Physician assitant help

[lowkey32]

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Im looking into becoming a Physician Assistant. I have some couple questions and concerns. I went on the Touro College website and i checked what is required. Im currently majoring in biology. on the website it says you need 200 hours of health care experience. I have worked at a optometry office coming up on three years now, as a receptionist, technician, and scribe. So i have hands on experience with the patient. I'm wondering if that qualifies as the health care experience? also want to know since i dont need a bachleors degree for the program how thay works. Do i still major in bio and add all the prerequistes that is required? This is totally confusing me and my councelour did not help me at all.

 

[Kreuk]

You will need a bachelors degree on hand when applying to the PA program. If you have taken portion of the pre-reqs during your undergrad then you would not have to retake it unless you're taking the classes to get a better grade or it had expired. Other than that, you would not have to retake it. Scribes and technicians are considered direct patient care.