My name is Bria Mays and I am from Jonesville, Louisiana. I came to UAMS to pursue my Master of Physician Assistant Studies.
I discovered the physician assistant career during my senior year of high school when I was given the opportunity to shadow a family medicine physician assistant. After much research and multiple shadowing opportunities, I was able to witness the important roles that physician assistants perform in patients’ care. As a physician assistant, one of the opportunities I will have is the ability to diagnose, treat, and educate patients I have the honor of providing care to.
While applying to physician assistant schools, I discovered UAMS. I am thankful to have been interviewed and received acceptance to a program that has supportive faculty members and a program that provides a vast amount of resources to help me be a successful student and future physician assistant. In my free time, I enjoy volunteering and serving communities, networking, spending time with family and friends, traveling, and being a dog mom to my Shih Tzu, Toby.