 Alright, okay, so I'm back. This is not typical. I typically just do one live session a week, but I wanted to do this for you guys since I missed a session back, you know, a couple weeks ago when I was working. So I was asked to do the University of Tennessee, their health, I think it's science center, PA program, so that is what I'm doing today. If you have any other requests for schools to review, leave them in the comment section and I will review them, you know, as time permits, obviously. Okay, so let me just get into it. I'm going to start sharing my screen and then we can go from there. Chaz has already sent a comment and said, hey there, I appreciate the review of UT PA program. Hold on, sorry. I'll call you back. I'm doing a video. Bye. Sorry, you guys. And then Chaz also said this is one school I plan on to apply for next year along with Middle Tennessee State University's new PA program that started last year, the more schools that don't have a GRE requirement, the better. And I know that there are a lot of people that are like you that have that same like kind of idea that, hey, I don't want to take the GRE and that is fine because, you know, you know yourself and you know what you want. Go for you. Let's get into it though. You're saying it doesn't require the GRE. So let's see. I'm going to share my screen and we're going to go directly to their page. Okay. All right, so here we go. So this is it. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. This is their PA program page. I like this. I like this already. I'm seeing all of this diversity. These people's faces are cut off, but no worries. I love this. I really love the diversity I see in here. There's this girl here wearing a hijab, lots of brown and black faces. It's white faces. It's nice. So I'm excited about that. Let's see how many students 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. So they may have had a class. Their class size might have been a class of 30. We'll check on that and see. Let's just see what's on their main page. So they have a little video that you can take a virtual tour of their program on YouTube. So if you're interested in that, you can go ahead and get on this website and go to this video right here. They're information sessions. Obviously, excuse me, guys. Obviously, we're probably past their deadline or something like that. This information was for last year. Maybe they'll have another information session for 2022 around the same time. Don't know, but we'll see. Let's look at their mission. So the mission of the PA program is to prepare a diverse group of highly skilled physicists and practitioners who are dedicated to improving access and providing high quality primary and or specialty healthcare as part of interprofessional teams and who are committed to lifelong learning and to increasing the knowledge base of the profession. Okay, so, I mean, very much like all of the other schools that we've kind of done, you know, they want to provide or prepare a diverse, culturally competent group of providers, essentially. Okay, we get it. So the missions of most schools are always the same. It's still or similar. It's still nice for you guys to look at these mission statements because if there are little nuances here and there, if there's something that sticks out from another school, you can hold on to that and grab on to that so that when you do get that interview, speak it into existence when we get that interview, you have something to talk about you have something to grab it that you can imply that you know you gravitated towards the school because of this mission. And they have a pledge to their students to provide high quality education opportunity to become educated with comprehensive background to be a model of true professionalism. Cool. All right, so they're the front page is pretty simple clean cut ready get to it like it. Let's look at their admissions. They're prerequisites. Let's do it. Okay, so obviously you need a bachelor's degree. You also is that another that this must be a different class. Is this a different class. Because I don't remember seeing this guy. Okay, so another class here. So bachelor's degree 3.0 cumulative GPA, all at all applicants must have graduated by August 31 of the year prior to the programs prior to the program's matriculation. Okay, August 31 of the year prior. Okay, so maybe they have like a summer or summer start. Let's see. Special announcement announcements we are aware that almost all colleges and universities had to augment their normal grading cross policies and courses. As part of our holistic admissions for students who did not receive letter grades in 2020 and 2021 we will. They'll accept pass or fail courses. This is good for you guys I mean I know like Kobe did not like came with all of its challenges and came up some pretty bad. You know outcomes obviously for many parts of the world and our country, but man like this whole like pass fail thing like this is a blessing in disguise for a lot of people so use this opportunity if you went to school in 2020 and 2021. And you had to go through, you know, virtual learning and all of that stuff and and deal with all the challenges that Kobe brought. You know, this is kind of like this is kind of like a gift to you all. All right, so they need anatomy and physiology biology just one semester micro chemistry so like your general chemistry. And organic the admissions community does recommend the does not require so it doesn't require organic chemistry or biochem but it recommends that you take it. So this chemistry is just your general chemistry medical terminology psychology just one course again math typically statistics just one course. It gives you your recommended courses see your better. Okay, so let's look at this read the fine print right so requires any anatomy and physiology, micro and medical terminology must have been completed in the last five years. All right, so that is just something to keep in mind, and they will accept AP credits, if accepted by the applicants university or college. So like me, I did like advanced placement psychology and statistics and I think English and there