Faculty & Staff

Dr. Heinan brings nearly three decades of experience in physician assistant education, leadership, and accreditation. She has served in a variety of academic and administrative roles nationwide, including Program Director, Assistant Dean of Accreditation, and Accreditation Director for the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).

Rachel Mattern, PA-C, is the Director of Clinical Education for the developing Physician Assistant Program at Carroll College. A Carroll College alumna from the class of 2000, she achieved her degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Rocky Mountain...

Karen Cody, MD is the Medical Director for the developing Physician Assistant Program at Carroll College. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology from Butler University in Indianapolis, IN in 1993 and her Doctor of Medicine from Loyola Unive...

Richard Bennett, PhD, PA-C, brings a unique blend of high-level scientific research and dedicated rural clinical expertise to his work. Raised on a small farm in southern Idaho, Richard’s journey began at a local community college before he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho. He went on to complete a PhD in Molecular Biology at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, where his research decoded complex cellular mechanisms, followed by postdoctoral work on prion diseases at the McLaughlin Research Institute in Montana.

Rebecca "Becky" Schauf is the Program Coordinator for the developing Physician Assistant Program at Carroll College. She brings over a decade of experience in higher education administration along with more than ten years of experience in healthcare, supporting academic programs through strong organizational leadership, communication, and a student-centered approach.