The 2026 PA OlymPAcs took place on June 20 at Mount Saint Joseph University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
This annual field day style event brought together PA students from around the state of Ohio for friendly competition and to raise funds. The beneficiaries for the 2026 PA OlymPAcs, selected by 2025 winner Ohio Dominican University, were Nellie’s Champions For Kids (NC4K) and the OAPA Legislative Fund.
The event was supported with a lunch sponsorship from Lincoln Memorial University Doctor of Medical Science Program and included recruiters from Cleveland Clinic and the University of Cincinnati Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience.
OAPA would like to thank Mount Saint Joseph University for hosting the event, and also to congratulate them as this year's winning team!
Tied for second place were University of Findlay and University of Toledo. Also competing in the games were:
Thanks to all of the participating students, their program directors and faculty, the organizing team of OAPA Student Affairs Committee Chair Scott Naples, PA-C, and Student Representative Allyson Whittaker, PA-C and their subcommittees, and all who helped to make it a fun and successful day!