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Walter to become physician's assistant

Carla Walter is the daughter of Don Walter of Odessa and Patti Johnson of Dayton, and the granddaughter of Jim and June Walter of Odessa. She graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training, graduating with honors ad valorem and magna cum laude. While in the athletic training program, she was a student athletic trainer for women’s basketball and women’s tennis (2009-2010 school year) and for the football team (2010-2011 school year) during their national championship year.

Walter is finishing her degree from Portland State University, with a Master of Science degree in Health Studies. She has been a graduate assistant there, working as a Certified Athletic Trainer for the PSU sports medicine department. Her primary responsibility was to take care of the women’s volleyball team and assist with the other 12 teams as needed.

After graduation, she will be moving to the Chicago area, where she will be attending Midwestern University’s physician assistant program. In 2015, she will graduate from MWU with Master of Medical Science (M.M.S.) in Physician Assistant Studies.

 

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