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Practicing medicine as a Physician Assistant
with the supervision of a licensed physician is an exciting and rewarding
career. The healthcare system has embraced the P.A. profession, and P.A.s
are providing health care in a multitude of settings and increasing access
to care for many patients. Physician Assistants are working in family
medicine, internal medicine, women’s health, emergency medicine, and many
other specialties in medicine.
PAs are trained in screening patients, taking
histories, performing physical exams, as well as diagnosing disease, and
prescribing medication and therapeutic
procedures.
Training to become a P.A.
usually requires a two year master's degree after graduation from
college.
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FOR MUSC: I received this answer
about recommendations in Oct of 2009:
"All of our reference forms are standardized and found
on the supplemental section of the program’s application. We don’t require
large committee packets like the large web-based application systems like
AMCAS wants. So we will accept separate personalized letters, but the
standardized forms have to be filled out first.
Physician Assistant: The reference form can be
filled out by either a committee or individual. The letter will only count
as one, even though done by a committee."
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LINKS to other resources:
- American Academy of Physician
Assistants
- Central Application Service for
Physician Assistants
- MUSC's PA program site
- MUSC's PA program prerequisites:
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Prerequisites |
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Courses
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Semester Hours |
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Mathematics |
3
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Statistics or Biostatistics |
3
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General Chemistry - includes lab |
8
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Organic [1 semester] |
3
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General Biology - includes lab [At
Wofford, this would include bio 150, 151, 212, and 214] |
4
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Anatomy - includes lab |
4
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Physiology - includes lab |
4
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Microbiology - includes lab |
4
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Behavioral Sciences - General
Psychology (required) plus six credits of Psychology
electives and/or Sociology courses. Abnormal
psych, and child growth and development are recommended. |
9
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Humanities |
12
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Electives - Communication, Computer
Science suggested. Courses must be liberal arts/sciences
and not professional or technical in nature |
30
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In addition to course work, clinical experienced is required.
The more you can get, the more competitive your application will
be. We recommend 200 hours, including 50 hours with one
individual P.A.
The general GRE exam is also required.
MUSC's program requests 3 letters of recommendation, NOT a
committee evaluation.
MUSC's program also recommends that you repeat any
prerequisite course in which you score below a B-.
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General Information
Your P.A. advisor:
Dr. Moss, in the biology
department
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