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3/26/2020 Department of Family and Overview Preventive Medicine Physician Assistant Program Zoom Rules - My Background Zoom Rules - My Background Please keep mute on as we are Emory University recording this PA life PA life Physician Assistant Program Emory PA Program Emory PA Program Virtual Open House Questions via Google Form Questions via Google Form Allan Platt PA-C, MMSc Virtual Emory Tour Virtual Emory Tour Assistant Professor, Director of Admissions aplatt@emory.edu Last Questions Last Questions 1 2 Clinical Degree Comparison MD vs. PA Degrees Physician Nurse Practitioner Physician Assistant MD/DO NP PA Average Annual Salary [i] Primary Care $223,000 $103,000 $107,000 Licensing Independent Independent license under State Licensed under physician Supervises team under State Nursing Board supervision, under State Medical Medical Board Board MDs are not happy - Changes in MDs are not happy - Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work- Burnout and Satisfaction With Work- PA Happiness - Physician Assistant Job PA Happiness - Physician Assistant Job Years Training 4 years Undergrad 4 years Nursing School 4 years Undergrad Life Balance in Physicians and the Life Balance in Physicians and the Satisfaction: A Narrative Review of Empirical Satisfaction: A Narrative Review of Empirical 4 years Medical School 2 years NP program 2 – 2.5 years PA program Research The Journal of Physician Assistant Research The Journal of Physician Assistant General US Working Population General US Working Population 3 – 4 years Residency 6 years total Education: December 2015 - Volume 26 - Education: December 2015 - Volume 26 - Or 6 years total Between 2011 and 2014 - Mayo Clinic Between 2011 and 2014 - Mayo Clinic 12 years total 4 year Undergrad (non-nursing) Issue 4 - p 176 – 186 -Most studies report a Issue 4 - p 176 – 186 -Most studies report a Proceedings December 2015 Volume Proceedings December 2015 Volume 1 year accelerated RN, high degree of job satisfaction when high degree of job satisfaction when 2 year NP program 90, Issue 12, Pages 1600 – 1613 - 35,922 90, Issue 12, Pages 1600 – 1613 - 35,922 autonomy, income, patient responsibility, autonomy, income, patient responsibility, Clinical Training 9-10,000 hours 6 -7 years total 2,000 hours physicians 54.4% (n=3680) of the physicians 54.4% (n=3680) of the physician support, and career advancement physician support, and career advancement 720 Hours physicians reported at least 1 symptom physicians reported at least 1 symptom opportunities are surveyed. opportunities are surveyed. Degree Medical Doctor – MD or DO Masters – moving to Clinical Doctorate Masters 100% of burnout in 2014. of burnout in 2014. # programs 136 MD/26 DO 350 250 Specialized Yes, USMLE 1 and 2 then after Yes- Board exam Yes- Board exam certifications, tests residency Locked in specialty Can migrate specialties Locked in specialty Medical Model Biomedical model Biopsychosocial nursing model Biomedical model 3 4 A Career as a PA PA Career Working interdependently with physicians: History & physical exams, order & interpret studies (ECG, X-ray, CT, labs), assess & diagnose, perform procedures, prescribing in all 50 states Migratory: Change specialty without re-training (except anesthesia) O ther opportunities: Research, Administration, Public Health, Education, Leadership 5 6 1

3/26/2020 PA Job Growth PA Job Growth Where do PAs practice? Where do PAs Practice? 7 8 US PA Program Rankings Learn about Emory PA Learn about #EmoryUnited www.EmoryPA.org 9 10 Emory’s Beginnings Emory’s Beginnings Emory PA Program Mission 1967: Inception as Cardiac Care Medical Specialist at Grady Memorial Hospital with J. The Emory Physician Assistant Program recruits, Willis Hurst, MD 1971: Degree-granting Program educates and mentors a diverse group of 1988: 1st Primary Care Masters students to become highly regarded physician Degree PA Program in US assistants providing compassionate health care of the highest quality. Awards a Master of Medical Science Degree Eugene A. Stead BS and MD from Emory University Focus on Primary Care & medically Chairman, Emory Department of Medicine (1942-46) Dean of School of Medicine (1945-46) underserved populations 11 12 2

