Michael Straus received his undergraduate degree from MSU and his graduate degree from Emory University. He served two years as an athletic trainer at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, four years as a physician assistant at MSU's Olin Health Center, and is now employed as an athletic trainer and PA C at the MSU Sports Medicine Clinic/Department of Radiology. His current responsibilities include serving as a physician assistant to MSU intercollegiate athletic teams. Dr. Straus frequently creates opportunities for MSU students to "shadow" him at the MSU Sports Medicine Clinic to learn more about becoming a physician assistant.