The University of Nevada, Reno
Pre-Physician Assistant Society
MEMBERS:
See below for:
- Local Volunteering
- In Person & Virtual Shadowing
- Clinical Hour Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
Northern Nevada Medical Center: https://northernnevadahealth.com/community/volunteering/
Renown Health: https://www.renown.org/About/Volunteers
UNR Med: https://med.unr.edu/student-outreach-clinic/volunteer
Saint Mary's: https://saintmarysreno.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Volunteer-
Application_2023-Updated-12-2023.pdf.
VA Sierra Nevada HealthCare System: Email patrick.stevenson@va.gov
Carson Tahoe Health: https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/9ca72f85-5b98-4eea-9050-9afce85d3976/1
The Northern Nevada R.A.V.E Family Foundation: https://www.frcnevada.org/get-involved/volunteer-application/
Northern Nevada Food Bank: https://fbnn.org/get-involved/volunteer/application/
UNR Pack Provisions: https://www.unr.edu/student-engagement/support-services/pack-provisions#volunteer
Spread the Word Nevada: https://spreadthewordnevada.org/volunteer-options/
Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of Northern Nevada: https://tipnnv.org/
Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada-Soup Kitchen Volunteer: https://ccsnn.org/pages/volunteer
Urban Roots: https://www.urbanrootsnv.org/volunteer
SPCA Northern Nevada-Animal Shelter Volunteer: https://spcanevada.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Job Opportunities
Physical Therapy Aide - Reno Orthopedic Center
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Requirements: High School Diploma/GED
Apply here!
https://apply.workable.com/reno-orthopedic-center/j/79AD00A67F/apply/
Care Aide - Renown Health
This position will assist with various duties within the hospital setting to aid in patient experience, throughput, and optimizing the efficiency of the licensed care givers in the delivery of care.
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Qualifications: AHA BLS
Apply here!
https://pm.healthcaresource.com/cs/renownhealth/#/job/52169
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Medical Assistant (MA)
Medical assistants take patients' vital signs, such as their blood pressure. Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks, such as scheduling appointments and taking patients' vital signs. Their duties vary by location, specialty, and employer.
TMCC Epic Program: https://catalog.tmcc.edu/degrees-certificates/#filter=.filter_15
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Medical Assistant Apprenticeship - Renown
Become a nationally certified medical assistant while working in a paid full-time role with benefits. Apply today! Contact recruiter Mariah O’Shea to get started!
Email: Mariah.O’shea@renown.org
https://www.renown.org/Careers/Career-Areas/Allied-Health/Medical-Assistant-Apprenticeship
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Basic EMT - REMSA & TMCC
The curriculum includes EMT roles and responsibilities, airway management, patient assessment, medical emergencies, anatomy and physiology, documentation, lifting and moving, and communications.
Remsa Program: https://www.remsahealth.com/education/emt/
TMCC Program: https://www.tmcc.edu/emergency-medical-services
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Phlebotomist/Clinical Lab Specialist (CLS)
A clinical lab assistant (CLA) or clinical lab specialist works in a medical lab to prepare, examine, and tests samples to help researchers and doctors diagnose diseases and other medical issues
TMCC Program: https://www.tmcc.edu/certified-nursing-assistant/phlebotomy-and-cls
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Medical Scribe
A personal assistant to the physician; performing documentation in the EHR, gathering information for the patient's visit, and partnering with the physician to deliver the pinnacle of efficient patient care
Sierra Medical Support-Renown: https://www.sierramedicalsupport.com/
Tracking Extracurriculars
UNR Pre-Health Individual Development Plan (IDP): As long as you are coded with the UNR Pre-Professional Advising Center, you'll have full access to the UNR Pre-Health Individual Development Plan (IDP). You can use this link below to get coded and schedule appointments through our office: https://www.unr.edu/exploratory-professional/pre-professional
Pre-PA Specific:
https://www.aapa.org/career-central/pre-pa-record-keeper/
https://www.thepalife.com/applicant-spreadsheet/
Excel, Word, and PDFs:
https://myhours.com/free-timesheet-templates-excel-word-sheets
https://quickbooks.intuit.com/time-tracking/resources/timesheet-templates/
Printable:
https://clockify.me/timesheet-templates
Microsoft:
https://create.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/business-timesheets
Resources from UNR PA Students
​Advice Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xj_b4O3X6IhdKu4iPKMQuFe_aG5DMw6mRyzn4TCf7ek/edit?usp=sharing
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PA Shadowing Interest Form:​
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dgoPWijww3xDHeFBVDN8ZXFOWHnXBiHQgw5gENYbC_s/edit?usp=sharing
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PA Student Success (PASS): This "aims to educate first-generation students from income-qualified Nevada high schools about the PA profession." This is still in the works and is aimed to be held next summer
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12qS7CrGoQjSICK8SC5_gV-d7n5n8vXrlb9h_fTyV0AI/edit?tab=t.0
PAEA Program Directory
A search tool for Physician Assistant Programs across the country
SAAPA
Student
American Academy of Physician Assistants
The PA Platform
Free resource to guide you through the PA path
CASPA
The Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants
UNR Med PA Program
Updated information on prerequisites & the application process
Inside PA Training
PA blog by Paul Kubin MS, MFT, PA-C with free resources
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