Menerva Yole-Lobe, MPAS, PA-C

Menerva Lobe, MPAS, PA-C is a board-certified physician assistant (PA) and Assistant Professor (Clinical) at The University of Utah School of Medicine, Division of Physician Assistant Studies. She specializes in family medicine at the University of Utah, South Main Clinic. Her clinical interests include addressing health disparities and the burden chronic disease in low income and underrepresented minority groups, mentorship for PA education and faculty PA Pipelines, educational equity and health equity.

After receiving her Master of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2020, she joined the PA program in June 2021. Prior to joining The University of Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP), she was part of the clinical skills faculty team at the University of Nevada, Reno, PA Program. She is currently faculty in the UPAP didactic education team and Director of Student Affinity and Community Engagement. She has a strong interest in improving health outcomes for medically underserved populations, educational equity for all PA students, and increasing justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in medical education and patient care. Her voice has been discerned on the national conversation on JEDI in PA education, cofounding of the nonprofit Physician Assistants of Color (ThePAC), talks as an invited speaker/presenter on topics of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) in health professions are part of her accolades.

PA Lobe spent her childhood years Cameroon, West Africa and spent most of her adult years the Reno/Sparks Nevada area; where she completed her undergraduate studies in Business Administration at the University of Nevada, Reno. She enjoys meeting, learning from and interacting with people from all over the world, in the clinic and in the classroom.

PA Lobe is currently accepting new patients at the University of Utah, South Main Clinic.

Languages Spoken: English and West African pidgin (Guinea Coast Creole)