Master of Science Physician Assistant

As a candidate for admission to the physician assistant program please see the following:

Total tuition cost for the 24-month Physician Assistant program: $106,000

Program Cost

Compare to other programs

• MAPA conference – attendance is strongly encouraged
• Additional educational resource purchases
• Stethoscope engraving
• Medical kit upgrades
• Additional scrub sets
• Additional white coats

Seat Deposit:

Students who are accepted into Lawrence Technological University’s Physician Assistant program are responsible for a non-refundable deposit of $1000 to secure their seat two weeks after an offer is extended. The seat deposit will be applied towards the cost of tuition for those students who matriculate into the PA program.

Refund Policy

A full 100% tuition refund will be granted for all drops completed within the Drop/Withdrawal period, typically two weeks after the start of the semester. After the Drop/Withdrawal period there will be a 0% tuition refund.

Official Drop/Add period dates for each semester are available at the Registrar's office site.

Aimee Lamb PA-C, MMSC - Program Director, Assistant Professor

Aimee lamb is the program director and assistant professor of the LTU inaugural PA program. She graduated with her bachelors in biology with a minor in cultural anthropology from EMU in 1991.  She and her husband traveled extensively before attending Emory University and graduating with her MMSC (masters of medical science) in 1998 and has dedicated her practice since to rural and urban underserved populations. She has lectured extensively both here and abroad in a variety of topics and has precepted PA students for almost two decades. She has had several leadership roles including having created and led an inpatient team in glycemic management, was a mentor for the society of hospital medicine, established an infertility service, developed a minor procedures clinic in England and was the advanced practice provider (APP) director at DMC of approximately 70 PAs and NPs of thirteen different specialties. She has published numerous times and is an active member of both AAPA and MAPA.  She was one of a group of 12 PAs that established the PA profession in the UK and assisted with the development of the first PA program in England. She has practiced in a myriad of areas including women's health, family practice, rehab medicine, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and addiction medicine.  She has received numerous accolades for innovative projects and her commitment to excellence. She also has a private consulting LLC that specializes in patient and elder empowerment and assists practices in business strategy and novel approaches to health-care delivery. She is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion and an active community volunteer in providing both medical services and free healthcare education and has led and participated in many fundraising efforts throughout the years. 

Outside of the professional arena, Aimee loves to spend time with her husband of over 25 years and three children.  They have a small zoo of critters at home, and she is a wildlife rehabilitator and enjoys travel, gardening, sharing what she grows and adventures in general.

Charles Regan, MS, PA-C - Assistant Professor 

Charles Regan joined Lawrence Technological University in January 2021 to become part of the much-anticipated inaugural Physician Assistant program which expects matriculation of its first cohorts in August 2022.  He earned his Master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies from the University of Detroit Mercy, graduating in 2007.  After many years of providing clinical rotations to PA students and guest lectures to nursing and PA students, he joined University of Detroit Mercy’s PA program in 2019 as assistant professor and brings his experience to LTU.

Professor Regan is an active member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants (MAPA).  He presented lectures at MAPA in 2019 and 2020.  He has worked primarily in the settings of Urgent Care and Orthopedic Surgery.  At LTU he is focused on teaching the physical assessment course that will involve a lot of hands-on exam skills and incorporating useful modalities and procedures in a synergistic way.  

Besides teaching, he enjoys spending time with family, exercising, reading, watching and playing sports, and traveling.

Michael Wendt, MS, PA-C - Assistant Professor

Mike loves to spend time on the water with his wife of 8 years, twins and 2 English Bulldogs. His outside work concentration is spent mostly on trading equities in the stock market, playing guitar, and working in the yard. Michael Wendt joined Lawrence Tech in June of 2021 as an Assistant Professor and brings experiences in multiple disciplines of Medicine. Being part of the first graduating class in 2011 from the 5-year Accelerated PA program at the University of Detroit Mercy, he was a top 4% scorer on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam. He brings 10 years of Emergency Medicine experience where he became Certified in Advanced Trauma Life Support in 2017. 

Mike also took responsibility for assisting with the operation and growth of multiple medical clinics across the state of Michigan. His associated clinics exist in the cities of Big Rapids, Midland and Davison Michigan where he has practiced in both Primary and Urgent Care Medicine. He has consistently precepted students from multiple Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Programs and has been devoted to both mentoring and tutoring Physician Assistant Students since 2011. His most passionate area of Medicine is didactics and Clinical Medicine which he has placed significant concentration on academics and applying learned material to actual clinical and life experiences. 

Kenneth Early CPNP-AC - Assistant Professor

Kenneth Early, board certified as an Acute Care – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, became an Assistant Professor at Lawrence Technological University (LTU). He grew up in Grand Rapids Michigan and completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at Albion College in 2006. He went on to complete the accelerated nursing program at Oakland University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in 2008.  He furthered his education at Wayne State University where he completed his Masters in Nursing with a focus on acute pediatrics. Kenneth went on to work at Children’s Hospital of Michigan Emergency Department for four year and then transitioned to Vascular surgery at SGH. Before joining LTU he served six years as an adjunct professor within the nursing program at Davenport University.  Now he is even more excited to shape and influence future Physician Assistants in the new Graduate Program at LTU.     

