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Merrit Cherry replied to the forum topic Greatest Accomplishment / Failure in the group Prospective Physician Assistants 1 year, 4 months ago

I’m thinking off the top of my head, and David you would be the best person to answer this question…Perhaps it all depends on how you explain it, what you have learned from it, why it is so valuable to you, and […]
Merrit Cherry commented on the post, “How to “Ace” the Physician Assistant School Interview” by Andrew J. Rodican, PA-C 1 year, 4 months ago

@kds423 Have you interviewed yet? I’m wondering if you could do a post-interview(s) review of what you thought was the most useful and what is missing that you realize would have been helpful.
Merrit Cherry replied to the forum topic Greatest Accomplishment / Failure in the group Prospective Physician Assistants 1 year, 4 months ago

@jowens7 What do you mean when you say that you could rattle off mediocre answers if it was a PA school interview? Could you elaborate?
Merrit Cherry replied to the forum topic GRE Test Questions in the group Prospective Physician Assistants 1 year, 4 months ago

I mentioned this in another forum, but I thought Barron’s was the best in regards to the math section. Mind you that I took the test in late 2010 when the scoring was different. I doubt that makes a difference […]
Merrit Cherry replied to the forum topic Retaking Courses… which ones? Advice needed! in the group Prospective Physician Assistants 1 year, 4 months ago

I just wanted to clarify what Anna said 5 long months ago that I may have misinterpreted: Do PA programs have Pre-PA advisors? Or are you referring to a 4-year university pre-health professions advisor?
Merrit Cherry replied to the forum topic Study Materials for the GRE in the group Prospective Physician Assistants 1 year, 4 months ago

I took the GRE to get into a MS Microbiology program before I was even considering PA school. I used the Princeton Review book and didn’t score so hot but enough to get in. I decided to retake it later and got […]
Merrit Cherry commented on the post, Being a Physician Assistant #9: Not Always Seeing the Rewards of Your Efforts 1 year, 4 months ago

I think that another thing to keep in mind is that as a PA you can put someone on the path to better health. A patient will probably come back to you less and less, and eventually may not even return to the […]
Merrit Cherry commented on the post, Being a Physician Assistant #7: Dealing with Insurance Companies and 3rd Party Payors 1 year, 4 months ago

I shadowed a PA who said the only thing that really got to him about the profession was the insane amount of paperwork he had to do for patients under government healthcare programs. He mentioned to me that […]
Merrit Cherry commented on the post, Being a Physician Assistant #4: Respecting the Freedom of the Patient to Choose 1 year, 4 months ago

This post made me think of something I was pondering during the holidays. I wondered if sharing your own struggles and habits that are analagous the patient’s own struggle could improve the relationship. I don’t […]
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Thank you so much for adding me. I am new to this site and will be exploring for weeks!
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