3/26/2020 Emory Application Requirements Emory PA Program Goals 1 2 3 Baccalaureate degree from regionally accredited institution. Applicants graduating Baccalaureate degree from regionally accredited institution. Applicants graduating from international institution must have min of 24 semester credits as a full-time from international institution must have min of 24 semester credits as a full-time student at a US or Canadian regionally accredited institution. student at a US or Canadian regionally accredited institution. Promote A cumulative and science GPA of 3.0/4.0 A cumulative and science GPA of 3.0/4.0 Support students’ Recruit, mentor, and opportunities for journey to become support a diverse community engaged well prepared, GRE within last 5 years GRE within last 5 years student body learning, service, and certified PAs by outreach to providing a high- underserved CASPA & Supplemental Applications ($70.00 fee) CASPA & Supplemental Applications ($70.00 fee) quality, evidence- populations based curriculum and diverse clinical Applicants must meet the Emory PA Program Technical Standards Applicants must meet the Emory PA Program Technical Standards training opportunities Minimum of 2000 hours direct patient care experience at time of application Minimum of 2000 hours direct patient care experience at time of application 13 14 Prerequisite Courses Applications for class of 2022 • Statistics - 3 semester credits • Applicants on CASPA – Total Applicants 2106 • Natural sciences - minimum 23 semester credits or 34.5 – Total Completed: 884 quarter hours – Interview 157 over 13 days – Biology with lab - 4 semester/6 quarter hours – Dual Degree 4 coming from Rollins SPH – General Chemistry with lab(s) - 8 semester/12 quarter hours – Accepted 50 for total of 54 – Organic or biochemistry, not a survey course - 3 semester/5 quarter hours – Anatomy & Physiology (I and II ) - 8 semester/12 quarter hours 15 16 Class of 2021 vs 2022 Class Geography • Class of 2021 • Class of 2022 States • # of students 54 • # of students 54 – Male 24%, Female 76% 16 – Male 15%, Female 85% – Diversity = 30% – Diversity = 39% – Advanced Degree = 22% – 14 Advanced Degree = 22% – Dual Degree MPH-PA = 3 – Dual Degree MPH-PA = 4 – Veterans = 7% – 12 Veterans = 4% • Average age: 27.6 (22 - 40) • Average age: 25.8 (22 – 41) • GPA • GPA 10 – Total 3.60 – Total 3.67 – Science 3.53 – Science 3.69 8 • Health Care Experience 7,309 hrs • Health Care Experience 5,500 hrs (Range 2048 – 27,872 ) (Range 2020 – 20,610 ) • Humanitarian vol. 2,252 hrs 6 • Humanitarian vol. 1,156 hrs (Range 80 – 22,050) (Range 0 – 9,514) • GRE • 4 GRE – Verbal 152 – Verbal 155 – Quant 153 – Quant 153 2 – Analytical 4.3 – Analytical 4.3 0 GA FL CA OR NC TX CO LA MA VA AL NH NY MD RI SC TN China Japan 17 18 3

3/26/2020 Clinical Experience Direct Patient Care Experience – Over 5,500 hours average 2000 hours minimum • Athletic Trainer • Medical Asst MA is tops • Clinical Researcher (with patient involvement) • CNA/MA Clinical Experience • Critical Care Tech 12 • Dietician • Background & EMT/Paramedic/ED Tech 10 • Exercise Physiologist Experience 8 • Health Educators/Child Development Specialist • 6 Nuclear Tech/Diagnostic Radiology Tech • Nursing - RN 4 • Physical Therapist, PT aid 2 • Psychologists/Mental Health Counselor • Respiratory Therapist 0 • Scribe • Social Worker 19 20 Holistic Approach to Applications Why Emory? Holistic Approach to Applications Narrative Statement Science GPA GRE Scores Health Care Experience Letters of Recommendation Mission Undergrad GPA Academic Potential Interview Day 21 22 Active Learning Active Learning Anatomy Dissection Lab Skills Labs OSCE Suites Point of Care Ultrasound 23 24 4

3/26/2020 Academic Health Center System Faculty 25 26 Curriculum Why I chose Emory 27 28 Foundations Phase (Fall 1) Didactic Module Phase Didactic Phase Foundations Phase (Fall 1) Spring 1 Modules: Psychiatry, Dermatology, Hematology/oncology, • Anatomy with Cadaver Lab GI, ENT/Pulmonary, Cardiovascular Courses: BPA 2, Epidemiology • Introduction to Physical Assessment (IPA) • Foundation of Medical Science (FMS) Summer 1 Modules: GU, Endocrine, Orthopedics/Rheumatology Pharmacology, genetics, medical microbiology, and ultrasound Courses: BPA 3 • Biomedical Ethics • Becoming a Physician Assistant I (BPA1) Fall 2 Modules: Neurology, Emergency medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, OB/GYN, Geriatrics Courses: BPA 4 Summative testing 29 30 5