Nadia Miniclier Cobb, PhD, PA-C

Languages spoken: German, English
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  • Nadia is an Associate Professor in the Division of Family Medicine, within the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine.

    As a clinical physician assistant, Nadia cares for patients at the University of Utah Centerville Health Center. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including an inner city ER, occupational medicine, pediatrics, geriatrics and refugee health.

    Prior to joining the Division of Family Medicine, she was with the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program for 17 years. Her focus with them was clinical placement, clinical evaluation, teaching, mentorship with a focus on the mission of helping develop the next generation of physician assistants in primary care with a focus on health equity globally.

    Nadia’s engagement at the university level has included representing the School of Medicine as an Academic Senator, serving on the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate, Steering Committee of the Health Sciences Global Health Committee, Bennion Center Service Learning Class Committee, University Hospital & Clinics Interdisciplinary Credentialing Committee, UNP Hartland Health Committee, to name a few.

    She has been honored to represent the University of Utah nationally and internationally while working with the World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Network, Training for Health Equity Network (THEnet), India’s Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ghana’s Ministry of Health, among others.

    Her work has earned her national and international recognition with awards including the American Academy of Physician Assistants Humanitarian of the Year Award (2014), Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award/ India (2016), and the Core Faculty Award by the students of Class 48 at the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program.

    Nadia was born in Nairobi, Kenya and traveled extensively as a young child while her father worked for the Associated Press. At the age of 17, she began her career as a professional ballet dancer with Ballet West here in Salt Lake City. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a BA in Neuroscience, and a MS in Kinesiology. She graduated from the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) in 1997. She graduated with her PhD from Trident University International in August 2019.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine - Primary
    - Midlevel
    Academic Divisions Family Medicine

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    November 01, 2022

    Dr. Cobb was fantastic and I'm so grateful I ended up seeing her.

    October 17, 2022

    Listening is good.

    October 10, 2022

    Nadia is always amazing with my daughter. She treats her as an individual and allows her to be a huge part of her own care as she enters her adolescent years. My shy kid opens up to her with ease.

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  • Nadia is an Associate Professor in the Division of Family Medicine, within the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine.

    As a clinical physician assistant, Nadia cares for patients at the University of Utah Centerville Health Center. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including an inner city ER, occupational medicine, pediatrics, geriatrics and refugee health.

    Prior to joining the Division of Family Medicine, she was with the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program for 17 years. Her focus with them was clinical placement, clinical evaluation, teaching, mentorship with a focus on the mission of helping develop the next generation of physician assistants in primary care with a focus on health equity globally.

    Nadia’s engagement at the university level has included representing the School of Medicine as an Academic Senator, serving on the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate, Steering Committee of the Health Sciences Global Health Committee, Bennion Center Service Learning Class Committee, University Hospital & Clinics Interdisciplinary Credentialing Committee, UNP Hartland Health Committee, to name a few.

    She has been honored to represent the University of Utah nationally and internationally while working with the World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Network, Training for Health Equity Network (THEnet), India’s Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ghana’s Ministry of Health, among others.

    Her work has earned her national and international recognition with awards including the American Academy of Physician Assistants Humanitarian of the Year Award (2014), Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award/ India (2016), and the Core Faculty Award by the students of Class 48 at the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program.

    Nadia was born in Nairobi, Kenya and traveled extensively as a young child while her father worked for the Associated Press. At the age of 17, she began her career as a professional ballet dancer with Ballet West here in Salt Lake City. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a BA in Neuroscience, and a MS in Kinesiology. She graduated from the University of Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) in 1997. She graduated with her PhD from Trident University International in August 2019.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine -Primary
    -Midlevel
    Academic Divisions Family Medicine

    Research interests

    Education history

    Doctoral Training Health Sciences - Trident University International, College of Health and Human Services Ph.D.
    Physician Assistant - University of Utah P.A.
    Graduate Training Kinesiology - University of Colorado M.S.
    Neuroscience - University of Colorado B.A.