APPLYING TO PA SCHOOL - My COMPLETE CASPA

[@jennifernavarro6557]

You're amazing! What a full circle moment -- from being at the ER as a patient, to being there as a tech, to doing your rotation there. So proud of you

[@theadventuringprepastudent]

This is great! Thanks for sharing. I am also a Latina pre-PA student applying to CASPA this cycle and trying to start a KZbin channel myself.

[@michellemorales1652]

wow, coming from a Mexican household tambien, this is super inspiring!! Thank you so much for your channel!!

[@xrpnick6828]

Damn bro!!! Thanks for taking the time to go through all this in such detail 🙏

[@themexicanpa]

Thank you! This was definitely one of my longest edits. I hope it was helpful!

[@cchovies]

Thank you for this! Im a curious high school senior in CA from Liberia taking the two-year then transfer route. With my goal of applying to PA school after, so ill be here for a while haha! As another poc - I wanted to say thank you for showing your drive and accomplishments in the health field! Very inspirational :D

[@themexicanpa]

Thank you for your comment friend! That is awesome that you're considering the PA career this early in your educational journey. I would definitely recommend to start thinking about obtaining some certification (ie CNA or EMT) to start working a few hours a week and gain your patient care experience hours!

[@xrpnick6828]

The montage was 🔥 🔥 🔥 !

[@mollyh7924]

This answered so many questions. Thank you so much.

[@themexicanpa]

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!!

[@Mmahmed96]

Thank you so much for this detailed and informative video! I am applying to PA school this month and find this exceptionally helpful in my journey to come. Your content and passion about the PA profession is inspiring and I hope to be able to share that joy you have about your career! Peace✊🏽

[@themexicanpa]

Thank you Mahmoud for watching and for this kind comment! I'm glad it was helpful and if you have any other PA related questions I'm here to answer them! Saludos bro!

[@catherinekong2918]

loveeee the transparency!

[@DanielGonzalez-kj7bx]

probably my favorite video thus far, super informational and love how you took your time to explain all the details in your application process ! 💪🏻🇲🇽 keep killing it Mario !

[@mannysanchez1617]

Awesome video! Thank you for the super helpful information!

[@themexicanpa]

Glad you found it helpful, saludos Manny!

[@michellemorales1652]

This video is SOO very helpful since I will be applying this upcoming cycle (((:

[@carlosalcantar9809]

Lets go!! well done!

[@raileyj365]

Hi Mario, thank you for this detailed video, go Bruins! I graduated ucla around the same time as you, now circling back to PA. I was wondering if you ever mentioned academic probation on your application, since you fell below a 2.0 gpa the semester you got the F. I'm in a similar boat, got 2 D's one semester and fell below 2.0 and was on probation the next quarter. I barely remembered it until I saw the question on CASPA asking about it. It would help me out a ton to hear your insight. Thank you!

[@amccutcheon1988]

Thank you for the excellent summary. Should I enter certifications that have expired that I do not use any more, such as PEPP, GEMS, ITLS, and PHTLS? I only listed my current active ones of BLS, ACLS, and PALS.

[@aliceladeia9058]

Hello, I enjoyed seeing your tips here on the channel. I'm Latin, too, I was born in Brazil, and I've been here for just a little over five years. In January of that year, I started to study as a Pre PA student, and it has been a big challenge starting with the language. I believe your channel will be of great help to me. And if you have any advice to suggest to me now that I'm at the beginning of the course, it would be greatly appreciated

[@themexicanpa]

Hi Alice! Thank you for the support and your kind comment. I would highly suggest enrolling in a medical terminology course at some point in your prePA journey. This will definitely make your understanding of pathophysiology much easier! Saludos amiga!

[@varshabamane1761]

Thmk u so mch for doing this video.....

[@MelissaAmparan-x6r]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO

[@themexicanpa]

You're very welcome Melissa! Hope all is well in your pre PA journey.

[@ErlineLamour]

very helpful!!! thanks

[@RappRelevant333]

Hello, great video bro. I live in Upland, Ca and im becoming more and more interested in exploring the medical field. It might just be a mid-life crisis but nonetheless the desire is there. What would you say about the Radiation Science Bachelors Degree at Loma Linda University with an Associates degree in Health Sciences from Cal Baptist University? Obviously the Associates degree will come first.

[@mayracuevas8009]

thank you !!! this is awesome how many schools did you apply to? and did you submit your application in may or june ? because im applying for next cycle 2023 but we are in October so i feel thats a bit late

[@themexicanpa]

I applied to 8 schools, received 4 interviews, completed 2 interviews, received 2 acceptances, and declined the other 2 after getting into UCD. I submitted mid June - during my cycle the UCD application deadline was earlier, around early July. Now it’s Aug 1st.

[@Shannon-xh4qj]

Hi Mario, how did you go about getting your work published? I am currently trying to publicate my research article which is a systematic review. I have my ORCID set up for starters...

[@themexicanpa]

Hi Shannon! my PI spearhead this by sending our publications to a few different journals. Beyond my direct contribution as an author and data analyst I unfortunately was not directly involved with the process. I would recommend reaching out to your local universities librarian (preferably one with a med school or biomed library) for help! Typically you’ll submit to journals that publish articles related your specific niche of study.

[@fromemily8099]

I’m currently struggling to find PCE that is compensated as most require certain certifications . How did you get your emergency services technician/EMT experience? Do you have any advice on how to gain patient care experience while in undergraduate with no experience/certification? Thank you so much for sharing your application!!

[@Gooddaysonly72]

You can get an EMT certification in around 3 months, but theres also easier ceritfications to get such as a CNA license which has asmaller scope of practice but is often required if you want to workin a hospital! Im both EMT and CNA certified and if you want a good salary and a pretty simpleand easy certification, Id def recommend being a CNA. I dont think theres any easy roles to get without being certified in someything unfortunately, but you could always look at EMR or MA certs as well which are also relatively low levels of care.

[@Lauritadays]

The intro 🔥🔥

[@poisonivy6477]

what if we did a poster presentation at a conference but the research was never published?

[@rizwanmerza442]

Hello, I am a foreign medical graduate right now my university is unable to upload my documents, while my evaluation agency is able to send that how I can do that. Secondly, do I need to have Toefl

[@poisonivy6477]

does anyone know if the covid 19 question is still on CASPA? covid played a significant role in me choosing to pursue a career in medicine.

[@laminjawo5586]

Should had just apply for MD with all that research and clinical experience. Congrats

[@myvuu9812]

Thank you so much!

[@themexicanpa]

You're very welcome friend! Saludos