Joseph is a PA practicing in the NewYork-Presbyterian Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. He earned his BS in health sciences from Stony Brook University before graduating with honors from Weill Cornell Medicine’s physician assistant program. With over 10 years of coaching experience, Joseph has guided students to acceptance at PA schools including Stony Brook, Hofstra, Weill-Cornell, Mayo Clinic, Touro, NYIT, and others.
He entered medicine after a distinguished career as one of New York’s leading medical simulation educators and a former paramedic. With more than 10 years of experience designing, delivering, and directing high-stakes interprofessional simulation training across the major health systems, Joseph has trained thousands of clinicians, including physicians, nurses, PAs, respiratory therapists, and EMS providers, in crisis resource management, teamwork, and clinical decision-making under pressure. Recognizing the power of experiential learning, he joined Northwell Health’s Center for Learning and Innovation, rising quickly to Lead Simulation Faculty.
Joseph has co-created and directed more than ten system-wide simulation programs, launched mobile simulation units, played a pivotal role in Northwell’s COVID-19 response training, and served as primary faculty for Simulation Instructor and Crisis Resource Management courses. As an adjunct faculty instructor at Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, he helped launch the graduate school and shaped core simulation-based learning objectives.
As a clinical preceptor at NewYork-Presbyterian’s PICU, one of the nation’s top pediatric ICUs, he serves as Lead Educator for rotating PA students and new clinicians, mentoring them in advanced critical care reasoning, procedural competence, and resilient professional identity formation. He also designs and facilitates in-situ simulations and high-fidelity workshops that strengthen team performance and patient safety across the children’s hospital. His enduring commitment to mentorship is rooted in the transformative guidance he received early in his career—motivation he now pays forward to future advanced practice providers.
As a counselor, Joseph’s strengths lie in his highly individualized, deeply analytical approach. Drawing on his background as a paramedic, simulation leader, and clinical preceptor, he helps students uncover authentic narratives, refine professional identity, and demonstrate clinical reasoning with clarity and confidence. He excels at quickly identifying strengths, blind spots, and opportunities for growth.
Joseph is driven by a passion for high-performance clinical education, resilient professional identity formation, and bridging the gap between classroom learning and critical care practice. He is energized by helping students articulate compelling stories, prepare for competitive specialties, and navigate the transition into demanding clinical environments with confidence. Whether refining personal statements, preparing for behavioral interviews, developing deliberate practice plans for procedural skills, or navigating the transition from classroom to critical care, his sessions are intensely goal-oriented yet flexible, allowing mentees to steer the focus while leaving them equipped with clear, actionable next steps.
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