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To apply to the Otolaryngology Physician Assistant Fellowship,
you must have:
- Successfully completed an accredited physician
assistant program.
- Passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying
Exam (PANCE).
- Completed Board Certification or be board eligible.
- Apply for a license to practice in the State of Arizona.
Policies and Responsibilities
The following Mayo School of Health Sciences' policies affect applications
and admissions to its programs:
English fluency
Fluency in written and spoken English is essential to succeed
in the program and to ensure patient safety. If English is a second
language, you must be able to demonstrate fluency. Satisfactory
performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language examination
or the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency must be documented
as proof of fluency. Your test results must be less than two years
old.
Immunization record
For the protection of patients, students and employees, and in
compliance with state regulations, Mayo Clinic requires students
to be properly immunized. You must show proof of the following
immunizations before you begin a program at Mayo School of Health
Sciences:
- Tuberculin test in the past six months
- Varicella, rubella and rubeola immunity
- Up-to-date diphtheria and tetanus shots
- Hepatitis B vaccination or signed declaration
- Documentation of vaccinations must be provided
to Mayo Employee Health Service prior to the start of class.
Health status
Prospective students will undergo a health review at Mayo Clinic
and will have the opportunity to update or receive the required
tests and immunizations cited above. More information about the
review will be provided after you have been offered a program
appointment. Appointment to the program depends upon successful
completion of the health review.
Medical insurance
Students must have medical insurance coverage during their program.
Student medical insurance is available through Mayo Clinic as
a benefit of this program. To obtain Mayo Clinic student insurance
you need to be appointed to a full-time certificate or degree
program that will last at least one year.
You can also choose to have your medical insurance covered through
other, non-Mayo plans (i.e., insurance held through a parent or
spouse, or an independent commercial plan). Evidence of medical
coverage must be provided when your educational program begins.
Background check
Prospective students must pass a criminal background check and/or
drug screening required by state laws, prior to enrollment to
Mayo School of Health Sciences.
Student responsibilities
Mayo School of Health Sciences students are expected to attend
all scheduled classes, examinations and assigned clinical rotations
unless absence is approved.
Students are required to exhibit professional and ethical conduct
at all times.
Equal opportunity
Mayo School of Health Sciences upholds all federal and
state laws that preclude discrimination on the basis of race,
sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation,
disabilities or veteran's status.
Technical Standards
Mayo School of Health Sciences accepts students who are highly qualified
for its programs. To be considered for admittance you should exhibit
strong qualifications for the health profession you wish to pursue.
Applicants to programs must possess the following qualities:
- Critical thinking skills
- Sound judgment
- Emotional stability and maturity
- Empathy for others
- Physical and mental stamina
- Ability to learn, integrate, analyze and synthesize
data
- Ability to process information consistently,
quickly and accurately
- Ability to function in a variety of settings
In addition to the qualities described above, you will be assessed
for:
- Observation, communication and motor function
- Intellectual-conceptual, integrative and quantitative
abilities
- Behavioral and social attributes
- Tactical and somatic sensation
- Functional use of vision and hearing
Diagnostic equipment and tools may provide technological compensation
for some disabilities, but the candidate should be able to perform
in an independent manner.
Although PAs usually work in comfortable, well-lighted environments,
those in surgery often stand for long periods, and others do considerable
walking. Schedules vary according to practice setting, and often
depend on the hours of the supervising physician. The workweek of
PAs in physicians' offices may include weekends, night hours, or
early morning hospital rounds to visit patients. PAs also may be
on call. PAs in clinics often work a 50-hour week.
You must be able to perform the essential functions of the profession
and meet the standards of the curriculum. Students seeking exceptions
to these standards or reasonable accommodations should initiate
their request with the program's director.
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