Letter To UNE Physician Assistant

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Hello Katie,
My name is Stephanie Dew we recently spoke over the phone about my required prerequisites course for the UNE physician assistant program. I tried to scan and email my transcript to you, however I am not sure if I was able to successful send it. Once I leave work, I will resend it from a public library. Thank you!

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