Six members of the Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Class of 2020 marked National PA Week by visiting a high school in or near their local community and engaging with students about the role of PAs and the path to becoming a PA.
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Three months into their didactic year, Yale PA Online students begin their Clinical Experience in Early Didactic (CEED), spending four to six hours a week in a health care clinic in their community, under the supervision and mentorship of a preceptor selected and approved by the Yale team.
More than 400 undergraduates interested in careers in health care, with backgrounds that are underrepresented in many health professions, filled Yale School of Medicine’s (YSM) Harkness Auditorium on July 9 for the Pre-Health Conference and Recruitment Fair.
Mary Bradley, a first-year Yale Physician Assistant (PA) Online student, says she had “a pretty diverse career path” from high school science educator to PA student, with an unexpected detour into small business along the way.
Over a century after the late Harvey Cushing salvaged the first specimen in his collection of brains, the father of modern neurology would be pleased to see how his preserved registry is used for education at Yale School of Medicine, according to the exhibit coordinator.