Strategy, insight, and honest guidance for pre-PA students, from a PA with 30 years in practice and the classroom.
Oct 23, 2026 · Beverly Garrison, PA-C
One program wants 500 hours, another 2,000, and a role that counts at one school may not count at the next. A program-by-program guide to how PA schools define, count, and time clinical experience.
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