Direct Patient Care Experience Requirements and Shadowing Requirements for PA School – Part I

Direct Patient Care Experience Requirements and Shadowing Requirements for PA School – Part I

by | Dec 12, 2023 | Admissions Helpers, Applying to PA School, PA School

  Get Started Today Call: 888-839-9997 e-mail: [email protected] 20 Minutes Free Consultation   Which PA Schools Do Not Require Direct Patient Care Experience? This article provides a list of all PA schools (see below) that DO NOT require direct patient care experience (healthcare experience) along with their PA shadowing requirements. It also includes PA programs that require fewer than 500 hours of direct patient care experience. We also list PA schools here that recommend direct patient care experience but do not require it. Additional Information For Each School For each school, we have included the information below if we were able to find it on their website: Average hours for direct patient care experience and PA shadowing of accepted students Number of shadowing hours or direct patient care experience hours that the school considers competitive Examples of direct patient care experience (these examples are not exhaustive) Where we have written ‘not found’, we were not able to find information for that school. What are the Easiest PA Schools to Get Into if I Don’t Have Direct Patient Care Experience? For applicants who are lacking in direct patient care experience, one could say that PA schools that do not have a hard minimum and those with lower minimum cutoffs in terms of patient care hours would likely be easier to get into (assuming you meet their other requirements). Can I Get into PA School Without Patient Care Experience? It is possible to get into PA school without any patient care experience, but most applicants who get accepted to PA school have patient care experience. Advice for PA School Applicants without...