Mia McDonald is an experienced Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant currently working at Wake Emergency Physicians, PA since December 2022, and has previously held a similar position at Wake Forest Baptist Health from March 2018 to April 2023. Mia has demonstrated leadership within the American Academy of PAs, serving as Chair of the Constituent Relations Work Group and Chief Delegate on the Student Academy Board of Directors, where responsibilities included representing PA students and overseeing the recognition of specialty organizations. Academic contributions include roles as Visiting Faculty Member and Clinical Laboratory Research Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Mia's professional journey spans various customer service and management roles, including co-managing a Bath & Body Works store and serving as an Account Coordinator at Amplify Communications. Mia holds a Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant from Jefferson College of Health Sciences, a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Marshall University.