Ashley Shope, PA-C attended East Central University and the University of Oklahoma for undergraduate studies. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center with a Masters in Health Sciences and obtained certification as a Physician Assistant in 2001. Mrs. Shope worked in the OU Family Medicine clinic for seven years after graduation. She was the first faculty member and an integral part in the development of the University of Oklahoma - Tulsa Physician Assistant Program. After splitting her time between clinical medicine and faculty duties, she left the University of Oklahoma to pursue full time patient care with Jenks Family Physicians in 2010. An active proponent for PA activities, Mrs. Shope served as a board member of the Oklahoma Academy of Physician Assistants for five years. Mrs. Shope resides in Tulsa with her husband and two children.