Physician Assistant Studies will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, the following: Collaborate as a member of the programmatic leadership team, consisting of the Department Chair / Program Director, Associate Program Director, Director of Didactic Education, Director of Clinical Education, and Medical Director to achieve a shared vision for becoming recognized as the principal source of PAs from historically underrepresented groups providing culturally humble care to medically underserved communities. The Central Coast Physician Assistant (CCPA) Program is the founding academic program within the College with the mission of educating culturally-humble physician assistants (PAs) from diverse backgrounds to serve the primary care needs of medically underserved communities.