K2016 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Hi! I've been accepted to this program and would really love to talk to current or graduated students about their experience here. I am deciding between another program and also have a few interviews left. If you have the time please message me or comment below anything you are willing to share as far as why you chose this program and what you like and don't like about it or anything else you want to mention! Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student89 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Let me save you a severe headache. I would not go to Nova Jax at this time. The Program Director has made the place a disaster. My class had it pretty bad, the clinical year class is getting it worse, and I've heard things are starting to get even worse for the didactic students. I would suggest following other options if you have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldemm77 Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Can you elaborate how the Program Director has made the place a disaster?? I currently have an interview there and would like to know more!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccates Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 From what I've heard from current students, both classes were caught cheating and the Program Director is being very strict about the cheating policy. So he's been very tough on the students. Don't cheat and things might be better... idk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abcdef Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Can any current students shed more light on this and if it is really as bad as Student89 says? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1ke10191 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Funny that this happened because my group interview part was all about academic integrity and what to do about cheating... Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldemm77 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Same - my interview had tonnnn of stuff about academic integrity and cheating. But honestly, that policy is no different than any other time ive been in school. Cheating has always been a no-no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student89 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Sorry it took so long to reply. It takes a while for info to filter to me. The above is incorrect. Data found was years old on one school computer. It is too old to connect to any of the current classes. The administration has decided that since everyone had access to the computer, everyone is a cheater (who even uses school computers today?) But this has nothing to do with being strict on cheating policy. The director is no longer following testing objectives and has raised the level of the tests far beyond acceptable norms. He will not listen to his own professors and fired a great medical director that stood up to him. You are welcome to go there but don't complain when you have to repeat a class and lose a year because you did not get an 85% on one OSCE in the fall of your first year. Good night, and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student9001 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Can confirm what Student89 is saying. The documents were found on a school computer at a time when the classes of 2017 and 2018 were there. So of course it was assumed that everyone was cheating and those classes became a scapegoat for the PANCE pass rates that the Dean of the program was dealing with, which had nothing to do with those current students who were actually there at the time. The politics at that campus are, complicated, to put it lightly, and the politics of administration will always heavily affect the flow and attitude of a program. The medical director that had been there was amazing, and he has since left because of his conflict with the program director, meaning that not only is such a great doctor not a part of the program anymore, but that program is currently without a medical director at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runforhotdogs Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 where did the med director go? maybe students should follow him there. isn't PANCE on computers now anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
student1241 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Would like to update anyone reading that the program director in question is no longer with the program as of March 10, and a new director who is also a long-standing and respected faculty member has taken his place. Things are looking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student9001 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Exactly, that program is in much better hands now and should be able to turn itself around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrentStudent Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 the PA program at NSU Jax is an utter waste of time and money! - Faculty & staff do not care about students; they have failed students out of the program permanently who were less than 4-50 question exams away from graduating, keeping their money & sending them on their way. They've also failed students out of classes based on objective grading, making them sit out a year until they may re-take a course. - program is EXTREMELY disorganized; faculty & staff don't know what's going on; not knowledgeable about policies & procedures. - preceptors dropping out because of dissatisfaction with the way the students are treated by the program, meaning that by the time you get to your clinical year, there will be a limited # of possibly the worst preceptors left basically, if you were accepted ANYWHERE else, go there! Avoid NSU Jax if possible. Even if you were only accepted here, wait a year & re-apply to ANY OTHER SCHOOL! It's not worth wasting your money just to be dismissed from the program within months of graduation - or anytime within the 27 months of the program. Or, even better, consider nursing. Get your ADN/RN, then do an online RN-ARNP. You can work, making >$40 k/yr & do everything online & never have to retake a certification exam!! Much better option & the ONLY option once you've been dismissed from the PA program as you won't be a competitive candidate for any other PA school. Plus, you don't have to sit in a chair for hours every day listening to people with essentially NO ACTUAL CLINICAL EXPERIENCE read research articles to you - oh yeah, none of the female PA faculty have more than 5 years experience as a PA; the only MD on staff has never practiced medicine in the U.S. & was never board certified. heed this warning - it seems that some already have as applicants have been dropping left & right, leaving the school with an incoming class that still has yet to be filled, but for those of you even considering it, AVOID THIS PROGRAM AT ALL COST!! your financial & academic future are on the line here. & if you think you're safe now that the Program Director was sacked, YOU'RE NOT! The regime continues, even in his absence. So, if you want to take your chances, good luck, but don't say we didn't warn you! Also, program accreditation status @ risk due to low PANCE pass rates...just in case you're not aware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrentStudent Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 P.S. - the new program director has only 2 years of experience in the field of cardiology, has no idea how to actually practice clinically, can never answer questions when asked, and has already dismissed one student for missing a few points too many on a single 50-question exam (which she wrote herself) in the clincal year. Students who were caught cheating were allowed to return one year later without any academic repercussions and without having to reapply - automatically granted a seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothercurrentstudent Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Current student Class of 2018, for more *accurate* information, please see the post Warning: Do Not Attend by CurrentStudent. P.S. - the new program director has only 2 years of experience in the field of cardiology, has no idea how to actually practice clinically, can never answer questions when asked, and has already dismissed one student for missing a few points too many on a single 50-question exam (which she wrote herself) in the clincal year. Students who were caught cheating were allowed to return one year later without any academic repercussions and without having to reapply - automatically granted a seat. Current student in the Class of 2018, for more *accurate* information, please see the post Warning: Do Not Attend by CurrentStudent. Nova Jax is a great place dealing with the consequences of 2 classes that are angry they were caught cheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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