cmm24 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I have been looking for PAs to shadow for over a month and have had no luck hearing back from anywhere. I have called, emailed, and dropped letters off to various places and have not heard anything. As expected, it's really discouraging and I have to complete the shadowing for the upcoming cycle that opens in a month. Any suggestions of places or PAs in the area would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Is there a state PA group for where you're looking? I had great returns from mailing physical letters, but they were to individual PAs at a practice by name, not just a general letter to the practice. Recently someone made a post about reaching out alumni from your school on Linkdin to find local PAs. On a side note, don't look at shadowing as just putting a check in the box on your application. I've got 10+ years of HCE, a lot with PAs. I tried my darnedest to shadow PAs in areas of medicine I was unfamiliar with and learned a lot that I can apply to any interviews. Plus, when the PAs I wanted to shadow saw I had an actual interest in what they did, they were much more willing to talk about their experiences, give advice and offer up LORs before I even asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm24 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Thanks for the response. I'm not necessarily looking for specific PAs, but one in primary care and one in a specialty is what I'm hoping for. All were general letters as I don't know who the PAs are (majority of sites do not list their PAs). Unfortunately Linkedin is not an option because I attended a small school in a different state. I stopped by local clinics and they said they do not allow shadowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cop to pa Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Both www.mass-pa.com and www.rhodeislandpa.org are $25 each for student membership, give access to the membership directory (letting you maybe network for shadowing), and membership can be listed on your application. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccccc Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Go to MAPA then PAshadowing and it brings u to this website pashadowonline.com create an account and it shows you PAs who will let you shadow them. It says to sign up for an available date on there ( there's a calendar) however I would just email them because I did and they answered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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