la03 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Hello all! I applied to JWU's PA program in RI, it is still pending accreditation. They let me know they got my application but I recently received an e-mail saying they want me to verify my patient care experience. I am a CNA in an assisted living facility, however, most of these residents do not belong in AL but belong in a nursing home. They require the care that can only be given in skilled nursing facilities but they have the money to stay at AL; basically, we end up doing tons of side work on top of physically backbreaking work. I would consider the experience I get at AL just as valuable as nursing home experience but I don't know how I should go about verifying this with the school as "osteopathic". ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primadonna22274 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 New program I assume? Affiliated with an osteopathic school? (There is no DO school in RI.) I can't imagine why a PA program cares a whit about osteopathic vs allopathic. Even those programs sponsored by DO schools don't teach their PA students osteopathic diagnosis and treatment (the ones that come to mind: Des Moines U, LMU-DCOM in TN, Western U-Pomona, CA). Confused.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToppDog Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 When you apply you will most likely have to describe your duties, so whether or not they were performed in an assisted living facility or a nursing home should not really matter. They will see what you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Why do you need to verify it as "osteopathic"? Per their website..."A minimum of 250 hours of direct patient care in the United States and in an allopathic or osteopathic medical setting." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primadonna22274 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Just research whether your hospital was allopathic (most) or osteopathic (much fewer). If you don't know ask the hospital HR dept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted July 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 18, 2013 I don't understand the question- what does working in an assisted living facility have to do with "allopathic vs osteopathic"? I went to a PA program under a DO school (University of North Texas), and we weren't taught a lick of osteopathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la03 Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 I was confused too...basically, I have to verify my work at the Assisted Living Facility I'm employed at is either allopathic OR osteopathic. My understanding is that allopathic is traditional medicine which describes what I do most accurately. So I have to send an e-mail outlining my duties in an allopathic clinical setting...I don't know if this is procedural for the school for all applicants (yes, it is an up & coming program) or if they want to know more about my experience individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickitabanana Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I also don't really understand why it matters since both allopathic and osteopathic HCE is accepted? Can you ask anyone at work about this? Seems like your direct supervisor or a physician there would know. primadonna: JWU is affiliated with Brown's Warren Alpert Medical School - an allopathic school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loliz Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I think you may be missing the point of the verification. The point is not whether or not it was allopathic OR osteopathic, its likely they don't care, the point is that you can't work at a spa and call it healthcare experience. Also, I am confused at your understanding of "skilled nursing", just because your patients need skilled nursing doesn't mean you can throw that in at an assisted living facility. It takes a skilled nursing staff and facility to actively offer skilled nursing. Just describe your duties and put down the name of the place and whatever info it asks for to verify and be done. Focus on the big picture :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Head doctors are MD = allopathic; if all or almost all of the doctors in charge of the facility have DO instead of MD after their name = osteopathic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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