PAchick Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 I've emailed them 3 times (fnppa@ucdavis.edu) with absolutely no response. Does anyone have an email address that UC Davis actually uses? I prefer not to call them because having written record of their responses helps me keep track (especially when you're applying to many schools). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAchick Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 I've emailed them 3 times (fnppa@ucdavis.edu) with absolutely no response. Does anyone have an email address that UC Davis actually uses? I prefer not to call them because having written record of their responses helps me keep track (especially when you're applying to many schools). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAchick Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I've emailed them 3 times (fnppa@ucdavis.edu) with absolutely no response. Does anyone have an email address that UC Davis actually uses? I prefer not to call them because having written record of their responses helps me keep track (especially when you're applying to many schools). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastPAC Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I will be starting this June and I can tell you that as the program is being remodeled, their response times are not so great. No matter what address you have, expect delays. I do have a personal address, but do not feel comfortable sharing as I believe it is meant for current students. I would call and ask what the best way to contact them is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastPAC Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I will be starting this June and I can tell you that as the program is being remodeled, their response times are not so great. No matter what address you have, expect delays. I do have a personal address, but do not feel comfortable sharing as I believe it is meant for current students. I would call and ask what the best way to contact them is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastPAC Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I will be starting this June and I can tell you that as the program is being remodeled, their response times are not so great. No matter what address you have, expect delays. I do have a personal address, but do not feel comfortable sharing as I believe it is meant for current students. I would call and ask what the best way to contact them is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAchick Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 Turns out they haven't responded to messages as far back as March 2012 (I hadn't realized until I did a search in my email account that I had been attempting this long). Are you generally happy with the organization, professionalism, and support you get from the program? I have concerns they've lost focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAchick Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 Turns out they haven't responded to messages as far back as March 2012 (I hadn't realized until I did a search in my email account that I had been attempting this long). Are you generally happy with the organization, professionalism, and support you get from the program? I have concerns they've lost focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAchick Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 Turns out they haven't responded to messages as far back as March 2012 (I hadn't realized until I did a search in my email account that I had been attempting this long). Are you generally happy with the organization, professionalism, and support you get from the program? I have concerns they've lost focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastPAC Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Davis was my #1 pick during interviews. The program has recently been moved to be under the School of Nursing with close partnership with the school of medicine. At first, I was apprehensive of this fact, however the SON recently received a $100M donation and really revved up their facilities, program and technology. This means greater resources for us. The program has transferred over to the Master's program from certificate. While I agree that it is unorganized during this time, I understand that UCD had to do this. It will also make me a more competitive PA in the future for jobs. I do not believe they've lost focus, they are still following all protocol from ARC-PA and have a phenomenal PANCE passing rate. This means (to me) that despite the disarray currently, the "transition students" are still getting the quality of education they need to do well on the boards and graduate. That is the number 1 priority to the faculty. I've also heard that as they transition to a Master's, higher education professors will be teaching, including (not limited to) MD's, DO's, Phd's, PA's and DNP's. The staff has also done themselves a huge favor by cutting the next two class is in HALF (c/o 2015 and 2016). Meaning only 30-35 students will matriculate instead of their usual 60-80. This will cut down on frustrated disorganization as the program is being remodeled. Despite the lack or organization and information currently, UCD is still one of the best programs in CA and recognized nationwide for their quality of PA's/NP's and I am quite excited to begin in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastPAC Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Davis was my #1 pick during interviews. The program has recently been moved to be under the School of Nursing with close partnership with the school of medicine. At first, I was apprehensive of this fact, however the SON recently received a $100M donation and really revved up their facilities, program and technology. This means greater resources for us. The program has transferred over to the Master's program from certificate. While I agree that it is unorganized during this time, I understand that UCD had to do this. It will also make me a more competitive PA in the future for jobs. I do not believe they've lost focus, they are still following all protocol from ARC-PA and have a phenomenal PANCE passing rate. This means (to me) that despite the disarray currently, the "transition students" are still getting the quality of education they need to do well on the boards and graduate. That is the number 1 priority to the faculty. I've also heard that as they transition to a Master's, higher education professors will be teaching, including (not limited to) MD's, DO's, Phd's, PA's and DNP's. The staff has also done themselves a huge favor by cutting the next two class is in HALF (c/o 2015 and 2016). Meaning only 30-35 students will matriculate instead of their usual 60-80. This will cut down on frustrated disorganization as the program is being remodeled. Despite the lack or organization and information currently, UCD is still one of the best programs in CA and recognized nationwide for their quality of PA's/NP's and I am quite excited to begin in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastPAC Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Davis was my #1 pick during interviews. The program has recently been moved to be under the School of Nursing with close partnership with the school of medicine. At first, I was apprehensive of this fact, however the SON recently received a $100M donation and really revved up their facilities, program and technology. This means greater resources for us. The program has transferred over to the Master's program from certificate. While I agree that it is unorganized during this time, I understand that UCD had to do this. It will also make me a more competitive PA in the future for jobs. I do not believe they've lost focus, they are still following all protocol from ARC-PA and have a phenomenal PANCE passing rate. This means (to me) that despite the disarray