About
Biography
Professor Musleh joined the faculty in the fall of 2018 and serves as a clinical assistant professor for the physician assistant program. His clinic areas of expertise are neurosurgery and urgent care.
Professor Musleh began his medical career in 1996 as an emergency medical technician in Gary, Indiana, where he worked for two years, then as a surgical technologist at Methodist Hospital in Merrillville, Indiana, where he worked for six years prior to being accepted to Midwestern University’s physician assistant program in 2002.
Professor Musleh practiced clinically as a physician assistant in neurosurgery at multiple hospitals throughout Northwest Indiana for 13 years, and now works for a large urgent care group that has more than 50 clinics throughout Chicagoland and Northern Indiana. He also served as a clinical preceptor for PA and pre-PA students.
Education
- MS – Pace University 2019
- BS in Physician Assistant Studies – Midwestern University, 2004
- BA – Major in psychology, with minor in biology – Indiana University Northwest 2001
Certification
- Board certified as a physician assistant through NCCPA – 2004 to present
Publications
R. Musleh, J. Bruskoski, R. Brush “Outcomes with Orthopedic and Neurosurgeons for Common Neck and Back Procedures”, Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, VOL 17, NO 1, October 2022. pp. 29-35
Ruzga C, Brush R, Bruskoski J, Musleh R, Stedman J, et al. (2025) Will The Use of Game-Based Learning Improve Long-Term Recall in Physician Assistant Education? Int J Nurs Health Care Res 8:1647.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29011/2688-9501.101647
Stedman J, Musleh R, Bruskoski J, Brush R, Joy N, Ruzga C. Best Practices for Peer Physical Examination in PA Education: A Trauma-informed, Culturally Sensitive Approach The Journal of Physician Assistant Education. Published online October 12, 2026. doi:10.1097/JPA.0000000000000791
