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100

This medical certification exam is required for PAs to practice.

What is the “PANCE (Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam)”?

100

List 3 experiences that fulfill direct patient care hours.

Nursing (RN, LVN, CNA), Emergency Services (EMT, Paramedic, EMS), Physical Therapist (Aide), Medical Assistant, Patient Care Technician, etc.

100

This is the length of PA programs.

24-30 months

100

This is the UCLA mascot whose name represents spirit, pride, and resilience

Who is Joe Bruin?

100

This is the artist released the hit song "Bad Guy" in 2019

Who is "Billie Eilish"? 

200

This is the most common speciality for a PA to go into with 23.7% of PAs being in this speciality. 

What is “primary care”?

200

Name 4 courses that are prerequisites for most PA programs


Anatomy & Physiology, General Chemistry, General Biology, Microbiology, Statistics, Psychology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Organic Chemistry

200

Name four PA Programs in California

A.T. Still University, Central Coast PA Program, California Baptist University – MSPAS

CSU San Bernardino – MSPA

Chapman University – MMS PA Studies

Charles R. Drew University – MHS PA

Dominican University of California – MSPAS

Keck Graduate Institute – MS PA Studies

Loma Linda University – MPA

Marshall B. Ketchum University – PA Studies

Pepperdine University – PA Program

Point Loma Nazarene University – PA Program

Samuel Merritt University – MPA

Southern California University of Health Sciences – PA Program

Stanford University – MS PA Studies

Touro University – California MSPAS/MPH

Touro University – Los Angeles – PA Program

University of California, Davis – PA Program

UC San Diego – Atkinson PA Education Program

University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine – PA Program

University of the Pacific – MPAS

West Coast University – MPA

Western University of Health Sciences – MS PA Studies

USC

UC Davis


200

UCLA students avoid stepping on this feature before exams because it’s believed to bring bad luck.

What is the inverted fountain?

200

Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ

What is Skin

300

This is the school where the first PA program was established.  

What is "Duke University"?  

300

What is the standardized test that a lot of graduate schools, including some PA programs, require?

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

300

What exam must you pass to become a certified PA?

Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE)

300

This legendary men’s basketball coach is known for leading UCLA to 10 national titles. 

Who is John Wooden?

300

This is what "URL" stands for.

What is Uniform resource locator.

400

This is the platform most commonly used to apply to PA schools.

CASPA(Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants)

400

This is the average amount (a range) of PCE hours required by PA schools.

500-2000

400

What is the first and second year of PA school called and what is the difference between them?


First Year: didactic (classroom based; lectures; etc.)

Second Year: Clinical (hands on training in clinical settings; rotations, etc)

400

During Beat 'SC week, this landmark is wrapped and guarded to protect it from Trojans.

What is the Bruin Bear Statue?

400

This is the artist that performed at the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Who is Rihanna

500

This state has the most PAs with 16,168 PAs. (not per capita just overall, per capita is Alaska).

What is New York? 

500

This is the 4 types of jobs you can work as a EMT?

1. 911 2. IFT 3.ER tech 4. Events

500

What are the 5 of the 7 core rotations in PA school (the clinical rotations that are required to be a part of PA school curriculum)?

emergency medicine

 family medicine

general surgery

internal medicine

pediatrics

behavioral and mental health

women's health (ObGyn)

500

This is the number of steps in Janns Steps

What is 87

500

This is a Stephenie Meyer book series where Jacob Black is a character.

What is Twilight?