LHU Admissions INTRO to the Graduate Physician Assistant Program

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LHU Admissions INTRO to theGraduate Physician
Assistant Program

• General Cycle Schedule
• Open House Info
• Application Process and Deadlines
• Requirements
• Encouraged Activities
• Interview Session Plan

• About the Program
• Program Outcomes
• Program Mission
• 4 Campuses
• PA Program Staff

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General Cycle Schedule

• Fall/Spring Open Houses
• Spring
• CASPA
• opens Late April/early May (April 22nd 2015)
• closes Oct 1st (about 700 applications per cycle)
• Summer
• Lori confirms complete applications, marks
  pre-reqs as complete and assigns reviews out
• Sarah looks for fast track auto interviews (High
  score all criteria met applicants get expedited),
  declines and overall CASPA flow
• Faculty review applications and upload their
  decision regarding interviewing
• Interview offers made in a rolling fashion
• Elizabeth emails interview offer letters,
  collects responses, sorts interview score sheets,
  corresponds seat offer list with admissions,
  tracks seat offers)
• Fall
• Interviews Run from August-November
• Seat offers made in a rolling fashion until the
  class is filled (some seats are reserved until
  the last interview date)
• List of conditional and unconditional offers
  (different letters from admissions)
• Student ID and LHU email generated?
• 500 deposit
• Waitlist selection in December

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Open House Info

• http//paportal.lhup.edu/PA/DesktopDefault.aspx?pi
  d18tabid0
• Join us for an open house...
• If you would like to register for one of the
  sessions, you may do so online here.  Simply
  select which campus you would like to visit here
• LHU's Main Campus 
• LHU's Clearfield Campus
• LHU's Coudersport Campus 
• LHU's Dixon University Center Campus check back
  soon for upcoming dates
• NEED TO ADD HBG

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Open House sign-up

• What happens?

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Application Process and Deadlines

• 2015-2016 admissions cycle April 22nd-October 1st
  
• Apply through the Centralized Application Service
  for Physician Assistants (CASPA) 
• https//portal.caspaonline.org/
• Official report of GRE scores directly to CASPA
  (Designated Institution (DI) Code 8827). 
• Interview offers start in the summer, and end in
  October.
• Student notice of status by December.
• Does not Meet Requirements
• Decline after interview
• Hold until final review in December (then offered
  seat, waitlisted or declined)
• Accepted/offered seat

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Requirements

• baccalaureate degree
• cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on
  a 4.0 scale
• minimum score of 300 on the Graduate Record Exam
  within the past 3 years.  
• satisfactory completion of all pre-requisite
  courses listed below

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Pre-req Courses

• Candidates are eligible to apply if they will
  complete all prerequisite courses prior to the
  start of the program in May.
• Grade of B or better is required in all these
  pre-requisite courses
• General Chemistry I
• General Chemistry II
• Two Biology or Zoology Courses
• Human Anatomy
• Human Physiology
• Microbiology
• Human Genetics
• Statistics
• Anatomy and Physiology courses must be completed
  within 5 years of matriculation. 
• A combined two semester anatomy/physiology is
  acceptable.
• All required courses must be completed within 10
  years of matriculation.
• Science courses with labs are preferred.

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Suggested Courses

• We are looking for a pattern of academic rigor
  and success.
• Advanced Coursework in
• Biology (Virology, Immunology, Cell or Molecular
  Bio)
• Chemistry (Biochemistry, Organic 12)
• Physics 12
• Psychology and behavioral sciences
• Anatomy Physiology

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Encouraged Activities

• Shadowing with PAs
• Patient Care experiences
• CNA, EMT, phlebotomy, etc
• Service/Volunteerism
• Underserved exposure
• Research
• Life experience

