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Behavioral Interview Questions
Posted by: | CommentsYou need to be able to answer these types of questions. In the Getting Accepted course available through this site we help to prepare you for these questions. You receive this information in weeks 18-20 of the course. Enjoy what Dave has to say below. Remember the application is about getting an interview, the interview gets you accepted.
PA School Interview – How to Handle Behavioral… by gotopaschool
Answers to Pre-PA Questions – Gaining Experience to become a PA
Posted by: | CommentsI received a message thru the contact form of The PA Path about how to gain experience to become a viable candidate. This person was interested in the program located in the Anne Arendel CC in Maryland.
Looking at the PDF for the last 3 PA class profiles there, students commonly had these medical backgrounds:
Emergency Medicine Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant,
Athletic Trainer and
Medical Technology
The last class had an average of 3681 hours Read More→
PA to DO Bridge Program
Posted by: | CommentsAfter being a PA for 5-10 years, many PA’s wish there was a place to go on further. The natural progression is from PA to MD but there are many barriers in that process. The Doctor of Osteopathy my be the bridge a few PA’s are looking for. One program I saw and will link below, has an accelerated program for PA’s – 3 years.
The school is LECOM. It is located in Florida and Read More→
Medical Terminology – Define it
Posted by: | CommentsWhat is medical terminology. It is the language of medicine. Doctors, PA’s, Nurses, all health care professionals communicate in this language. It consists of precise words – either a prefix or a suffix connected to a root word dealing with the system affected or being studied. Usually with the prefix or suffix, it is either/or but not usually both. Of course as soon as I write that I can think of exceptions.
You already know Read More→
Seton Hill
Posted by: | CommentsName of program: SETON HILL UNIVERSITY
URL: www.setonhill.edu/
US News Rank # 43
Bachelor Degree – High School Diploma or GED Certificate
GRE – SAT or ACT
Basic Life Support – no
Admissions: scroll down to see masters program only
CASPA Application Required – No – Seton Hill University application available online – deadline October 1st – students may apply as early as the end of their Junior year of high school – no fee Read More→
Vox alio, Vox locus, Vox vicis
Posted by: | CommentsHey, one of the MA’s we trained where I work has an interview later this month. The title of this blog post tells you in Latin what you need to be to ace the interview. I abbreviate it, V4AL, in English I have always called it R3P2T (R cubed, P squared T). What is it? I will tell you later. At the end of this maybe or maybe in the audio. HEY! Stay right there Read More→
Pance Prep – Exam Masters
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I was reading responses to a question about PANCE preparation, one person was very strong and positive on Exam Masters. They used the slogan that Exam Masters uses on its site “If you can pass Exam Masters you can pass the Exam”. They prep students for many different tests. In their PA section they had two things to offer I think are really great. First, you can take a 360 question online practice exam Read More→
Survey #1 – Pre-PA and First Year Students
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Bruce L Bair PAC
This survey will pop up for you to take and disappear when you are finished. Any final comments can be left in the comments below. You will receive the video link in an email in 30 days or when the quota has been reached, which ever comes first. If you are a Fan of The PA Path on Facebook, leave a comment so I can reward you. Be sure you leave your name and a Read More→
Pance Preparation with Kaplan
Posted by: | CommentsKaplan has a long history of prepping students for important exams. They have been quite successful. Many PA’s responded to a Q, in the Facebook Physician Assistant group about what they used to prepare for the PANCE. Kaplan books and online was a popular choice. I created this screen shot video 5 minutes in length to show you what Kaplan has to offer. If you have experience with this please tell about your experience with Read More→