Tentomruler Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hi all, I was originally planning on going to anesthesiologist assistant school, but I've recently been interested in becoming a PA. I took the MCAT, but have no health care experience right now. GPA: 3.25 (strong trend upwards: 3.6 my junior year and 3.7 my senior year) MCAT (I am only applying to the 5 schools that accept the MCAT): 34 (top 8%) Work Experience: 2 years in AmeriCorps working with low-income youth at a non-profit. I developed and implemented an internal math tutoring program for the ACT Microbiology TA for 1 semester Developed ELISA test during summer internship at Pfizer Assistant summer tennis coach Volunteer Experience: 100 hours tutoring low-income youth 50 hours at wheelchair basketball league Health care Experience: None. What is the fastest route to garnering this experience? CNA? If I can obtain a competitive number of HCE hours, what are my chances at these schools? USC (Keck) Arcadia Rush University of Iowa Southern Illinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timon Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 You can take a 2 week or 4 week EMT-B course. You can also take a 4 weekend 12 Lead EKG tech license and start building HCE if you're trying to get in and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted February 18, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 18, 2013 have you considered a DO program? you would like get into any that you applied to given your mcat, volunteer experience, and gpa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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