need medical experience for my physician assistant application?
May 282010
i am applying right after college. what kind of work experience can i get while i am in college to help my application.i thought about getting certified as nurse assistant and work part-time but i don’t know if it would be relative. do i need specific experience or just any medical related work experience.????
The more patient care you can get the better. A CNA job will offer limited experience actually for PA school (as you do not do much nursing in PA school) but it is better than nothing. CMA experience is better, but the schooling is longer. Try also to volunteer in someplace like the ER as you will see procedures and medical practice in action which will be invaluable, and you can ask questions. Most Docs are happy to teach; also try for one where PAs work. Also, you can try for a job as a lab assistant and try & learn all you can about why tests are ordered and the physiology involved.
The reason you need quality experience is that there is way too much medical knowledge to absorb in the 2 years you have for PA school (think med school at half the time) so any knowledge you enter with makes it all that muck easier to learn, grasp, and be comfortable around patients. Try to get as much as you can.
May 28th, 2010 at 8:09 am
naw CNA would be a great idea and Phlebatomist would be another good one because both of these fields deal with patient contact and patient information. PA school requires alot of patient contacts for you to be considered.
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May 28th, 2010 at 8:15 am
tons of those jobs at puremedicaljobs.com that will help your application
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May 28th, 2010 at 8:24 am
The more patient care you can get the better. A CNA job will offer limited experience actually for PA school (as you do not do much nursing in PA school) but it is better than nothing. CMA experience is better, but the schooling is longer. Try also to volunteer in someplace like the ER as you will see procedures and medical practice in action which will be invaluable, and you can ask questions. Most Docs are happy to teach; also try for one where PAs work. Also, you can try for a job as a lab assistant and try & learn all you can about why tests are ordered and the physiology involved.
The reason you need quality experience is that there is way too much medical knowledge to absorb in the 2 years you have for PA school (think med school at half the time) so any knowledge you enter with makes it all that muck easier to learn, grasp, and be comfortable around patients. Try to get as much as you can.
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ER PA