Anatomy
Profession
Application
History
Pre-reqs
100

Blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from your heart to your lungs

What is the pulmonary artery?

100

PAs can work independently

What is false?

100

Number of recommended PCE for PA school

What is 1000 hours

100

The reason the PA profession was established

What is a shortage of primary care physicians after WWII?

100

You must complete all pre-reqs before applying

What is false?

200

High concentrations of these nodes in the human body are located in the armpits & groin

What is the lymph nodes?

200

The examination you must pass to become a certified PA

What is the PANCE?

200

Number of years PA programs typically last

What is 2 to 3 years

200

The year the first national certifying examination for PAs was administered

What is 1973?

200
The standardized test some PA schools require 

What is the GRE?

300

A seahorse-shaped structure that is important in storing memories

What is the Hippocampus?

300

Top two settings PA's work in

What is medical offices and hospitals? (can also work in assisted living facilities, educational services, etc.)

300

Number of required shadowing hours

What is the number of hours vary by school

300

The last US state to pass PA legislation

What is Mississippi?
300
Jobs that fulfill direct patient care hours

What is CMA, CNA, EMT, Pharmacy Tech and PCT

400

The pectoral girdle consist of the clavicle and what other bone

What is the scapula?

400

Number of countries that U.S. PAs can practice in

What is 6? (Canada, UK, Netherlands, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand)

400

This month is when CASPA applications open

What is April

400

The first woman to be elected president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

Who is Judith Willis?

400
The minimum overall gpa and science gpa requirement

What is 3.0 and 2.7? (Varies by competitiveness) 

500

The sigmoid section of this part of the digestive tract is named for its S-shape

What is the colon?

500

Job duties of a PA?

What is medical histories, physical exams, order and interpret diagnostic test, formulate diagnoses and plans, write prescriptions, council patients, and assist in surgery?

500

Minimum character count for personal statements

What is 5000 characters/abt. 650 words

500

The time and place the first PA class was established

What is Duke University Medical Center, 1965

500

Common Pre-reqs for PA School

What is Bio 1&2 , Microbiology, A&P, Chemistry 1&2  , Medical Terminology, etc?