might have been one more class that I did in high school, but that was accepted by my undergraduate university towards my bachelor's degree and so in that instance, the school would have accepted it. Due to COVID we recognize that some applicants will not be able to obtain direct care experience or shadowy hours we are waiving our minimum requirement. Again, another gift, blessing in disguise to many of you additional information slash health requirements upon acceptance. The supplemental application fee immunizations background these are all things that are typical. International student requirements the former requirements must be met in addition to the prerequisites. So, clearly, they accept international students you have to be a permanent resident. I don't know why it says must be US citizen or permanent resident like. Okay, I mean, if I'm a US citizen, then I wouldn't really be qualified as an international student but whatever. That's not that here and I know there I digress on that, but definitely must be permanent resident. So, the whole like if you have a visa thing, then you're not necessarily a permanent resident. So, you might want to look into that if you're an international student looking at this program, because that would be something to clarify right there. All right, so they have an admissions checklist that you can use you can print off and check off the various different things that you've done application process. Obviously, again, they use CAS well let's look and see when their application deadline is why isn't this allowing me to go anywhere. Can you guys still can you guys still see and hear okay for whatever reason this is not taking me to where I want to go so let's go to the cost of attendance see if that works. Okay, so that application procedure like going and maybe it was trying to take me to Casper and for whatever reason cast was down or something I don't know. But the cost of attendance so here is their estimates. Oh, this is kind of hard to read. Um, let's see. No. Okay, out of state. I don't know what this is. Okay. College of Medicine, College of Medicine, Physician Assistant. Okay. So, their total is it saying that it's 74,000 for the full time. I don't know. It's a little bit difficult for me to understand honestly you guys. I'm having a senior moment. So it's saying like out of state total is 37,000 for the first year and I, and then 74,000. Like so maybe for both years. Sorry, it's it's a little confusing to me I'm guessing it's about 74,000 for both years. I don't quote me on that you'll have to ask them directly but I think that's what that meant. It's just a little difficult to read. It would be nice if they just had it like just kind of clear and then we can go into, you know, just more so like that broken down like a graph that they had there. Scholarship opportunities. Okay, so this is good they have scholarship opportunities. So you just go to the financial aid website to see if there are any grants or scholarships that you can apply for PA Foundation Scholarship. So this is usually done through the PA Foundation you can find more information about that on like APA's website and all that stuff but they do give away scholarships every year for various different things. So just go on and look and see what you may essentially apply to like what you may qualify to apply to and then apply. I've known a couple of people that have gotten some scholarships from PA from from the PA Foundation. All right, National Health Service Corps scholarships. So the National Health Service Corps. So this is one of the places that I've always talked about where you can apply to the National Health Service Corps. And if you get their scholarship or you all you have to do is like kind of repay it back with your time so working in underserved area for like one or two years or three years depending on whatever the scholarship requirements are. And then essentially you will be completely debt free after you've gotten out of school and you've worked off your time and I mean it's a really good opportunity for some. So I like this they have a bunch of bunch of bunch of bunch of scholarships here which is cool kudos to you. So I'm going to go to HSC because this is great for people who are thinking like how am I going to afford this. If I get it to PA school how do I afford it so that's always a question that I get asked and they have it laid out right there for you. So in 2021 that was 2021's CASPA cycle. So they're verified application. This is early this is August 31 so they're one of the earlier schools school admission deadlines. I think like there's a good amount that are in like October September time but August 31 is right there you know with the September 1st August 31 deadline. So you literally once CASPA opens up in April you really should be looking at all right do I have all my things together so that I can apply by like July the latest. Not July the latest I'm sorry June the latest so that you have at least a month to make sure that your application is verified and all things are good. All right. Okay orientation. So I really need to know you about orientation. I don't really care about that. Let's look at their previous classes. Okay class of 2020 so yeah that's one class of 2020 class of 2019. I know this girl. Excuse me. We're we're IG friends. Okay so she went to University of Tennessee cool. That's dope. Class of 2018. A little less diverse here. Class of 2017. How many males 123 what is this one doing in the back 1234566. Okay. 2016. Wow. I go and bet 2015. All right so I guess this this school started in 2015 I would say I don't know if these people are students or faculty but diverse in age for sure. This is like the more mature group but okay I like it I like it. What I would like to see though is there any information on that. Nope. What I would have liked to see is if I could have like clicked into this and saw exactly like what their average like GPA was all of that. Let's look at let me look at something else because I don't think I saw. I didn't see anything about the GRE not being required so let me maybe it's on the admissions checklist. Let's look at