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Title: LHU Admissions INTRO to the Graduate Physician Assistant Program


1
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

2
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

3
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

4
Open House sign-up
  • What happens?

5
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

6
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

7
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.

8
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

9
Encouraged Activities
  • Shadowing with PAs
  • Patient Care experiences
  • CNA, EMT, phlebotomy, etc
  • Service/Volunteerism
  • Underserved exposure
  • Research
  • Life experience

10
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

11
Curriculum
  • 24 Month Program, May-May
  • 12 months didactic
  • 12 months clinical
  • Didactic Year
  • Modular approach
  • Service Learning
  • Local and International opportunities

12
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

13
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

14
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

15
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

16
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

17
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
18
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

19
Lock Haven University PA Program4 Campus
LocationsOne Program, One Curriculum
Coudersport
20
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

21
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

22
Lock Haven
23
Clearfield
24
Clearfield
25
Coudersport
26
Harrisburg
27
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
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