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On the bright side, looks like aapa is stepping it up... https://www.aapa.org/twocolumn.aspx?id=6442451797

15 things only people who work in the medical field will understand. It was such a normal article until #15... 15. You took a short cut. If you decided that the easy way out to get into medicine as a PA (Physician Assistant) was a good idea, you are now beginning to have second thoughts. The tough thing is that while the training was dead easy with just two years, the chances of moving up the career ladder are limited to say the least. You are always working under supervision and have practically no autonomy. The only consolation is that there is a chance to move between specialties. Read more at: http://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/15-things-only-people-who-work-in-the-medical-field-will-understand.25365/

There was a PA on the PA Facebook page who said she got 400k/yearly in derm by negotiating 40%-50% of collections.

Nice that they give us a car insurance discount but annoying that they can't get our title right ...'s AAA Medical Professionals Discount http://www.calif.aaa.com/home/insurance/insurance-resources/professionals-and-groups-discount.html?zip=93035&stateprov=ca&city=oxnard&devicecd=PC&referer=www.calif.aaa.com

^^^^ I have seen PsyD/NP...there doesn't seem to be as many PAs in psych.

Undergrad Ed School: University of California, San Diego – General Biology, B.S. Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.73 Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.63 Post Bachelor GPA: 4.00 Age at application time : 24 1st GRE: N/A Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) Clinical Research Assistant, Diabetes Clinic Volunteer, Chiropractic Assistant, Optometric Assistant, Medical Assistant (~5000 hours) Extracurricular/Research Activities: Research Assistant, VA Medical Center (1 year) Volunteer for GenerateHope: help victims of sex trafficking and exploitation in San Diego (2 years) Volunteer for Diabetes Clinic: provide free blood glucose screenings in an underserved community clinic (4 Years) Schools Applied: Pacific University, Loma Linda University, University of California – Davis, Western University of Health Sciences, Samuel Merritt University, Touro CA, Touro NV, ATSU Application Submitted Date: CASPA submitted July 10th Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) July 23rd Interview Invites: Pacific University, Loma Linda University, Western University, Samuel Merritt University (declined interview), Touro CA (declined interview) Denied: UCD Withdrew Application: Touro NV, ATSU Waitlisted: None Accepted: All of the ones I interviewed at (Pacific University, Loma Linda University, Western University) Attempts: first Attending: Loma Linda University

Thanks for the feedback! I also bought this one... Thought it was a little more "boring" but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

Hi all. I wanted opinions on whether or not people thought this outfit was too informal for a PA school interview? Also because it is not black/navy/gray I wanted to make sure that the color isn't too out there. Thanks for your input.

Where did you find the yes to two criteria? Unless I'm looking at the wrong page it says "If you can answer Yes to any of the following questions, you are considered an independent student" The only thing I am worried about is that it states "(Note: Health profession students may be required to provide parental information regardless of their dependency status.)" Is anyone able to comment further on that exception? http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/help/fftoc02k.htm

Most of my HCE is from being a chiropractic assistant. I definitely consider what I did patient care and emailed all my programs to confirm and they agreed. You may want to do the same though because all schools are different.

I've heard of "How to Ace the Physician Assistant School Interview" by Andrew Rodican but would love to know if anyone recommended other material for interview preparation or if this book was enough. Thanks.

Undergrad Ed School: University of California, San Diego – General Biology, B.S. Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.73 Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.63 Post Bachelor GPA: 4.00 Age at application time : 24 1st GRE: N/A Direct Patient Care : (type & hours) Clinical Research Assistant, Diabetes Clinic Volunteer, Chiropractic Assistant, Optometric Assistant, Medical Assistant (~5000 hours) Extracurricular/Research Activities: Research Assistant, VA Medical Center (1 year) Volunteer for GenerateHope: help victims of sex trafficking and exploitation in San Diego (2 years) Volunteer for Diabetes Clinic: provide free blood glucose screenings in an underserved community clinic (4 Years) Schools Applied: Pacific University, Loma Linda University, University of California – Davis, Western University of Health Sciences, Samuel Merritt University, Touro CA, Touro NV, ATSU Application Submitted Date: CASPA submitted July 10th Schools Received Application Date: (approximate date) July 23rd Interview Invites: Pacific University, Loma Linda University, Western University, Samuel Merritt University (declined interview), Touro CA (declined interview) Denied: UCD Withdrew Application: Touro NV, ATSU Waitlisted: None Accepted: All of the ones I interviewed at (Pacific University, Loma Linda University, Western University) Attempts: first Attending: Loma Linda University

Online Medical Terminology through Grossmont College is way cheaper than UC San Diego. I'm enrolled in it right now.