Links
Major Academies/Associations
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)
American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants (AASPA)
Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants (AFPPA)
California Academy of Physician Assistant (CAPA)
Physician Assistants who practice in Orthopedics
Other Helpful Resources
Physician Assistant Shadow Online (PASO)
Physician Assistant Forum just about every topic related to PA is discussed here.
PhysicianAssistnatED.com
Central Application Service for Physician Assistant (CASPA)
http://www.cnsm.csulb.edu/centers/sas/hpao/planning/index.asp great for those interested in PA schools in CA, and if you are generally interested in becoming a PA.
Paying For PA School (Also see post regarding paying for PA school)
FAFSA
Your PA Program's/School's Financial Aide Department
National Health Service Corps
Armed Services- Many options here.
AAPA Student Scholarships (Must be a member)
Your state PA association might have scholarships as well.
(My Friend Joy Dugan wrote a great article for CAPA on ways to pay for PA school: http://www.capanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/studentCAPANews_NovDec.pdf)
Other Blogs
Study Hacks-Decoding Patterns of Success: http://calnewport.com/blog/
http://djthepa.blogspot.com/
http://www.memoirsofapremed.com/ (I know it is says pre-med but just apply the ideas to you)
http://phooeypastudent.blogspot.com/2012/01/it-has-been-while.html
http://readreiniernow.blogspot.com/2011/08/getting-settled-in.html
http://biancabelcherpa.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-is-hsg.html
http://www.determinedtobefuturepa-c.blogspot.com/2012/02/pa-news-update_22.html
http://path2pa-c.blogspot.com/
Resources for PA School (or before)
Evernote
Mindmeister (Mind Mapping)
Youtube for your iPad
E-Flashcards
Quizlet
Study Blue
For those of use that use Chrome I highly suggest you go to the web store and search for BIODIGITAL HUMAN its free and easy to use!
University of Virginia's Introduction to Radiology: an online interactive tutorial
http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/rad/
University of Washington's Musculoskeltal Radiology
http://www.rad.washington.edu/academics/academic-sections/msk/muscle-atlas
Google Drive is great for working on group papers and presentations (you will need a gmail account, which I highly suggest!)
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)
American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants (AASPA)
Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants (AFPPA)
California Academy of Physician Assistant (CAPA)
Physician Assistants who practice in Orthopedics
Other Helpful Resources
Physician Assistant Shadow Online (PASO)
Physician Assistant Forum just about every topic related to PA is discussed here.
PhysicianAssistnatED.com
Central Application Service for Physician Assistant (CASPA)
http://www.cnsm.csulb.edu/centers/sas/hpao/planning/index.asp great for those interested in PA schools in CA, and if you are generally interested in becoming a PA.
Paying For PA School (Also see post regarding paying for PA school)
FAFSA
Your PA Program's/School's Financial Aide Department
National Health Service Corps
Armed Services- Many options here.
AAPA Student Scholarships (Must be a member)
Your state PA association might have scholarships as well.
(My Friend Joy Dugan wrote a great article for CAPA on ways to pay for PA school: http://www.capanet.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/studentCAPANews_NovDec.pdf)
Other Blogs
Study Hacks-Decoding Patterns of Success: http://calnewport.com/blog/
http://djthepa.blogspot.com/
http://www.memoirsofapremed.com/ (I know it is says pre-med but just apply the ideas to you)
http://phooeypastudent.blogspot.com/2012/01/it-has-been-while.html
http://readreiniernow.blogspot.com/2011/08/getting-settled-in.html
http://biancabelcherpa.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-is-hsg.html
http://www.determinedtobefuturepa-c.blogspot.com/2012/02/pa-news-update_22.html
http://path2pa-c.blogspot.com/
Resources for PA School (or before)
Evernote
Mindmeister (Mind Mapping)
Youtube for your iPad
E-Flashcards
Quizlet
Study Blue
For those of use that use Chrome I highly suggest you go to the web store and search for BIODIGITAL HUMAN its free and easy to use!
University of Virginia's Introduction to Radiology: an online interactive tutorial
http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/rad/
University of Washington's Musculoskeltal Radiology
http://www.rad.washington.edu/academics/academic-sections/msk/muscle-atlas
Google Drive is great for working on group papers and presentations (you will need a gmail account, which I highly suggest!)