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About the Program

• Only State program in PA (think of veterans with
  GI Bill)
• 24 month program leads to a Masters of Health
  Science Degree, that is awarded by Lock Haven
  University, and a certificate as a Physician
  Assistant.
• 4 locations Lock Haven University Main Campus,
  Clearfield Branch Campus, Dixon University Center
  Campus in Harrisburg, PA, and Cole Memorial
  Campus in Coudersport, PA
• use of state of the art technology via highly
  interactive internet and instructional TV (ITV)
  delivery.
• module based teaching format
• Program Glossy link http//paportal.lhup.edu/pa/f
  iles/File/admissionsInfo/PA20program_glossy.pdf

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Curriculum

• 24 Month Program, May-May
• 12 months didactic
• 12 months clinical
• Didactic Year
• Modular approach
• Service Learning
• Local and International opportunities

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Clinical Year

• Rotations 6 weeks each (May-May)
• Pediatrics
• Internal Medicine
• Surgery
• Emergency Medicine
• Womens Health
• Primary Care
• Mental and Behavioral Health or
  Elective
• Elective

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Clinical Year

• Rotation sites at various facilities throughout
  PA and US
• Students dynamically review student evaluations
  of clinical sites and create wish list
• Students encouraged to assist program to identify
  potential new sites
• Program has final say on all
  rotations

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Program Outcomes

• Graduates
• 60 practicing in PA
• 45 practicing in Primary Care
• NCCPA Certification Exam (Board) pass rates
• Class of 2014 1st time pass rate 96
• Five year average 1st time pass rate 95
• Overall gt99
• ARC-PA
• Continuing Accreditation
• Next site-visit 2017
• Degree awarded
• Master of Health Science

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Program Mission

• The mission of the program is to educate
  highly-skilled Physician Assistants who
• are capable of providing quality health care
• have expertise in the health care needs of the
  medically underserved
• are prepared to critically evaluate, and become
  leaders in bringing about improvement in
  the medical and social systems that affect the
  health of underserved populations
• will seek and retain employment as primary
  care Physician Assistants in medically
  underserved areas of the Commonwealth of
  Pennsylvania

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Technology

• Technologically enhanced
• ITV connectivity
• Laptops are required and essential
• Curriculum available online
• Computerized Testing
• Minimal expense on hard volume texts
• Online Textbooks at Clinical Key
• VMware virtual computing

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Staff
Lock Haven Lori Beers Admin Assistant Admissions
requirements interview session
support lbeers_at_lhup.edu X2929
Lock Haven Candace Gibson Administrator cgibson_at_lh
up.edu X2037
Harrisburg Elizabeth Glabus Admin
Assistant Interview and Seat offers CASPA
correspondence lbeers_at_lhup.edu X2929
Coudersport Debbie Cline Admin Assistant dcline_at_lh
up.edu X2604
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Faculty

• Lock Haven
• Walt Eisenhauer Dept Chair
• Anna Mae Smith
• Lane Bower
• Amber OBrian
• Clearfield
• Curtis Grenoble Program Director
• Jen Bell
• Coudersport
• Pam Ruane
• Harrisburg
• Craig Ernst Academic Coordinator
• Sarah Lewis

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Lock Haven University PA Program4 Campus
LocationsOne Program, One Curriculum
Coudersport
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Four Campus Locations One Program, One
Curriculum

• On-site faculty advisors
• Lock Haven 4 faculty
• Branch Campuses 2 faculty each
• Smaller Class Size
• Intimate learning environment
• Discussion groups
• Physical diagnosis labs
• Cadaver labs

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Four Campus Locations One Program, One
Curriculum

• Lectures are delivered simultaneously to all
  campuses
• Via fully interactive video conferencing
• State of the art facilities technology

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Lock Haven
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Clearfield
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Clearfield
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Coudersport
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Harrisburg
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Interview Session Plan

• Intro to LHUs PA Program
• Complete an Essay
• Basic Science Quiz (on paper)
• Get your Picture taken by Lori
• Student led tour of Willis Health Professions
  Building
• Interview by team of faculty, alumni, students
• QA with students