Tracey DelNero

Tracey DelNero, DMSc, PA-C, graduated from the Western University of Health Sciences PA program in 1999. She earned a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Touro College in 2014, a Doctor of Medical Science from the University of Lynchburg in 2020, and an MBA from University of the Pacific in 2025. Her clinical background is in family and internal medicine, with a subspecialty in geriatrics. Dr. DelNero has held several positions in PA education since 2000 and joined Pacific as a founding faculty member in 2015.

Dr. DelNero has received numerous professional recognitions throughout her career. She has received national recognition for her professional service: the PAEA Leadership Development Award (2023) and the PAEA Clinical Educator Award (2014).  She is an AAPA Distinguished Fellow and a member of the Pi Alpha Physician Assistant Honor Society. She has also received several Teaching Excellence awards, both peer- and student-nominated. She strongly values service to and advocacy for the profession. She is active in local, state, and national PA. Since 2014, Dr. DelNero has represented California PAs in the AAPA House of Delegates. She serves as a member of the ARC-PA Accreditation Reconsideration Panel. She has provided professional lectures for multiple local, state, and national organizations. She has numerous publications and presentations focused on interprofessional education.  

When not working, Dr. DelNero can be found spending time with her family, traveling, or fitting in a quick trip to Disneyland.