Interviewing a PA

[SGB]

I was given the opportunity to sit down with one of our PAs where I work. The application to shadow them is a long process and I'm waiting on approval now, so I may not get the opportunity to shadow before the deadline for one of my program choices. Is there a way to include this on CASPA? I'd hesitate to call it shadowing, but none of the other choices seem to fit either.

[MT2PA]

Nope.  You interviewed them.  That was more for your benefit than anything.  There's nothing to indicate on CASPA for that.  Hopefully it enlightened you to what a PA does and maybe it'll help you in interviews, but it doesn't really belong in your application.

[SGB]

Thanks. I thought that might be the answer.

[SGB]

And it may not be an issue after all. The website indicates it can take up to 6 weeks for approval, but the woman who takes the applications is actually the secretary for our department director and was back in her office today. I have been hanging on to this application for two weeks trying to get ahold of her knowing it would be 6 weeks from when she had it in hand. She took my paperwork and said, "I'll e-mail you in a day or two." To which I naturally thought it would be an e-mail stating how long the wait would be and so that's what I asked. She came back with, "No, we will have this set up in a day or two. I'm expediting it for you."

 

Thank you very much Dr. G. You pulled a few strings for the little people. :) And I didn't even ask. I'm really going to have to send them both a thank you card.