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PA |
Physicians assistant |
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What organization is in charge of the education of PA students as a whole? |
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for thePhysician Assistant (ARC-PA). |
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How long is the average PA curriculum? |
26 months |
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How many PA schools are in the country? |
217 |
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The average applicant is___-__ and the ratio is ___% female to ___% male for a PA |
27-28 year old 70 female 30 male |
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PA Classes are very similar just a little less intense than those in what graduate school? |
Allopathic and osteopathic médecine |
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What are 5 PA career paths? |
family practice, internal medicine, surgery,psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. |
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What letter ( put after the PA) states that they have been certified |
C |
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How do PAs retain their national certification? |
100 hours of continuing medical education every 2 years and retaking the certification test every six years |
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Who spends more time educating a patient an MD or a PA |
PA |
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How many accredited PA programs are in florida? Bonus!! can you name them? |
7 University of Florida, Barry University School ofGraduate Medical Sciences (with a satellite campus in St. Petersburg), NovaSoutheastern University – having four campus locations: Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando,Naples, and Jacksonville, and at Miami-Dade Community College. |
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True or false a Bachelor degree is not needed to apply for PA school |
True but it is suggested |
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How many letters of recommendation are suggested for PA school |
3 |
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true or false there is no interview for PA school |
False, there is |
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What 2 things does the typical applicant have for PA? |
A bachelors degree and 4 years of medical experience of some form |
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how many hours is suggested at some schools but required at others as a pre req for PA |
3,000 |
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What are three main things that determine admission for PA |
Undergrad performance record GRE Interview |
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What is the recommended number of hours taken a semester for an applicant for PA |
15+ |
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What is APAP |
Association of Physician Assistant Programs |
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What is AAPA |
American Academy of Physician Assistants |
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The ____ is required for most PA programs. The ________ is not required but may be helpful. |
GRE MCAT |
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Site used to apply for multiple PA schools at a time is |
CAPSA |
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What letter does a Podiatrist have after his name? |
DPM |
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What is a podiatrist? |
A specialist concerned with the prevention, diagnosis,and treatment of diseases and disorders affecting the human foot and itsrelated structures |
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How many practicing podiatrists are in the US today |
17,000
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What is the ratio of podiatrists to people?
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1: 25,000 |
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Which age group comprises the majority of the podiatric practice? |
Elderly |
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What 2 states have a significant number of patients from all ages due to regularly exercising? |
Cali and Florida |
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Podiatric Surgery |
using modern operative procedures and deformity correction techniques for the alleviation of various foot disorders. |
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Pedopodiatric for podiatry |
preventing, diagnosing and treating children's foot problems. |
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Podogeriatrics for podiatry |
concerned with foot problems among the elderly. |
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Orthopedics/Biomechanics for podiatry |
concerned with preventing, diagnosing and treating imperfect foot structure and function through the use of prostheses, orthoses appliances, physical treatment, medications, exercises and special foot gear. |
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Podiatric Sports Medicine |
involved in the treatment of foot problems of athletes. |
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What was the name of the Podiatrist who came to speak? |
Gideon Lewis DPM |
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What is the secret to becoming a millionaire according to Dr.Lewis DPM |
: build a relationship that you wouldn’t trade for a 100k then repeat it 9 more times |
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Dr. Lewis became the youngest member in this organization's history |
UCF board member |
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How many states REQUIRE a residency after graduating podiatry school? Name them? |
6 Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma andRhode Island |
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What percentage of states grant you a license in their state if a podiatrist already has one in another state? |
75% |
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How many semester hours are required to apply for podiatry school? |
90 |
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What percentage of applicants for podiatry have a bachelors? |
95% |
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The percentage of men in Podiatry school is ___ % to ____ % of women |
60- male 40- female |
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What is the time frame of yearly applications for podiatry |
September to July |
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What is the date that marks the end of priority admission? for podiatry |
April 1 |
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What is the final deadline for the application for podiatry |
June 30th |
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How many letters of recommendation are suggested for podiatry |
3-5 |
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true or false there is an interview for podiatry school |
true |
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What is the standardized test for podiatry school? |
Mcat |
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what are 2 tests you could use to get into SOME podiatry schools |
GRE and DAT |
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How many fully accredited podiatry schools are in the US? How many are in Florida? Can you name the school(s) |
9 1- Barry University |
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How many Chiropractors are there in the US? |
65,000 |
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what is the abbreviation for a chiropractor |
D.C |
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Most of chiropractors work in hospitals T or F |
False |
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What is the job of a chiropractor? |
is spine manipulation, for which X-rays may be used asa diagnostic tool, but nutrition and counseling are also part of the practice |
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True or false D.C uses drug treatment and surgery to improve patients health |
False |
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Most D.C programs take___ years but some programs that are in session in summer as well are over in ___ years |
4 3 |
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How many years of college coursework is required for D.C? |
60 Semester Hrs. (2years of work may be acceptable to some, though Many programs require3 years of study prior to entry) |
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What is the minimum GPA for D.C school? |
2.5 |
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Which states require a bachelors degree and a D.C degree to practice? |
Florida, Kansas, Montana, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, andthe U.S. Virgin Islands |
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Most chiropractic colleges now recommend getting abachelor’s degree either before of concurrently with the D.C. degree true or false? |
True |
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How many D.C accredited programs are in the US and how many students do they accept per year? |
18 2500 |
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What percent of states require a state board exam to Practice? |
70% |
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How many accredited D.C schools are in the US |
2 Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida and National University of Health Sciences |
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What test is required for D.C? |
None but in cases when the applicant is on the fence they are considered |
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What was the name of the guest speaker for D.C |
Eric Janowitz |
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America is ranked # ___ in crisis care in the world but ranked # ___ in overall care |
1 37 |
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Subluxation is |
halfway to dislocation |
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What % of headaches occur in the base of the skull? |
90 |
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What system in your body control healing? |
Nervous |
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According to Eric Janowitz what is the key to health? |
removing interference for thecommunication from your brain to your body |
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What are the 4 phases of care in D.C? |
relief, corrective, strengthening, wellness |
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According to Eric Janowitz the first thing you have to do when you become and adult is to |
find a mentor |
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Audiology is |
is the dicipline involved in the prevention, identification, assessment diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss and vestibular disorders |
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Who was the speaker for Audiology? |
Mrs. Monica Utt (UCF alum) |
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Kids lie about their hearing loss to |
1. fit in with other children who do 2. as a cry for help alluding to another problem |
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How do you asses a situation as a Audiologist |
consists of obtaining a throrough case history andconducting as exhaustive battery of audiological tests as is necessary tomake an accuarate diagnosis |
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Rehabilitation for Audiologists |
normal hearing aids |
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Speech reading |
consists of teaching the patient to identify phonemes andblends them in an attempt to understand speech |
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Auditory training |
consists helping patients use their residual hearing |
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Pediatric Audiology |
their duties can range from conducting newborn hearingscreening and follow up ABR testing to diagnostic testing all ages of childrenand also fitting of amplification |
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true or false? Hellen Keller wanted to see more than she wanted to hear accruing to Mrs. Monica Utt |
False |
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Who is the president of the Surgical Intern Program |
Erin Driscal |
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What are the requirements for the surgical internship? |
3.5 GPA Junior or Senior Anatomy or Physiology |
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What is the deadline for the surgical internship? |
December 1st LOL |
