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Elijah Youssefi in Salt Lake City, Utah

54 months ago

Hi I just found this board and it is awesome! I am getting ready to apply yo PA school next year and I just had a conversation with a family friend whom is a EMT. He swore to me that I really should be shadowing doctors and not physician assistants. His explanation is that since a PA works under a doc shadowing one with the purpose of getting a referral for PA school is better. This sound fishy to me as I can understand shadowing a doc to make sure it is not what you want to do but the referral thing seems wrong. Tell me what you think.

by the way I am currently a Rehabilitation aide at a children's hospital with direct patient care experience and a good gpa. What other advice do you have for me. Thanks!

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nicky in Port Jefferson Station, New York

54 months ago

What comes to mind is: LOL. I agree with you. I think you would be happier shadowing a PA to better understand their role in healthcare. As far as the letter, some schools require a letter from a doctor-OR-physician assistant, never just a doctor… and I believe that it is WHAT the letter says rather than WHO wrote it. Maybe your friend is a “status-junkie” (I don’t mean that to knock your friend-just trying to crack a joke).
Anyway, my take on it is if you shadow a PA you are concurrently, gaining experience and knowledge regarding the profession YOU chose, securing a letter, and also establishing a meaningful experience to write and speak of throughout the application process.

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nicky in Port Jefferson Station, New York

54 months ago

also dont know why all those characters are in my response!

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Elijah Youssefi in Salt Lake City, Utah

54 months ago

Thanks! that is what I thought

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Elpis in Paros, Greece

53 months ago

Your friend is very wrong.

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dannielle ybarra in Los Angeles, California

52 months ago

I just applied to PA school and Interviewed at a school i really wanted to attend. They did not reject me, but they did tell me that i would be placed on a waitlist because i have not SHADOWED a PA. Even though I have been a MA in a clinic for a year and worked with PA's daily! I have shadowed a million doctors, and it doesn't count!!!!! they want you to shadow a PA not a doc

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want admission in pa in Easton, Pennsylvania

47 months ago

its true... i saw the director of college of optometry PA program in PA last year and he told me dat although i have doctor shadowing experience, he would not consider my application until i show him PA shadowing experience....

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chrisy Paterson in Corona, New York

46 months ago

hey guy, i am looking in to be a p.a. i know i have to shadow a p.a. i dont know where to start. i just got my b.a in psychology. so i decided to go for p.a or pt. not sure? SOME ADVICE PLEASE

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Elijah Youssefi in Salt Lake City, Utah

46 months ago

There is an awesome community at ww.physicianassistantforum.com. Post your question there and I and others will answer it.

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Tessy Thomas in Elmont, New York

34 months ago

Hey, im lookin to shadow a pa near NY area. Can anyone help me out?

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Crystal in Salt Lake City, Utah

30 months ago

I'm having a hard time finding a PA that will allow me to shadow because of the privacy laws. Does anyone have any suggestions on where I could go in UTAH? Also, I've done a little community service and I'm a phlebotomist. Should I be doing more?

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Philippe in Roubaix, France

30 months ago

Elijah Youssefi in Salt Lake City, Utah said: There is an awesome community at ww.physicianassistantforum.com. Post your question there and I and others will answer it.

Hello Elijah. I Need your help. Can you help me ?

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Rafi in Forest Hills, New York

10 months ago

where can i shadow??????

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Ann in Brooklyn, New York

7 months ago

Rafi in Forest Hills, New York said: where can i shadow??????

Try going to hospitals or start volunteering and most likely you will see PA during morning rounds. Try to talk it out with them, they will be more than happy to let you shadow. Good luck

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