Archive for Pre-PA
The PA Path on Squidoo
Posted by: | CommentsSquidoo 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 – The Path to Physician Assistant and Physician Assistant Interview Tips. I update them weekly with references and videos. They are another place for you Read More→
Answers to Pre-PA Questions – Should I Quit my Job to get Experience?
Posted by: | CommentsA reader used the contact form on the site to send me a note with these questions:
I graduated in 2005 with a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering (GPA was 3.35). I’ve been working in the engineering-field since graduating. However, the past few years I have been seeking a more meaningful career in healthcare.
Through research, I came across the Physician’s Assistant occupation, and it would be a great fit for my goals. I Read More→
Answers to Pre-PA Questions – How do I get in?
Posted by: | CommentsOn my Squidoo lens I received this comment from someone calling herself Mountainhealer:
Hello Mr. Bair,
Thank you in advance for your site and your advice. I am writing because my life’s ambition is to become a PA, but I have been rejected by the one school I applied to (Mt. Union) and I will be applying, once again, to a limited number of schools (Baylor and U-Texas Galveston). I have a B.S. in Integrative Read More→
CASPA accepting Applications to PA Programs in April
Posted by: | CommentsApril 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 is an exercise in following instructions!
- You need to create an account on the first day it opens if you Read More→
Answers to Pre-PA Questions #8
Posted by: | CommentsI received this follow up comment via email from Squidoo. Unfortunately, I do not see this on my PA lens on Squidoo. I will answer the question here and hopefully the author will see it.
Thank you. I actually withdrew from that institution. Now I plan to study for the GRE by purchasing the book recommended by Elizabeth Murray. I really was thinking about UNC because that is my dream school, however UNC does not Read More→
Answers to Pre-PA Questions #7
Posted by: | CommentsFrom Squidoo Sarah writes:
Hello Bruce,
I just got interested in the PA program. I am recently in a community college, with a GPA of 2.77. I was actually in the RN program until recent when i decided to change my major to Physician Assistant. I would like to know if I need any more classes. Also I have been a CNA for 3 years now, and I will be taking the LPN program this Read More→
Answers to Pre-PA Questions #6
Posted by: | CommentsVia Squidoo, Andrew Lu wrote me:
Hello Mr. Bair,
I am a post BS/PT/Pre-med Degree, with a 3.15GPA (with several 400 level graduate classes such as Clinical Anatomy with Cadaver, and Clinical Physiology with Cadaver.) Currently, I am applying to CUNY City College for a BS-PA. I am a EMT-B and have been since 16… (8 years), and also am a Medical Surgical Tech for a well known hospital. I also was a PT for Read More→
Answers to Pre-PA Questions #5
Posted by: | CommentsMaria writes to me via Squidoo:
I am planning on applying to PA school this spring. I have a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine, a GPA of 3.25, all my prequisites except for the GRE…which I am taking in March and I just started working in as an Emergency Department Assistant to obtain experience. I’ve shadowed various PAs and have documented 130 shadow hours. I am very nervous about getting into PA school because my Read More→