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		<title>Answers to Pre-PA Questions &#8211; Gaining Experience to become a PA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I 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: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to become a Top Applicant for Physician Assistant Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physician Assistant School is very competitive. Only 5% of applicants get into top 10 schools and around 9% for all programs. You have to separate yourself from the pack. Over on my Squidoo lens I wrote an article of the same title. Here is a audio version of that article.]]></description>
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		<title>The PA Path on Squidoo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Squidoo is a free site for creating one page web sites on a single topic. There are a few lenses (lens for focus on a topic instead of web pages) that focus on Physician Assistants. Two of them are mine. All this info is free and is in two pages &#8211; The Path to Physician [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CASPA accepting Applications to PA Programs in April</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2. Application and Interview]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[April is just a few weeks away and during that month CASPA will open its portal for accepting applications. If you use CASPA in 2011, it is for admission to a PA program in 2012. Most programs quit accepting applications thru CASPA in October or November. Important facts you need to know about CASPA It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Answers to Pre-PA Questions #5</title>
		<link>http://www.thestudentpapath.com/2011/02/27/answers-to-pre-pa-questions-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maria writes to me via Squidoo: I am planning on applying to PA school this spring. I have a bachelor&#8217;s degree in sports medicine, a GPA of 3.25, all my prequisites except for the GRE&#8230;which I am taking in March and I just started working in as an Emergency Department Assistant to obtain experience. I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pros and Cons of being a Physician Assistant</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thestudentpapath.com/2008/02/18/pros-and-cons-of-being-a-physician-assistant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. While you are here take this short survey. It will open in a pop up and close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pros of becoming a PA</title>
		<link>http://www.thestudentpapath.com/2008/02/09/the-pros-of-becoming-a-pa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thestudentpapath.com/2008/02/09/the-pros-of-becoming-a-pa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a list of what we see as some of the Pros of become a Physician Assistant It is a top 10 occupation and expected to stay that way until 2014 Through 2014 the  occupation is expected to grow 27% Income is excellent (see article on income potential) Good working conditions 140+ different PA [...]]]></description>
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