professional health care graduate school "feeders"?

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware of all the pre-requisites for each of these post grad degrees. Typically, they are science based. I do know that PA school also has a pre-req of face-to-face required # of hours spent with patients. The current average, according to google, is 2500-4000 hours. Of course, space is limited so a high GPA is a given. Also, be aware of the size of the graduate class.

How on earth is someone supposed to get 4000 hours of face-to-face work experience (that's 2 years of full time work) prior to graduate school? Unless they absolutely do not want anyone straight out of undergrad?

For medical/PA school, many kids do a 1-2 year Master program at select schools. During that time you get your face-to face work experience, and it's often a shoo in to their medical school. So basically rather than studying for MCATs and volunteering/working to get all the hours, you do one of these programs and have a high chance of getting into medical school afterwards

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware of all the pre-requisites for each of these post grad degrees. Typically, they are science based. I do know that PA school also has a pre-req of face-to-face required # of hours spent with patients. The current average, according to google, is 2500-4000 hours. Of course, space is limited so a high GPA is a given. Also, be aware of the size of the graduate class.

How on earth is someone supposed to get 4000 hours of face-to-face work experience (that's 2 years of full time work) prior to graduate school? Unless they absolutely do not want anyone straight out of undergrad?

PA schools don't want a straight-out undergrad as PAs. PA schools expect significant clinical experience before they start the program. Many start acquiring clinical hours in college with med tech, phlebotomy, or CNA jobs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be aware of all the pre-requisites for each of these post grad degrees. Typically, they are science based. I do know that PA school also has a pre-req of face-to-face required # of hours spent with patients. The current average, according to google, is 2500-4000 hours. Of course, space is limited so a high GPA is a given. Also, be aware of the size of the graduate class.

How on earth is someone supposed to get 4000 hours of face-to-face work experience (that's 2 years of full time work) prior to graduate school? Unless they absolutely do not want anyone straight out of undergrad?

PA schools don't want a straight-out undergrad as PAs. PA schools expect significant clinical experience before they start the program. Many start acquiring clinical hours in college with med tech, phlebotomy, or CNA jobs.

That makes sense...is the same true for PT/OT? I'm wary of the direct admit/accelerated programs in case DC changes their mind...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Be aware of all the pre-requisites for each of these post grad degrees. Typically, they are science based. I do know that PA school also has a pre-req of face-to-face required # of hours spent with patients. The current average, according to google, is 2500-4000 hours. Of course, space is limited so a high GPA is a given. Also, be aware of the size of the graduate class.

How on earth is someone supposed to get 4000 hours of face-to-face work experience (that's 2 years of full time work) prior to graduate school? Unless they absolutely do not want anyone straight out of undergrad?

PA schools don't want a straight-out undergrad as PAs. PA schools expect significant clinical experience before they start the program. Many start acquiring clinical hours in college with med tech, phlebotomy, or CNA jobs.

That makes sense...is the same true for PT/OT? I'm wary of the direct admit/accelerated programs in case DC changes their mind...

Apply and try to get into PT or OT for direct admit. But do it at a school that has a wide variety of majors to switch to (and that you can easily switch to) if they change their mind. It's incredibly challenging to get into these programs. If you are in one directly, then you don't need a 3.8+ to stay in most programs. So you can relax a bit. Otherwise, you need a really high gpa and tons of clinical experience to have a chance.

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Pitt and Duquesne both have direct entry health programs and other good majors if you change your mind. Pitt is the stronger school/student body but Duquesne is fantastic for the students one step down. Pitt (the overall town$ perfect for clinical experience, research and volunteering on the health fields too.

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Anonymous wrote:Pitt and Duquesne both have direct entry health programs and other good majors if you change your mind. Pitt is the stronger school/student body but Duquesne is fantastic for the students one step down. Pitt (the overall town$ perfect for clinical experience, research and volunteering on the health fields too.

This is very helpful- TY!

[Anonymous]

GMU offers a number of health-related majors at undergrad and grad level