Macon Telegraph, April 14, 2008 MACON, Ga. - Kathy A. Kemle has been selected as the 2008 Outstanding Physician Assistant of the Year by the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Kemle teaches geriatric medicine at Mercer University's School of Medicine. She previously worked in the obstetrics and gynecology department at UTMB as a staff physician assistant for six years.