Admissions Straight Talk Podcast: How To Get Accepted To Duke’s Physician Assistant Program [Episode 591]
Minding the Gap: Should I Take a Gap Year Before PA School?
Let's Dig Into the Supplemental Application
PA Program Blog: What are Soft Skills and Why Should You Have Them?
Enhancing your application to PA programs extends beyond just showcasing your academic and technical proficiency. While a strong GPA and substantial healthcare experience are undeniably valuable, admissions committees are increasingly recognizing the importance of soft skills.
You can frequently highlight them in your application through the essays or by demonstrating them with your choices of patient care work, volunteering, or extracurriculars.
CASPA is Open! Now What?
You’ve finished (or are finishing) your prerequisites. You have the required number of patient care hours. You have written your own mission statement and figured out where you want to apply.
And the moment you have waited for is here!
Comparing PA Programs: A Spreadsheet
It’s that time of year again; the CASPA application opens at the end of this month!
Last week was the annual North Carolina Health Professions Fair Week. We visited seven schools across the state, from Wilmington to Boone, and many places in between. One thing we heard from quite a few students was how helpful our school comparison spreadsheet is in their planning.
Every PA program has slightly different requirements, as well as different costs, locations, and amenities. It’s hard to keep up!
I’m Visiting Durham: What Should I Do?
Path to PA: Non-traditional Students
The average age of first-year physician assistant (PA) students is 25-28 years old.
Does that mean that as an applicant in your 30s or older, you have somehow “aged out” of your path to being a PA?
Of course not!
Path to PA: Write Your Own Mission Statement
We talk a lot about considering each program’s mission statement, philosophies, and values when choosing where you want to submit applications. However, we have only touched on writing your personal mission statement to guide you as you apply to Physician Assistant (PA) programs.
The new year, when you are already thinking about your goals, is a great time to put that idea into practice.
Gift Ideas for PA Applicants and Students
‘Tis the time of year for buying gifts. Whether you are shopping for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, or just out of a vague need to participate in the holiday season, you might find yourself wondering what to give the PA student in your life.
We asked our students to tell us what gifts they would like and what would have been great before matriculating into PA school.