University of South Alabama
Physician Assistant Student Society
CLASS OF 2008
"I chose the PA profession because I've always loved the medical profession and thought being a PA would allow me to work more closely with patients, as well as be more challenging."
Lesley Payne
Previous Education: UNC-Chapel Hill, B. S. Biology Degree and Chemistry minor, 2002; Guilford Technical Community College, Surgical Technology, 2003
Previous Medical Experience: Surgical Technologist, 8/03-4/06,
Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
Hobbies: Walking my dog, going to dinner and to the movies,
taking our boat out to Dauphin Island or Gulf Shores, and working on
this website!
Family: My husband, Frazier Payne, works for Congressman Jo
Bonner. We have a rat terrier/beagle mix, named Belle, who is 10lb and
feisty. My parents live in Greensboro, NC and I have a sister enrolled
at the University of Alabama majoring in Financing. All my extended
family lives here in Mobile.
Advice to future students: Be in class on time, work together
with your classmates, take study breaks, and get a good nights sleep
before exams.