Skating Her Way to a PA

During her five seasons with the Haydenettes, an elite, synchronized figure skating team, Devin Pao, MS, PA-C, ATC, (Health Professions ’21) lived the value of teamwork. After all, in 2013 and 2016, her 16-member squad won bronze medals at world competitions for its precise routines. However, she found her professional calling in the “team behind the team” — the medical staff that travels with and supports the skaters. Now, in her first job as a physician assistant, Pao’s new team is Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group, which also happens to be the headquarters of the U.S. Figure Skating team. “Everything for me is intermingled,” Pao says, “and it’s all because of skating.”