FREE Physician Assistant General Information Questions and Answers

Question 1

What position does PA have among US News and World Report's "top 100 jobs"?

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3

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1

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4

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2

Question 2

Feldshers in Russia received instruction in the 1650s.

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2.5 years

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2-3 months

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4 months

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8 years

Question 3

Who established MEDEX?

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Richard Smith

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Eugene Stead

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Henry Silver

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Charles Hudson

Question 4

How many PA programs are there right now?

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282

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212

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268

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300

Question 5

Which DOES NOT fall under IPC's purview?

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Lower or stabilized costs

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Knowledge

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Attitudes

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Skills

Question 6

Who should be chosen to oversee a PA?

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MD

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Pharmacist

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Dentist

Question 7

Who was involved in developing the first NP program?

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Dr Silver and Loretta Ford

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Dr Stead and Thelma Ingles

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Karen Bass

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Dr Johnson and Henry Treadwell

Question 8

Every two years, log 100 hours of continuing education, and every six years, take the recertification exam.

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to maintain national certification, PA's must

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average pa program runs

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pa's responsibilities

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admissions test

Question 9

Amt of time spent in school

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Main difference between PA and physician

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% of females

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Median age

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Admissions test

Question 10

The only national organization that represents PAs in all specialties and all employment settings.

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American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

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Recommended format

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Association of physician assistant programs(apap)

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Child health associate (cha) program