New PA Applicant Advice
I recently decided to switch to PA from Optometry and would appreciate some advice. I just graduated from undergrad, and am planning on taking a gap year and applying to PA school next summer. I have a...
View ArticleLow Science GPA
I graduated in May with an overall GPA of 3.441 and a science GPA of 3.14. I am hoping to apply to PA school this upcoming cycle in April 2020. I have almost 2,000 clinical hours from volunteering and...
View ArticleJust graduated with a Bachelor's, plan to transition to Nursing?
I just graduated in December with a Bachelors in Biomedical Laboratory Science. I am currently a month and a half into a 6 month Medical Lab Science "internship" to train, with the outcome being taking...
View Articlepre-PA student....please help. need advice
TLDR: I am a wack student and i am wondering if it would hurt my app to take my last pre-req course after completing my bachelor's. Hello and welcome to my quarter-life crisis. I was previously a...
View ArticleUniversity of Florida Surgical PA Residency Program Accepting Applications
The University of Florida Department of Surgery is now accepting applications for our Surgical PA Residency! Applications due April 15th Interested candidates should send the following documents to...
View ArticleRN/Nurse to PA/Physician Assistant
Any nurses make the transition from RN to PA? Why did you choose PA over NP? Do you have regrets? Are you happy with your decision? Would you do it all over again? I am an ICU nurse that is confused of...
View ArticlePA school from PharmD
Has anyone made a transition into PA from being a pharmacist? Some of my prereqs have been more than 10 years but is there a possibility that I can bypass with my pharmd degree? I know i don't have to...
View ArticleNP Oversaturation?
I have an NP friend, and this is what he said Florida alone is estimated to have 7,640 FTE primary care NPs by 2025- but the projected demand is for 3,120. Similarly, Tennessee is estimated to have...
View ArticleRequesting feedback: how much priority do PA schools place on the GRE?
I apologize if this is in the incorrect thread, but I dont understand why the GRE is a requirement for PA school, I am trying to understand how much emphasis PA schools place on GRE scores. Given that...
View ArticleHelp a med school dropout
Hi everyone, I just made this account but I've been active on this forum for over 8 years. I withdrew from med during 3rd semester due to anxiety (W's for that semester but ~B average for med school...
View ArticleNow Accepting Applications for our Surgical PA Residency - The University of...
The University of Florida Department of Surgery is now accepting applications for our Surgical PA Residency! Applications due April 15th Interviews will be done virtually using Zoom Interested...
View ArticleLooking for advice from DNPs
Hey guys, I'm currently a second year DNP student. I've posted on here before, and got some pretty good advice regarding how to go about a DNP project from the time of acceptance to the program....
View ArticleI want to do gender affirming care, looking at NP/PA/DO.
I realized my career outlook in plant science was dismal. I didn't want to work for a private corporation to pay my bills and I was missing the human interaction I love. A lot of my friends are trans...
View ArticlePsych NP
Can someone tell me a realistic salary for psych np’s starting and mid career? Thanks!
View ArticlePsych NP without past medical RN experience ---> Psych NP capable of med/surg...
Hello. This Covid thing has got me thinking. I am technically an RN, but only worked as a psych RN for 2 yrs then a psych NP for 3 years now. I'm young and healthy and I really would like to be able to...
View ArticlePA schools that accept pharmacy tech as hce
which schools accept pharmacy technician hours as HCE?
View ArticleI read on some website that Clinical research coordinators are PCE?
So I read on a website that Clinical research coordinator is PCE, does anyone have any experience with this field? I have a lot of pharmacy technician hours also and was wondering if anyone knows of a...
View ArticleNew APC subreddit
For those of you who use reddit there is a new subreddit for APCs and I wanted to make you all aware so you can join the community. Just click the link and subscribe! Thanks all!
View ArticleDebating on what to do... (RN/NP or Pharmd)
Hi All, I just want to first say thanks to whoever can comment and help me TLDR: I got accepted to highly ranked pharmacy and nursing schools and I am stuck between the two. I have talked to many...
View ArticleChaces of getting into AA program
Hey all, I wanted to hear from current AA students or prospects to see if I stand any chance of getting into an AA program. B.S. Integrative Biology w/ Chemistry minor - 2016 (cGPA 3.63) MCAT: 498...
View ArticleNP vs PharmD
Hi all, I am a third-year undergraduate student majoring in biology and I am maintaining pretty good GPA almost As I am recently having a huge major crisis because of the saturation of the pharmacy...
View ArticleProspective PA student Please Help!
Hi Guys, I have recently decided on a career changer into physician assistant and would be a non-trad. I have never taken any of the prerequisites required, but have completed a humanities bachelor...
View ArticleResearch and teaching as a PA
Hello! I am an undergrad student who is considering applying to PA school. I was wondering if it's possible for PAs to do research and/or teach, like MDs can? I have read that it is more common for PAs...
View ArticleWAMC for my top NP Psych schools? Any help appreciated!
Hi guys, I’m curious to understand my chances of getting into top PMHNP programs (Vanderbilt, UCSF, UPenn) with somewhat limited clinical experience. 3.7 Cumulative, 3.9 Nursing from state school. 6...
