physician assistant final - mt. san antonio college
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PRE-PA SECTION
MEETING: PA
PROFESSION AND
PROGRAMS
A licensed health care professional qualified by academic and
clinical education, certified to practice medicine with the
supervision of a –
MD or DO
Roles PAs perform:
Diagnostic
Therapeutic
Preventive
Health maintenance
WHAT IS A PA?
In 2010, CNN Money ranked the PA profession #5 Best Job in
America
PAs were #1 in the fast growing fields with estimated growth of
46.65% in the next 10 years
In 2011, US News and World Report ranked the PA profession
as one of the 50 Best Careers of 2011
In 2012, Forbes ranked the PA profession as #1 for jobs
Best masters degree 3 years in a row
Median pay: $97,000/year
US Department of Health and Human Services: I t found that the
cur rent number of PAs (72,000) wi l l g row by a lmost 72 percent by 2025. However,
th is g rowth rate wi l l l ike ly only prov ide 16 percent of the prov iders needed to
address the pro jected pr imar y care phys ic ian shor tage.
STATISTICS OF THE PROFESSION
156 programs in 45 states; 35% of all programs are in NY, PA, FL, and CA.
Certificate (~2 years)
Bachelor of Science Degree (4 years)
Master’s Degree (2 -3 Years)
PA PROGRAMS
Western University
Pomona, CA
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
University of Southern California
Alhambra, CA
Riverside Community College
Riverside, CA
MASTER’S PROGRAMS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
Length of Program – 2 Full Years (6 semesters)
Number of Enrolled Students – 98
Average Overall GPA (2012) – 3.55
Prerequisite GPA – 3.66
Science GPA – 3.54
Estimated Cost - $59,154
Mission Statement:
The Department of Physician Assistant Education supports the
University’s mission by educating Physician Assistants to deliver high
quality competent and compassionate health care as a team
members within the health care delivery system.
WESTERN UNIVERSITY
Prerequisite Semester Units Quarter Units
College English & English Composition 6 8
College Algebra 3 4
Human Anatomy w/ Lab 3 4
Human Physiology w/ Lab 3 4
Microbiology w/ Lab 3 4
General or Inorganic Chemistry w/ Labs 6 12
Genetics 3 4
Psychology 3 4
Sociology 3 4
Humanities 9 12
Introductory Statistics 3 4
Spanish
(not required but strongly encouraged) 0 0
PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS
CASPA Deadline: November 1st
Secondary Application: December 1st
Length of Program – 24 months (full time)
Number of Enrolled Students – 34
Average Overall GPA (2013) – 3.60
Average hours of experience – 3,710
Estimated Cost - $129,856
Mission Statement:
Loma Linda University Department of Physician Assistant (PA)
Sciences educates primary care physician assistants who will
complement the work of physicians by providing: health care as
active members of a professional health care team, excellence and
compassion in health care for the whole person, and quality health
care for under-served individuals and communities nationally and
globally.
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY
PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisite Semester Units Quarter Units
College English & English Composition 6 8
College Algebra 3 4
Human Anatomy w/ Lab 3 4
Human Physiology w/ Lab 3 4
Microbiology w/ Lab 3 4
General or Inorganic Chemistry w/ Labs 6 12
Psychology 3 4
Sociology 3 4
Recommended: Medical Terminology NA NA
Recommended :Introductory Statistics NA NA
CASPA Deadline: November 1st
Length of Program – 33 months (6 semesters)
Number of Enrol led Students – 52
Average Overal l GPA (2012) – 3.41
Science GPA – 3.30
GRE – V 540/154 Q 659/152
MCAT – 25
PA Shadowing
Patient Contact Hours
Estimated Cost - $137,291
Mission Statement:
The USC Primary Care Physician Assistant Program is dedicated to the advancement of physician assistant education and emphasizes service to the medically underserved. The Program is committed to preparing students from a wide variety of backgrounds to practice medicine with the supervision of a physician. Emphasis is placed upon understanding and appreciating diversity. The Program aims to prepare its graduates to practice and promote primary health care of the highest quality as part of a multidisciplinary team.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS
CASPA Deadline: November 1st
Secondary Application: December 1st
Prerequisite Semester Units Quarter Units
College English & English Composition 6 8
College Algebra 3 4
Human Anatomy w/ Lab 3 4
Human Physiology w/ Lab 3 4
Microbiology w/ Lab 3 4
General or Inorganic Chemistry w/ Labs 6 12
Psychology 3 4
General Biology 6 8
Introductory Statistics 3 4
Spanish
6 8
Length of Program – 24months
Number of Enrolled Students – 32
Average Overall GPA (2012) – 2.75
PA Shadowing
Patient Contact Hours – 2,000 paid clinical experience
Estimated Cost - $40,000
Mission Statement:
The Riverside County Regional Medical Center/Riverside Community College District (RCRMC/RCCD) Physician Assistant (PA) Program is dedicated to primary care physician assistant education; is committed to diversity in the selection of students, faculty and curriculum; emphasizes service to the medically underserved urban and rural populations of Riverside County; promotes the PA profession; and strives to produce quality primary care providers.
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisite Semester Units Quarter Units
College English & English Composition 4 4
College Algebra 5 4
Human Anatomy w/ Lab 4 4
Human Physiology w/ Lab 4 4
Microbiology w/ Lab 4 4
General or Inorganic Chemistry w/ Labs 4 4
Psychology 3 4
Sociology 3 4
Intro to Physics 3 4
Recommended Courses: Spanish , Stats, Medical Terminology
NA NA
Application is not through CASPA
Application Deadline: August 31st
Central Application Services for PA
Opens from April until March of the following year
First time application will take exactly 4 weeks to process
Not all schools have the same deadlines.
41/154 schools are not part of CASPA
Takes forever to finish!
START EARLY
CASPA
CAPA – California Academy of PA
enhance, educate and empower PAs for the ultimate benefit of
their patients
CAPA Legislative Milestone:
1982: CAPA makes a first formal introduction to all CA legislators by mailing out an
information packet to each
1993: CAPA finishes final preparation to introduce SB 1642 – the PA Prescriptive
Bill
1994: SB 1642 is signed into law. PAs can issue written prescription drug orders
2002: Labor Code revised to clarify that PAs may treat Workers’ Comp patients
2004: PAs can supervise MAs in community and free clinics
2011: CAPA sponsored SB 233, clarifying that California PAs can provide
evaluation, treatment and specialty consultation in the Emergency Department
setting.
CAPA
CAPA PRE-PA MEMBERSHIP
Every year, CAPA holds 2 conferences,
Sept/Oct– Palm Springs
Feb – CAPA in NAPA
CAPA in Palm Springs
Geared towards providing continuing education for practicing Pas
Workshops include reading EKGs, suturing, controlled substance
education, diabetes, ER… you name it!
Meet the President
Also has great Pre-PA and PA student track for students to meet
admission committee
USC, Western, Samuel Merrit, Touro
CAPA CONFERENCE
CAPA – California Academy of Physician Assistants
AAPA – American Academy of Physician Assistants
PAEA – Physician Assistant Education Association
PAEA is the only national organization representing physician
assistant educational programs in the United States. Currently, 163
of the 164 accredited programs in the country are members of the
Association.
Call/email each school
Unofficial: www.physicianassistantforum.com
RESOURCES
Help each other
Good luck!
THANK YOU FOR COMING!!