Ash_soccer398 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Just curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachiehayes Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Do you have an idea what you want to major in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dndandrea Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I would assume pathophysiology, pharmacology, endocrinology, gross anatomy, microbiology, pathology, immunology, and genetics or anything related will help you in PA school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachiehayes Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 statistics, social sciences (psychology, sociology), medical ethics, i also took embryology, toxicology, nutrition, parasitology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbrothers98 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 All programs list prerequisites that are required. If organic chemistry is not listed as a prereq, take it anyways. Ochem follows the same pattern that you will see in PA school. Requires higher level thinking, analyzing, applying, sythesizing, creating. Do well in Ochem, good insight into how you will do in PA school, there are studies to back this up for any doubters. Other classes to consider if not required: Medical terminology Statistics Genetics Nutrition Advanced physiology Microbiology Biochemistry An intro class into the American healthcare system Go to learning assistance office or whatever your school offers to help students develop good study habits and mine this place for every tip and trick to help with studying and retention. Read Make It Stick, available on Amazon. Good luck. G Brothers PA-C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJK Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Well.. nothing fancy.. need a good semester under your belt as you start the pa school.. the main class was the gross anatomy class with all the time spent in a cadaver lab.. any pre req to help you pass that class with ease is my recommendation.. one good semester at a time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted February 20, 2015 Administrator Share Posted February 20, 2015 With all due respect to the above posters, who have listed some truly excellent course topics, those aren't electives. A PA should have a broad background in life, not just in biological sciences. * Art, poetry, musical performance, or creative writing. Learn to express yourself. Learn to pour the pain you acquire or the rage it inspires in you into something outside yourself so you don't have to carry it around. * Religion, philosophy, or contemplative meditation. *Why* do we do what we do? What is life, and why are you going to preserve and enhance it? Give yourself a raison d'etre that will anchor your personal path. * Business, management, or organizational leadership. You won't be doing medicine in a vacuum. Learn to be a follower, a leader, how to talk about mission statements, goals, objectives. Learn *why* you're worth your salary. * PE, martial arts... learn to blow off stress and keep yourself healthy at the same time.* Public speaking, adult education. You're going to have to explain ridiculously complex things to patients (but not the Krebs cycle. If you try to explain the Krebs cycle to a patient, I *will* find you and I *will* hurt you) on a daily basis. Don't underestimate how valuable and empowering it can be to teach patients a small slice of what you know. * Social Science classes. Learn the history of the people you may end up serving, how those in greatest need view life. Now THOSE are electives. Pathophysiology is just a good idea all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacher2PAC Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Add some languages in there too! It is a plus if you can speak something else, and maybe if you traveled. Knowing how to speak and connect to people in a different way is important! Also, education classes are cool because you learn what it means to teach people. Computer Science too, knowing how to use an EMR system is important and it is just good to be tech savy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dueling Cavalier Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I found that anatomy, physiology, endocrinology, medical terminology, and nutrition were very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovelost Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Stress management :-) Or some sort of cooking class to learn some healthy, simple & fast recipes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dueling Cavalier Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I use youtube to learn fast quick recipes- def want to eat fast, but healthy! cook in batches and invest in tupperware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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