PRE-PA SECTION MEETING: PA PROFESSION AND PROGRAMS

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1 PRE-PA SECTION MEETING: PA PROFESSION AND PROGRAMS

2 WHAT IS A PA? 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

3 STATISTICS OF THE PROFESSION 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: It found that the current number of PAs (72,000) will grow by almost 72 percent by However, this growth rate will likely only provide 16 percent of the providers needed to address the projected primar y care physician shor tage.

4 PA PROGRAMS 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)

5 MASTER S PROGRAMS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Western University Pomona, CA Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA University of Southern California Alhambra, CA Riverside Community College Riverside, CA

6 WESTERN UNIVERSITY 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.

7 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 Genetics 3 4 Psychology 3 4 Sociology 3 4 Humanities 9 12 Introductory Statistics 3 4 Spanish (not required but strongly encouraged) 0 0 CASPA Deadline: November 1 st Secondary Application: December 1 st

8 LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY 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.

9 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 1 st

10 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Length of Program 33 months (6 semesters) Number of Enrolled Students 52 Average Overall 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.

11 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 General Biology 6 8 Introductory Statistics 3 4 Spanish 6 8 CASPA Deadline: November 1 st Secondary Application: December 1 st

12 RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 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.

13 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

14 CASPA 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

15 CAPA 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.

16 CAPA PRE-PA MEMBERSHIP

17 CAPA CONFERENCE 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

18 RESOURCES 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/ each school Unofficial:

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