Joito911 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 This is to help all the applicants, applying to MEDEX 2018 Anchorage Bachelor's Cohort, collaborate and share info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joito911 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hello all. My name is Jose Diaz and I have applied to this cohort and am a hopeful interviewee for next year's bachelor's program. I created this forum so we can chat, compare notes, help each other prepare a little better and set each other at ease. I am an Anchorage resident and have been for several years now. It is my home and I'm looking forward to continue giving back to this community, by way of being a primary care provider. I have only applied to the MEDEX PA program, as many have done. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Please be patient as I don't check this every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanetyjo Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 10 hours ago, Joito911 said: Hello all. My name is Jose Diaz and I have applied to this cohort and am a hopeful interviewee for next year's bachelor's program. I created this forum so we can chat, compare notes, help each other prepare a little better and set each other at ease. I am an Anchorage resident and have been for several years now. It is my home and I'm looking forward to continue giving back to this community, by way of being a primary care provider. I have only applied to the MEDEX PA program, as many have done. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Please be patient as I don't check this every day. Thank you Jose for creating this forum. I have lived in Anchorage for 4 years and I am a Junior at Health Sciences bachelor, I am IMG and MEDEX was my only choice too.I am nervous about the interview, it seems that Anchorage is the last to interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccercr Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hey everyone! My name is Ciara. This will be my third year applying for Medex. I have my bachelors degree in psychology and worked in mental health for 4 years and currently am a medical assistant at an OBGYN office in Anchorage. I interviewed the past two years and was waitlisted last year. I’m applying to the Masters program in Anchorage but thought I would post here since it’s specific to the Anchorage site. Let me know if anyone has questions about the interview day and I can try and answer them. Hopefully third times the charm for me this year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joito911 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Hello Janetyjo and Ciara. Welcome to the thread! Janetyo, what is your name and what is an IMG? Are you currently only a full-time student or are you working in the medical field and if so, what do you do? Ciara, past two years that you applied, was it the the bachelor's or masters program? How long have you lived in Anchorage and was your mental health experience here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccercr Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 9 minutes ago, Joito911 said: Hello Janetyjo and Ciara. Welcome to the thread! Janetyo, what is your name and what is an IMG? Are you currently only a full-time student or are you working in the medical field and if so, what do you do? Ciara, past two years that you applied, was it the the bachelor's or masters program? How long have you lived in Anchorage and was your mental health experience here? The first year I applied for the bachelors degree because they didn’t offer the Masters yet. Last year and this year I applied for the Masters degree. I have lived in Anchorage 23 years. My mental health experience was here. I started at Northstar Behavioral hospital working with adolescent aged girl and then switched to Anchorage Community Mental Health Services working with adults with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse issues. I worked closely with the Department of Corrections and Alaska Psychiatric Institute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joito911 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Since I have been here, I continue to hear that behavioral health is an area which is in high demand of medical providers. You're also a long time resident here. Would you want to continue working here as a PA and if so what setting? I also applied to last year's bachelor cohort and interviewed but was not accepted. Did you interview in Anchorage? I went down earlier this year to interview in Seattle. It was a great experience along with the fact that I was able to meet some great faculty and staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccercr Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I did interview in Anchorage last year. I do plan to stay in Alaska. All my family and husband’s family live up here and I love it here. I would like to do a primary care or urgent care type setting. I want to stay broad in my scope of practice because eventually I would like to do mission work and would like to be able to help men, women and children and not just a specific group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joito911 Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Same here. I love this place and would like to also do primary care or urgent care but in a more rural setting, if it's available. I know the need for something like that is also high in the 'bush.' Did you experience the MMI setting when you interviewed last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccercr Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Yes we had three interviews each with two interviewers and three interviewees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseH Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hello! So happy to have found this site for the Anchorage class! I applied in July and just got my invitation to the November 18 interview conference! Super nervous but excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHarp Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hello, I'm also in Anchorage but applied for the Masters program. I too will be interviewing November 18th. We lived in Fairbanks the last 9 years and just moved to Anchorage last year to get our 4 kids settled, fingers crossed for an acceptance. Congratulations JoseH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccercr Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I got the invite to interview in Anchorage on November 18th too! I applied for the Master program too. Congrats everyone! Let me know if any of you want to get together the evening prior to the interviews so we can meet each other! -Ciara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanAmmon Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Congratulations Guys! Ciara don't know if you remember me, interviewed with you in 2015, third interview of the day. Hopefully I will get the invite soon as well. Awesome that the interview is earlier this year! Hopefully I will get to meet you all in November! Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccercr Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Hey Sean! Good to hear from you again. I do remember you from a few years ago. Did you take last year off from applying? I hope you get an interview too! It would be great to see a familiar face. -Ciara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoseH Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Awesome! I applied for the Bachelors program! Keeping my fingers crossed!! I fly in from Kodiak the night before so if you anyone wants to chit chat get interview practice just let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanAmmon Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Ciara, I took the year off, my father had some health issues so we have been helping out in Montana. Hoping to get back to Alaska soon though. Any idea if Medex is doing just the one interview in Anchorage still or if this earlier date means they are doing two? Hopefully ill get to see you in Anchorage! Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccercr Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I’m not sure if there will be more than one interview in Anchorage. The past two years there has only been one interview in Anchorage and then one in Seattle after the Anchorage interview that they interview students for the Anchorage site too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabach Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I received an interview invitation for the Anchorage location on Nov. 18th yesterday evening. Just called and confirmed my spot! I applied to the Bachelors program and I interviewed last year in Anchorage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanetyjo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 I received an invitation too for November 18, very excited and nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanetyjo Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 On October 16, 2017 at 0:08 PM, Joito911 said: Hello Janetyjo and Ciara. Welcome to the thread! Janetyo, what is your name and what is an IMG? Are you currently only a full-time student or are you working in the medical field and if so, what do you do? Ciara, past two years that you applied, was it the the bachelor's or masters program? How long have you lived in Anchorage and was your mental health experience here? Hi, IMG: International medical graduate. I was a full time students, just waiting for the interview and I work at ASD and also like patient care technician. I received the invitation for interview on November 18th, what about you? I am nervous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyliestreet Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Hey guys! My name is Kylie I'm in Anchorage Class 9! if you have any questions or concerns about interview or just about the program in general I can try my best to answer!! Good luck with interviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joito911 Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Hi Kylie. Thank you for offering your help. I really appreciate it! I do have a question. When did you have to fly to Seattle, to do the part of the program that is required to be there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joito911 Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Yanetyjo: I have been in the medical field for about 7 years as a patient care tech in med/ surg and the ER, LPN in behavioral health and several years as a medic. I will be seeing everyone at the interview on Nov 18 for the interview conference. I'm anxious and excited for this opportunity and would like to see about meeting everyone somewhere the night before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanetyjo Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Joito911 said: Yanetyjo: I have been in the medical field for about 7 years as a patient care tech in med/ surg and the ER, LPN in behavioral health and several years as a medic. I will be seeing everyone at the interview on Nov 18 for the interview conference. I'm anxious and excited for this opportunity and would like to see about meeting everyone somewhere the night before. Excellent! a lot of experience, wow. I hope to meet you all before the interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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