Craig J Baillie (he/him)
Assistant Professor College of Health & Wellness Department of Physician Assistant Providence
Biography
Craig Baillie, MSPAS, PA-C, is a native of Salem, Massachusetts. He first learned about the PA profession from his roommate, a Navy corpsman, while serving in the Marine Corps.
After military service, he worked as an EMT and emergency department technician before earning his PA degrees from MCPHS in Boston. He was inducted into the Alpha Eta and Pi Alpha honor societies.
Baillie began his PA career in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He later practiced urgent care and primary care in Fairbanks, Alaska, before joining a hepatobiliary surgical group in San Francisco, assisting with transplant and complex abdominal procedures.
He returned to emergency medicine in 2013 and continues to practice and provide bedside education in Fall River. A full-time JWU faculty member since 2018, Baillie is active in multiple professional PA organizations. Outside work, he enjoys family time, coaching youth sports, hiking, camping, and the outdoors.
Education
MSPAS, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University – Boston
Physician Assistant Studies
BS, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University
Physician Assistant Studies
Physician Assistant National Recertification Exam
National Commission on Certifying Physician Assistants
Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration
Massachusetts Board of Health
Certified Physician Assistant
National Commission on Certification of the Physician Assistant
Certified Physician Assistant
National Commission on Certification of the Physician Assistant
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
American Heart Association
Basic Life Support
American Heart Association
Licensed Physician Assistant
Massachusetts Board of Health
Drug Enforcement Agency Registration
Department of Justice
Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration
Massachusetts Board of Health
Membership in National Honor Society
Alpha Eta National Honor Society for Allied Health Professionals
National Honor Society Membership
Pi Alpha National Honor Society
Physician Assistant Education Association
Rhode Island Association of Physician Assistants
Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps
American Academy of Physician Assistants
RI Department of Public Health Academic Working Group
Inaugural JWU CHW continuing ed, “Medical, rehabilitative and dietary considerations for identifying and treating non-CNS causes of dizziness, vertigo and concussive like symptoms.,” Johnson & Wales University College of Health and Wellness Continuing education program. (July 29, 2022).
JWU Academic Integrity Webinar, “Academic Integrity; Standards, Expectations & Equity.,” Academic Integrity Committee. (April 23, 2021).
JWU 4th Annual Faculty Scholarship Showcase, “Development and Assessment of Interprofessional Educational Activities for Health Professions Students at Johnson & Wales University,” Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI, United States. (April 6, 2021).
PAEA Capitol Hill Day Lobbying, “PAEA Capitol Hill Lobbying Day: Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act (H.R. 1686), and the Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act (H.R. 1685),” Physician Assistant Education Association, Washington D.C., United States. (October 11, 2019).