Physician Assistant Faces encounter #2

[KawaiyoKoji]

OMG THIS IS THE PROGRAM I WANT TO GET INTO. :sigh: I swear UW is one of the hardest since they require 4000 hours of clinical experience...that's like 2 years. Every other program requires at least 100.

[HeyyHoodie]

I think being a ND and PA-S is really cool. I wish he talked a little bit more about why he decided on doing both.

[waytohell2]

@JXJ1326 hehe yeah i know now xD but thanks for the info!!!!!!!

[japanesegurl143]

does working as a cna count for PA program?

[AlexanderBlueAvenue]

yes it does but you have to take into consideration that alot of PA schools will take people with no clinical experience, just bachelor degrees and the pre-reqs. these school are a year longer or so but make highly trained PAs as do the others. good luck!

[uni1602]

@japanesegurl143

Yes

I know somebody that was a CNA for 2.5 years and then went on and applied for PA school. Might not sound like the 2 have any connections but what schools are looking at are the exposure to patient contacts

[jmm121884]

The medex seems to look for alot of professional experience

[soladar05]

I persoanlly just started the PA programin Beckley, WV and they require 300 hours of 1 on 1 patient volunteering, aka hospitals or clicnics. Also I have to obtain 20 hours of a PA shadowing. Hopoe this helps.

[waytohell2]

i so want to be a physician assistant =( malcolm x college requires 2 years of health care expireance and i dont know how to get that -.-

[BunnyHanyou]

Where are you supposed to get the two years of experience that so many PA schools now force you to have?! I was looking around the schools in my area and for each one you need to have experience -_-.

Does working in a lab count? Do you know? Because that is honestly what I'm considering when I graduate with a BS in Biology.

[waytohell2]

i have asked Malcolom x college and they said EMT-B ( emergency medical technision- basic) works. its a 6 month class that if u pass u take a state exam and get a lisens to being an EMT-B that works in the embulances. they also said being a nurse works as well i have got no idea if the accept working in a lab or not. call the college ur going to and ask the advisors :)

[cbrathwaite]

@waytohell2

go to local hospital and volunteer

[daniel1987545]

great video and great topic. medicine is the way to go for both a successful and personally rewarding career