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Preparation for the PA Profession

If you are someone who has decided to become a Physician Assistant what can you do to enhance your path into PA School and make you a better student?

First, make sure you have completed all the necessary prerequisites.  I have seen some careers delayed a year while the student finished up some courses they did […]

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19Sep2008 | Bruce | 0 comments | Continued
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George Washington University PA Program

The GW PA Program is located on 23rd street in Washington D.C. It began as an experiment with men trained as military medics and corpsman in 1969. By 1972 the University authorized the organization of a degree granting Physician Assistant Program and to date have graduated over 1200 physician assistants.
The George Washington U. […]

Popularity: 44% [?]

26Jul2008 | Bruce | 1 comment | Continued
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The University of Iowa PA Program

The 2008 edition of the USNews graduate school rating edition gave the PA program at the University of Iowa a 4.3 out of 5. This rating brought it to the top of the list as the number one PA program. Duke rated 4.2 and Emory 4.1.
Iowa admits only 25 students each fall into […]

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14May2008 | Bruce | 0 comments | Continued
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What is a PA - video

Popularity: 50% [?]

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7Apr2008 | Bruce | 0 comments | Continued
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Podcast Ideas

Hello to all who follow The PA Path.
We have had some technical difficulties and hope to have them solved soon.
We (Bruce and Elizabeth) recently did a podcast interview with James (who did the asking, we did the answering). James is thinking of changing careers to become a Physician Assistant. The interview is 52 minutes […]

Popularity: 64% [?]

22Feb2008 | Bruce | 4 comments | Continued
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Pros and Cons of being a Physician Assistant

I received an email from someone considering the PA profession. The person was wondering about PAs and NPs and the pros and cons of being a PA. I sent him a reply and I am adding it here.
I have enjoyed being a PA and find these items to be the PROs:

the pay has […]

Popularity: 91% [?]

18Feb2008 | Bruce | 1 comment | Continued
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Visitor POLL - please let us know who you are.

Opinion Polls & Market Research

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15Feb2008 | Bruce | 6 comments | Continued
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Duke University PA Program

To apply to the Duke PA Program you must use CASPA or Centralized Application Service. After you have finished that application and submitted it, Duke will send you an e-mail that gives you authorization to access the Duke PA Program supplemental application. In addition you must have 1000 hours of direct patient care […]

Popularity: 66% [?]

13Feb2008 | Bruce | 0 comments | Continued
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Physician Assistant Income Potential

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Physician Assistants in 2005 ( the most recent stats year) graduated from 135 programs (now 136). After passing the national certifying exam (NCCPA) they were able to practice. Ninety programs give masters degrees on graduation and the others give either a bachelors or associates degree.
In 2004 […]

Popularity: 54% [?]

11Feb2008 | Bruce | 0 comments | Continued
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What does it mean to Subscribe

There are three ways you can read the content of this blog. You can come here and do it. That is required for everything written more that 10 articles ago. For the last 10 article and every new one, you can subscribe via real simple syndication (rss). You must have a […]

Popularity: 42% [?]

9Feb2008 | Bruce | 0 comments | Continued
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