Kenneth is married to Dr. Rebecca Early who has her PhD in Industrial-organizational psychology and together they have four children.

Dr. Morrissette, Pathophysiology - Professor

Natural Sciences Associate Department Chair, Assistant Professor, Pre-Med Advisor

Professor Morrissette was born and raised in metro Detroit and studied biology as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan. He went on to graduate studies in Human Physiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received his PhD in 1995. His thesis research focused on the biochemical and functional characterization of peptide toxins purified from the venom of scorpions and lizards.

In 1996, Dr. Morrissette joined the staff at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station where he began studying cardiovascular physiology of tunas. While at Hopkins, he also investigated the mechanisms of heat generation in the heater organs of marlins and swordfish. He also conducted some of the first metabolic rate measurements in Bluefin tuna.

In 2006, Dr. Morrissette joined the Department of Natural Sciences at Lawrence Technological University. He received tenure in 2012 and became chair of the department in 2016. At LTU, Dr. Morrissette’s laboratory is using zebrafish as a model organism in several undergraduate research projects. Outside the classroom and laboratory, professor Morrissette is active and loves the outdoors. He has a passion for athletics and spends much of his free time watching his son and daughter on the ball diamond or soccer pitch.

Dr. Andrei Borisov - Adjunct Faculty 

Dr. Andrei Borisov has taught human anatomy and physiology at Lawrence Technological University since 2018. He completed an NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship in anatomy and cell biology at the University of Michigan where he was a faculty member before accepting an associate professor position at Wayne State University. Dr. Borisov’s research interests are focused on mechanisms of growth, adaptation, and regeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle. His teaching expertise is concentrated on human gross anatomy. He has published papers in the official journals of the American Association of Anatomists (Anatomical Record and Developmental Dynamics), European anatomical journals, and is the author of several invited book chapters. Dr. Borisov currently teaches human gross anatomy courses for students in nursing and physician assistant programs.

Dr. Alan Ghassan, LTU PA Program Medical Director

Dr. Alan Ghassan is a board certified Internal Medicine physician with over 20 years of experience in both inpatient and outpatient care. He received his medical school training at Al-Mustansiriya University School of Medicine in Baghdad-Iraq, and his Internal Medicine training at Ascension Providence Hospital. Dr. Ghassan's passion is clearly demonstrated through teaching Internal Medicine residents as he serves as a core faculty member of the residency program at Providence Hospital. He is also actively involved in teaching medical students, nursing and Physician Assistant students at his private practice in Internal Medicine. Dr. Ghassan serves on the Internal Medicine committee at Ascension Providence, as well as the metric committee to improve overall patient-care and outcomes.

Elizabeth Porter  - Program Coordinator

I am a first-generation born American on my father’s side; born and raised a Michigander. While my five siblings and I dreamed of Walt Disney World, family trips consisted of educational and historical sites around the United States per my Father’s new attained U.S. citizenship and his passion for American history.

In my second year of college, I met my husband and eloped to Honolulu, Hawaii. Upon our return, my husband, a graduate of Lawrence Institute of Technology aka LTU, and I continued to develop and expand our business.

Years later, we began a family – we are very blessed to have three wonderful children. Our oldest son has recently graduated from Kettering University. Our daughter is completing her Bachelors of Science in Nursing at Madonna University. Our youngest son is attending Michigan State University. As a family, we continually volunteer in our community and schools. 

Some family historical notes: my paternal grandmother, a pianist for the Welsh Boys’ Choir performed a concert in the presence of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. My great-great-great maternal grandfather was in the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack during the American Civil War.

Ben Zimnicki, PharmD, Adjunct faculty

Ben Zimnicki is responsible for the pharmacology courses within the LTU PA program.  Michigan born and raised, he completed his Doctor of Pharmacy Practice (PharmD) at Wayne State University in 2009.  Following graduation, he began practicing at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital as a Staff/Clinical Pharmacist caring for patients in both General Practice and Intensive Care settings. His job responsibilities include dosing and monitoring antibiotic therapy, dosing of Warfarin and other anticoagulants, providing drug information to providers to optimize patient care, and educating patients about various medications and disease states.  In addition to his patient care responsibilities, he serves on various committees aimed at standardizing and improving patient care across Henry Ford Health System.

Unsatisfied with the demands of juggling a full-time job and two small children, Ben went back to school at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2014. He completed his Masters in Business Administration in 2016. Using the skills and knowledge gained from his MBA program, he continues to practice pharmacy while looking at ways to maximize the department’s efficiency. 

Ben and his wife Jenny have three kids between the ages of seven and eleven who occupy much of his time away from work. In his spare time, he enjoys exercising, coaching his daughter’s softball team, reading and camping.