notofimportance143 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Hi Everybody, It is getting pretty close to application time for me and I had a question on whether I should try to get more PA shadowing hours. Also any advice in general would be greatly appreciated! Shadowing so far: Urgent Care PA - 8 hrs Urgent Care PA - 30 hrs Internal Medicine PA - 20 hrs I realize 50 hours is the minimum for some schools but I also have PCE: STNA Nursing/Rehab - 2000+ hrs over 4 years STNA Nursing/Mental Health - 500-700 hrs 1 year STNA in doctor's office - 700hrs (turns to full-time for gap year so will add 2000 more) (1 year and continuing) Rest of my app: (if interested) 3.93 GPA 3.89 sGPA GRE: Scheduled May Volunteer: Hospital - 2 years Horse Therapy - 2 + years Research: Bee research - 2 years Depression research - 1 year Leadership: Worked in an office where I advised students one on one and gave presentations to large classes. LORs: 1 science prof - A in class and worked in research lab 2 Boss at office on campus - Also A in her class (non-science) 3 Doctor I work for Hobbies: Build my own furniture, play guitar and piano, and ride horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lctexas4 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 1 hour ago, notofimportance143 said: Hi Everybody, It is getting pretty close to application time for me and I had a question on whether I should try to get more PA shadowing hours. Also any advice in general would be greatly appreciated! Shadowing so far: Urgent Care PA - 8 hrs Urgent Care PA - 30 hrs Internal Medicine PA - 20 hrs I realize 50 hours is the minimum for some schools but I also have PCE: STNA Nursing/Rehab - 2000+ hrs over 4 years STNA Nursing/Mental Health - 500-700 hrs 1 year STNA in doctor's office - 700hrs (turns to full-time for gap year so will add 2000 more) (1 year and continuing) Rest of my app: (if interested) 3.93 GPA 3.89 sGPA GRE: Scheduled May Volunteer: Hospital - 2 years Horse Therapy - 2 + years Research: Bee research - 2 years Depression research - 1 year Leadership: Worked in an office where I advised students one on one and gave presentations to large classes. LORs: 1 science prof - A in class and worked in research lab 2 Boss at office on campus - Also A in her class (non-science) 3 Doctor I work for Hobbies: Build my own furniture, play guitar and piano, and ride horses. Hi! Your application looks pretty solid. You have a really competitive GPA and some good EC’s and experience. That being said, in my opinion, more is always better. Obtaining more shadowing hours can only help you. Personally I think your stats are impressive and with a good personal statement and LORs you shouldn’t have much trouble getting interview invites. If you can add in some more shadowing though it’ll only help. Good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA2O18 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Your application is solid. Just gotta do good o your GRE (>300). I wouldn’t worry about getting more shadowing hours as you already have quite a bit. I would recommend getting a LOR from a PA. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted April 8, 2018 Administrator Share Posted April 8, 2018 Shadowing is a poor substitute for direct patient care experience. Once you have that, a bit helps, but really, beyond 20 hours in one specialty seems overdoing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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