Theresa Riethle, MS, PA-C
Theresa Riethle joined 国产哟哟's Physician Assistant Studies Program as a founding faculty member in June 2010. Since 2015, she has served as Program Director.
Prior to joining 国产哟哟, Professor Riethle served as the Coordinator of Clinical Education for Springfield College's PA Program and as Assistant Program Director at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences PA Program.
Before starting her career in education, she worked clinically as a PA in surgery, surgical sub-specialties, urgent care, and occupational health. She also has a background as a clinical researcher in prenatal genetics and heart attack intervention.
Professor Riethle has extensive experience in item writing currently as a member of the PAEA’s Cultural Humility in Item Writing group and is a former Chair of the PACKRAT Exam Development Board, a national benchmark mock PA board examination. She is a former ARC-PA Site Visitor and is on the Steering Committee of the Pioneer Valley Interprofessional Collaborative. She has multiple publications and presentations at local, state, and national conferences and is a contributing author to two review books.
In 2025, Professor Riethle was awarded the Estelle Leavitt Award for Teaching Excellence from the university.
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