that. All right so this is the admissions checklist 3.0 we saw that GRE up no longer requires the GRE. All right so if you guys do not want to take the GRE this is a school for you they no longer require the GRE. You know and a lot more schools are moving away from the GRE so just something to keep in mind when you're shutting out that money to take that test for some of these programs. Three letters of recommendation great. It's pretty simple. There I think that's pretty much it. Let's just go to their frequently asked questions and see what they're talking about really quickly because this site was like pretty pretty clear. All right. So what's a PA makes y'all make sure you know what a PA is. Make sure you're up to date on like the newest PA information like know that we've done a name change like I know you're still using like physician assistant but we're physician associates now like like know about all of this stuff. Okay. Because it will be pretty telling if you go into an interview and you don't know what the job consists of in the career that you're trying to apply to. Okay. How long is the program. Sure. How long is the program. So this program is 24 months to two years. Very simple. Can I be accepted before I complete all my prerequisite courses. No. Okay. Would you believe what would you believe is approved. Okay. I don't really care. I prerequisite courses slash education experience. I've taken several biology courses but I have not taken any labs or labs really required applicants must complete one on one courses of upper level biology. Typically these will be designated applicants who take above their requirements will receive additional consideration on their application. So I guess no they're not really required. It doesn't really do a good job of answering that question I would say. It says you'll be considered on your you'll receive additional consideration but like just be as clear as you said this no for getting you know the courses getting accepted before your courses have been completed. I have an I have a bachelor's degree I obtained online online programs will suffice but your bachelor's degree must be from an accredited university to apply to be a program. Okay. So you can apply to this program. Even if you went to school online that you just would have it just has to be an accredited university so like University of New England would be one such school. It's been over five years since I took some of my science courses. Okay. We already know which science courses have to be completed within the last five years. So pay note of that. They do accept describing hours as health care experience but again remember due to COVID. Obviously there's no minimum. However, just keep in mind very mind just because there's no minimum doesn't mean that it doesn't play into the fact of you like looking at like looking like a good candidate or a better candidate. If you have a lot of hours. I mean it's just that plan is simple when it gets down to like the difference between you and somebody else and you guys have like the same stats. You're going to have to find things that like puts one person just that much above the other and this is where like these intangibles like volunteering and shadowing and health care experience and all those things come into play. Okay. If I provide you the course name and number can you tell me if it will meet. All right. No, they can't do that. That's like a lot. They would have to do if you know they do it for you. They'd have to do it for everybody else. Financial a job. Okay. I mean you guys this this website was pretty pretty clear cut. Let's look at their faculty. I'm pretty much done looking at everything. Oh accreditation status for sure. Oh, I love that. You know admissions curriculum faculty and accreditation status all there for you to see just right off the bat. So we have the department chair. We have the program director. Christopher midday Christopher midday. I've heard this name before. Christopher midday. I don't know where did I hear this name. He's other numerous. You serve a national PAE a shop. Maybe was it Joppa. Maybe I heard of him from Joppa. I've heard of this name before Christopher midday. I don't know where specifically but maybe it was through Joppa when I was writing my paper. Program director. Dr. Is the medical director. Director of clinical education. So there's a lot of men that I've seen so far. Okay. Land pickup. Deborah Harrowitz is a professor. Dr. Ward. So it's a lot more male than female in terms of professors and stuff, but it's cool. I mean, that's fine. I the school we looked at on Tuesday had a lot Monday. We had a lot more females. I think we only had females actually if I'm not mistaken, but this is cool. All right, accreditation. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has continued accreditation. Let's see their next review will not be until 2027. That is a while away. Okay. So y'all are good. So you guys are good. Apply away. No GRE. No minimum. No minimum requirements. You guys are, are a okay. Okay. I think that's it. I don't have anything else to look at. If you have any questions for me, leave them in the comment section below. If you have anything that you want me to answer in the next six, six minutes, because I'll stay on for another and since till I've been doing this for 30 minutes, I would say. So if you have any questions that you want me to answer, ask them now or forever hold your peace and join me on Sunday for a new video. And then Tuesday for a next video and another live session. And then we'll go from there. Okay. All right. And I don't know. Santa said the UR FYI. I don't know what that means. Sorry. I don't know if I should, but I don't know. Okay. So Chas, I hope you enjoyed this. This one is for you. Hopefully you got the information that you were looking for, or you already knew and just kind of re kind of like solidified in your mind that this is the school for you. I'm going to leave since no one has any questions. Again, thank you guys so much for watching. If you haven't already answered like subscribe and follow me on Instagram and on the PA. I will talk to you guys next time.