Hill County Health Officer explains her work as physician assistant

Montana State University Hill County hosted Extension Health in the Hi-Line Thursday, featuring Hill County Health Officer Jessica Sheehy, PA-C.

Sheehy, a physician assistant at Northern Montana Hospital, earned her undergraduate degree at Carroll College in Helena, and her medical degree as a physician assistant at the University of Saint Francis in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

"Growing up in small town Montana, I began to realize, everyone I knew were becoming PA's and nurse practitioners," said Sheehy, as she talked about the work it takes to become a physician assistant and what they rea...