View ArticlePA Job Outcomes
Hey everyone, I recently graduated this May and I will be taking a gap year to figure everything out. I'm currently deciding between OD and PA, and I wanted to get some advice about the PA profession....
View ArticleQuick Question on PMHNP?
Hi Guys, I was trying to find the average gpa and stats for the NP pscyh program at UCSF, USF etc. I don't think there is a tool, but does anyone have any insight or information on this? Anything...
View ArticlePharmD to CRNA
I had a question for all of you. My wife and I are thinking about sending me back to school for a career change. We are concerned about the over-saturation of pharmacist. I am a clinical pharmacist and...
View ArticleABSN advice
Hey everyone. I recently graduated in May, but I'm thinking about going to nursing school. I want to go into the military after nursing school, eventually either doing a CRNA or NP track. I was wanting...
View ArticleShould I apply for PA school this year?
Hi guys, so I'm a 2019 graduate and I decided to apply for PA schools for the 2020-2021 cycle. I noticed that the deadlines for most applications are on October 1st. I'm not sure if it's worth a shot...
View Article53 y/o in PA school
Asking for my dad: My dad is a 53 year old foreign medical graduate. He graduated from the Middle East in 1994 and worked as a doctor and as a lecturer in medical colleges for years. He doesn't wanna...
View ArticleRN (BSN) to PA
Hi! I am deciding between being a NP and a PA, but I feel like I will need the work experience as an RN prior to making a final decision. Is it possible to go from RN (having a BSN) to PA, and will a...
View ArticleMajor for PA program
Hi! Would Neurobiology, Human Biology, and Public Health meet the pre-requisites for PA programs? Are there other majors that I should consider would best prepare me for PA programs and meet the...
View ArticleAdvice for 2021 cycle
Hey everyone! Just looking for some advice/ input/ personal experience with applying to PA school. I graduated in May 2019 with a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology with stats that were subpar at...
View ArticlePA Shadowing
I'm sorry, but I'm going to ask. I'm in need of a PA to shadow, even it is virtual. I'm very flexible with my hours, because of the pandemic. The PA's in my town won't let me shadow virtual or...
View ArticleAA Application Cycle
I am asking for a dear friend. Is it too late to apply in the Anesthesiology Assistant Cycle? I think they're a stellar applicant, but they just don't have to shadow for anesthesiology (but have family...
View ArticlePros and Cons of CAA?
What are the pros and cons of being a CAA, besides the limited # of states that implement them?
View ArticlePediatrician or Pediatric NP? (*high school senior, please help!*)
Hi everyone! I’m a rising senior in high school starting to apply for college, and im really conflicted as to what I want to be after college. For the past couple years, I’ve loved the idea of being a...
View ArticleTired of anxiety complaints
I mean no ill-will or to express lack of sympathy towards people who experience anxiety, but i cannot help but notice that medicating to treat anxiety has become more of an expectation on the part of...
View ArticleWhy is that NP's can be independent or PA's are limited in this role?
Can someone explain. PA's clearly have a more competitive path to school, and their schooling is harder. Why would someone working as a nurse all of a sudden when being a NP be independent when their...
View ArticlePA vs NP?
Hi everyone! I am currently a senior getting ready to apply for college and I don’t know if I should go the nursing route ( to eventually become an NP) or the PA route. I wanted to go pre-med for a...
View Articlepre-med to NP/PA
Hi all, I am currently a pre-med student in a post-baccalaureate program. The course workload has definitely forced me to confront some feelings of mine. I wanted to check-in and see if anyone here had...
View ArticleLECOM PA to DO
Greetings, I am wondering if there are any PA’s in here who have gone through (or are going to) LECOM’s PA to DO program. I am looking for some insight into how the program is. Thanks!
View ArticleAcademic Dishonesty Bomb PA School Chances
Hello, I wanted to know how badly I messed up for my chance for PA School as I am a freshman who just got an academic dishonesty charge on my school record, but not on my transcript; however, this...
View ArticleCAA Downward Trend?
I have a pretty bad downward trend in my last three semesters due in part to the transition to Online Classes and also some mental health issues I have been experiencing (OCD). My GPA is around a 3.68...
View ArticleUWorld for PAs
Hey everyone out there studying for EORs I highly recommend signing up for UWorld. They just came out with the PA edition and the questions are good because they don't include buzzwords. It really...
View ArticleAnother Psych NP vs PA thread (please hear me out!)
Hello.... I come in peace... Here's the scoop. I've been working for the past several years (5-6ish) as a mental health clinician. I'm halfway through a PsyD program in Clinical Psychology that I do...
View ArticleBA in Psych to NP?
What are the steps and what type of timeline would one be looking at? From what I can gather is that there are several MSN programs for non nurses. But I don't think those lead to FNP... They're more...
View ArticleLooking for Participants
Hey everybody, I'm not necessarily sure if this goes against the TOS on SDN however if it does I can just delete the post. I have posted before, but I'm now a third year DNP-FNP student who is...
View ArticlePsych NP advice
Hello! Looking to get some feedback. I am currently in the first semester of a Psych NP program and am having some serious doubts at times about whether I actually want to pursue this track. I do...
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