Minutes

Minutes for Nov 3, 2008

Topic: Direct Patient Care Hours

Announcements:

• Bar Crawl Thurs, Nov 20th
• Suture Clinic - $3 fee Nov 17th

EMT basic: Take a class at Community College (LCC has a class), about $500 for the class, have to buy stethoscope and blood pressure cuff, overall cost ~$700. Have to take a test to become certified. Can work in an ambulance or the ER (ER tech with EMT basic certification). Summer Camp counselor at camp Baycliff for disabled children with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, sickle cell anemia: Did many tasks that a CNA would do. CNA: Take a class at Community College or organization. Spend time in the classroom and the nursing home. Class is about $650 depending on where you get certified. Need to take a written and hands on test to become certified. May get reimbursed if work in a nursing home within six months after get certified. Tasks include vitals, feeding, bathing, dressing, and range of motion. Home Health Care/Respite Care: Go into patient’s home and help with daily activities, administer medication, dressing, feeding, and bathing.

Minutes for October 20th, 2008

Topic: Interviews

Announcements:

• Meeting topic for next week has been changed to direct patient hours.
• Nov 17th Suture clinic for $3.00
• E-mail Erika if know any PA’s that members could shadow from back home or in EL
• Bar crawl Thursday Nov 20th
• Volunteer activity this sat 12:20-3:30 at school off Lake Lansing Rd. and Hagadorn Rd. -Halloween fair for k-4th grade
• Membership and T-shirt are $20.00
• Alternative Spring Break: Week long trip over spring break, all over the country, volunteer in the environment, medicine, homeless, kids and education etc., explore the city that you’re in, website: asb.msu.edu, Cost is $300-$500, International trips are $1000-$1200, applications due by October 31
• Into the Streets: List serve that sends out volunteer opportunities, plan Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Interview Presentation:
-Interview- goal oriented exchange between two people
-Admissions committee looks at you

Minutes for October 6, 2008

Topic: Kaplan GRE Presentation

Announcements:
Volunteer event Oct 15 at food bank 5-7:30pm
Mentorship Program: Pair freshman and sophomores with juniors and seniors to help with the pre-pa process.
Membership: Active member $15.00; Active member and t-shirt $20.00

Kaplan Presentation:

• Most Pa schools require the GRE (Central, Wayne, U of D, Rosaland Franklin, Midwestern)
• GRE Overview: Analytical Writing, Verbal, and quantitative
• Length: 3 hours
• Format: Computer Adaptive Test, which means that if you get an answer right, you will get a harder question next (this gives you more points)
• Scoring 200-800 points per section
• GRE is given almost every day at testing sites around the country
• Analytical: tests critical thinking and analytical writing skills. It doesn’t assess specific content knowledge
• Verbal: Analyze word relationships, sentences, vocabulary, passages
• Quantitative: Arithmetic, Algebra, geometry, proportions, and statistics
• Essay: Analyze an argument
• Experimental Section: Could be one of the three sections, don’t try to guess which one it is
• Analytical writing: two essays; one 30 minute essay and one 45 minute essay
• Quantitative: 45 minutes
• Verbal: 30 minutes
• Scores: Get instant feedback after take the test
• Most PA schools just take the general GRE test
• Good GRE scores can help you get financial aid for graduate school
• In July 2009 there will be GRE updates: Adding a personal potential Index, it will have 6 areas
• www.gre.org is website for GRE. Price is $140-$150 but expected to go up in the future
• GRE scores are good for up to five years
• Kaplan offers 6 online computer adaptive tests that simulates the real GRE
• Kaplan breaks down what your strengths and weaknesses are so you can improve your score
• All GRE instructors at Kaplan score in the 90th percentile on the GRE
• The GRE classroom program is 8 class sections with an instructor
• Kaplan has a higher score guarantee: can take the full program again for free or get your money back if you don’t feel ready or didn’t score higher on the GRE
• Should take GRE junior year in the fall, spring, or summer
• The cost of the Kaplan program is $1199.00
• Verbal mean is 465, Quantitative mean is 584, Analytical mean is 4.1
• Free GRE practice test at 10:15 am October 18th through Kaplan (kaptest.com/practice)