currently, the "transition students" are still getting the quality of education they need to do well on the boards and graduate. That is the number 1 priority to the faculty. I've also heard that as they transition to a Master's, higher education professors will be teaching, including (not limited to) MD's, DO's, Phd's, PA's and DNP's. The staff has also done themselves a huge favor by cutting the next two class is in HALF (c/o 2015 and 2016). Meaning only 30-35 students will matriculate instead of their usual 60-80. This will cut down on frustrated disorganization as the program is being remodeled. Despite the lack or organization and information currently, UCD is still one of the best programs in CA and recognized nationwide for their quality of PA's/NP's and I am quite excited to begin in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeL Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Let me chime in and add my .02 cents. I am a current first year student who is in the first class that has undergone the new changes (on-campus, non-distance learning, traditional 1 year didactic, 1 year clinical). From my perspective and the perspective of my class, we have gone through A LOT of obstacles and changes for the coming classes, probably to the point where most people could lose faith in the program. This doesn't mean there aren't going to be anymore challenges, but I will say it's pretty set compared to what we had. I will tell you though that the faculty genuinely care about the success of the program and their students. They keep track of your progress and pick up the students who may be struggling (whether in the educationally or personally). They also heavily looked to our feedback to sculpt the curriculum to try and help accommodate student needs. Right now is a very busy time for the program as the second years are graduating in the next couple months, while at the same time organizing rotations for us which start the first week in August. Moving over to the Betty Irene School of Nursing is actually a very good thing for us. Being in the School of Medicine, we were always put as last priority for resources, which added another challenge to the program faculty. As Tall_Scrubs stated, the class sizes has decreased for the transition, but its to your advantage as you can get closer with your classmates and faculty. A lot of frustration has come about this year, but I still consider the education I received here as the highest I've ever received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeL Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Let me chime in and add my .02 cents. I am a current first year student who is in the first class that has undergone the new changes (on-campus, non-distance learning, traditional 1 year didactic, 1 year clinical). From my perspective and the perspective of my class, we have gone through A LOT of obstacles and changes for the coming classes, probably to the point where most people could lose faith in the program. This doesn't mean there aren't going to be anymore challenges, but I will say it's pretty set compared to what we had. I will tell you though that the faculty genuinely care about the success of the program and their students. They keep track of your progress and pick up the students who may be struggling (whether in the educationally or personally). They also heavily looked to our feedback to sculpt the curriculum to try and help accommodate student needs. Right now is a very busy time for the program as the second years are graduating in the next couple months, while at the same time organizing rotations for us which start the first week in August. Moving over to the Betty Irene School of Nursing is actually a very good thing for us. Being in the School of Medicine, we were always put as last priority for resources, which added another challenge to the program faculty. As Tall_Scrubs stated, the class sizes has decreased for the transition, but its to your advantage as you can get closer with your classmates and faculty. A lot of frustration has come about this year, but I still consider the education I received here as the highest I've ever received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeL Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Let me chime in and add my .02 cents. I am a current first year student who is in the first class that has undergone the new changes (on-campus, non-distance learning, traditional 1 year didactic, 1 year clinical). From my perspective and the perspective of my class, we have gone through A LOT of obstacles and changes for the coming classes, probably to the point where most people could lose faith in the program. This doesn't mean there aren't going to be anymore challenges, but I will say it's pretty set compared to what we had. I will tell you though that the faculty genuinely care about the success of the program and their students. They keep track of your progress and pick up the students who may be struggling (whether in the educationally or personally). They also heavily looked to our feedback to sculpt the curriculum to try and help accommodate student needs. Right now is a very busy time for the program as the second years are graduating in the next couple months, while at the same time organizing rotations for us which start the first week in August. Moving over to the Betty Irene School of Nursing is actually a very good thing for us. Being in the School of Medicine, we were always put as last priority for resources, which added another challenge to the program faculty. As Tall_Scrubs stated, the class sizes has decreased for the transition, but its to your advantage as you can get closer with your classmates and faculty. A lot of frustration has come about this year, but I still consider the education I received here as the highest I've ever received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAchick Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Thank you both for your feedback. It's great to know that while the current students can feel the impact of the changes, the school is still offering high quality education. I feel less worried about their current lack of organization on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 So has anyone ever been able to get an actual reply from UC Davis via email? I have sent them multiple emails and have not gotten any responses. I've tried both fnppa@ucdavis.edu and BettyIreneMooreSON@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu I know I can just call them about stuff but I really like having written documentation in case anything is ever disputed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAchick Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Even after submitting my CASPA this cycle, I haven't received any emails from them. Everyone else sent a confirmation email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktcan10 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Even after submitting my CASPA this cycle, I haven't received any emails from them. Everyone else sent a confirmation email. I was wondering the same thing, because I haven't heard PEEP from them, not even you've applied or you've been rejected or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z PA-C Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I was wondering the same thing, because I haven't heard PEEP from them, not even you've applied or you've been rejected or whatever. Finally got a confirmation email for receipt of CASPA. They are alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAchick Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Just got my confirmation, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktcan10 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Just got my confirmation, too! ALIVE! Lol. I got mine, too. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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