Recent content by Apollo1

@OP, many ppl go to EMT school for a semester to get a job on an ambulance or in an ED. I worked in an ED doing the above before school, and it was great for multiple reasons: 1. You can get the same # of patient care hrs in 1 business week doing 3 12 hr shifts. 2. Shift work is variable, and...

You have evidence that a PA program is "anti-science?" Citation(s) please.

Individuals who are anti-science doesn’t equate to a program being anti-science. Like OrthoTraumaMD said, PA schools are based on the medical model (i.e. science). Focus more on identifying schools that will leave you with the least amount of debt while best preparing you for licensure.

Curriculums are standardized across programs per ARC-PA; if a school is adding on additional public health courses, it doesn't necessarily make them better or worse. The vast majority of PAs are working in a clinical setting; I'm not aware of many who work in Public Health or Epidemiology...

This may be one of the biggest hurdles you have to overcome. You're a brand-new grad with no actual work experience in the field, and it may appear that you're jumping ship. In addition, the standard argument of "wanting more depth to my education" might work against you, partly due to the lack...

I agree that more & more entrants are coming in w/ less experience. In OP's situation, completing the prereq's in the traditional manner potentially allows for more experience and more time to rehab the character perception.

1. Be prepared for the possibility of being removed from the track. You're trying to get into a profession through a route that doesn't really allow for mistakes of this kind. 2. A cheating allegation on your overall resume won't necessarily keep you from getting into PA school. HOWEVER, in...

I agree that it's possible to be successful in pursuing med school at your age, but IMO it's not the pragmatic choice at this point. You've already stated that you'd be losing out on significant income, and you probably won't have a significant amount of practice time to recoup those losses...

Don't know if this is an attempt to troll, but I'll bite. NP practice freedoms are a legislative issue; they don't operate under the Board of Medicine, so they can set their own rules regarding "independent" practice. In addition, they can exert more legislative influence b/c there will always...

Everything I've seen so far says shows that a doctorate for PAs is sequential at best. Many of them require that you already be licensed as a PA before being eligible to enroll. If you want to do research, you should reassess why you want to be a PA. Be aware that PA education is...

1. At this point in your career/life, why choose to go back to med school? 2. What specialty do you currently work in as an NP/PA? What specialty are you looking to do a residency in? If your desired specialty is similar to what you currently work in, how does going to med school significantly...

CASPA will process you application regardless of GPA. It's the individual school GPA filters you have to worry about...

PA's & NP's essentially have the same responsibilities. You would need to determine which model of training is more aligned with your personal preferences; this would probably entail shadowing to some degree (and should be done prior to entering any form of advanced education). NP's do have...

You're not the first person to question the GRE's applicability to PA school, and there's no definitive answer as to why they use it. There are plenty of PA's out there who want the entrance exam to be a version of the MCAT. However, that would probably reduce the applicant pool and the...

Will admit first thing I thought when seeing thread title was that someone was shot at a DO school...