Amie Billstrom, PA-C
Amie Billstrom, PA-CMarquette University

Physician Assistant Studies

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Physician Assistant Studies

Amie Billstrom graduated from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology in 2007.  She received her Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Midwestern University in 2014 and commissioned as a Physician Assistant in the United States Army in 2015.  She deployed to Central America as a medical provider in support of Operation Central Skies in 2018 as well as completed an Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship with the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium at Brooke Army Medical Center in 2020.  Amie joined the Marquette University Physician Assistant Program as a Clinical Assistant Professor in 2020.  Her areas of clinical expertise include emergency medicine, military medicine, and point of care ultrasound. Amie has been employed with the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Department of Emergency Medicine since 2014, where she continues to practice in emergency medicine.

Education

  • B.S. in Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, 2007
  • M.S. in Exercise Science, California University of Pennsylvania, 2012
  • M.M.S. in Physician Assistant studies, Midwestern University, 2014
  • Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, 2020.

Courses Taught

  • PHAS 7145 – Physician Assistant Practice
  • PHAS 7245 – Professional and Ethical Issues
  • PHAS 7080 – Evidence Based Medicine
  • PHAS 7085 – Science Writing
  • PHAS 7115 – Clinical Decision Making I
  • PHAS 7116 – Clinical Decision Making II
  • PHAS 7235 – Emergency Medicine
  • PHAS 7997 – Master’s Capstone
  • PHAS 7887 – Summative Clinical Assessment

Professional Affiliations

  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
  • Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants
  • Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants
  • Society of Army Physician Assistants

Certifications

  • NCCPA licensed since 2014
  • Wisconsin state licensed since 2014
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support, certified 2018
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support, re-certified 2020
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, re-certified 2020
  • Basic Life Support, re-certified 2020

Publications

Role of heat shock protein 90 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase during early anesthetic and ischemic preconditioning.

(Amour J, Brzezinska AK, Weihrauch D, Billstrom AR, Zielonka J, Krolikowski JG, Bienengraeber MW, Warltier DC, Pratt PF Jr, Kersten JR.) Anesthesiology. 2009 Feb;110(2):317-25 PMID: 19194158 PMCID: PMC2730207 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-61549089097 02/06/2009