Instructions: Each question has a 3000 character limit.
These questions should be answered in prospective view upon acceptance to PA school.
1. Because of the heavy academic load, students are strongly discouraged from holding any jobs. Please describe how will you will support yourself and meet other family or financial obligations over the course of enrollment, if accepted.
2. While Downstate Health Sciences University is accessible by public transportation, parking in the area is limited. Please describe your plan to ensure reliable and timely attendance to your classes and clerkship(s), if offered admission.
Please use the link below in addition to my resume to answer question 3.
https://www.downstate.edu/education-training/school-of-health-professions/programs/physician-assistant/history.html
3. Explain why you believe that the Physician Assistant program at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a good match for you to achieve your PA educational goals. Include an explanation of why you have to pursue the Physician Assistant profession
Please refer to my resume in order to answer question 4
4. Describe your patient care/contact experience and discuss its relevance to your goal of becoming a Physician Assistant. Please be specific.*
5. Academic, clinical and professional responsibilities are extremely demanding on the Physician Assistant student’s time, providing minimal vacation periods and time off, in all phases of the program. The PA program does not adjust the sequencing of its curriculum for the sake of an individual student. Understanding the impact that this may have on you and your family, please describe your plan to meet all time and attendance requirements, if offered admission.
Please refer to my resume to answer question 6 (in addition to my college degree you can include 1 year Surgical Technology certificate program at NYU that I successfully completed)
6. The program requires long hours of dedicated study, independent and group work in order to be successful. Describe your past experiences with this type of rigorous requirements. Please be specific.*