External Resources
I will make some sort of rating system here. What's here is really temporary. Also add a pic of some sort for each resource.
myPAtraining.com
This is a really nice site with a lot of helpful details. It's put together by a guy that's in PA school at UC Davis. He also has a lot of youtube videos posted that are interviews with PA students and graduates.
PhysicianAssistantForum.com
I can't report on this site yet as I just found it and haven't had time to poke around. The "about us" page has an impressively deep set of contributors, spanning from prospective students to experienced PAs.
Maybe I shouldn't knock them, but the following three sites/people give me a vibe that feels like they're more into marketing than actually helping people.
GoToPhysicianAssistantSchool.com
This site and youtube tips series are put together by an experienced PA that appears to be on the review board for incoming applicants at some PA school. The information is fairly basic and I found myself getting bored as the videos seemed long winded for the amount of information presented, not really making it worth my time to watch the videos. Also, the commercial feel of the site turned me off.
theStudentPApath.com/
It's put together by an experienced PA who is coaching people to get into PA school. He is trying a lot of venues and has a website, a "squidoo lens", a facebook page, a youtube channel, and more.
Andrew Rodican
Is an experienced PA and award winning author. He has written several books and does seminars on getting in to PA school. One of the PA schools I looked at specifically recommended one of his books. However, the amazon comments on even the most recent editions of his books complain of many out-of-date links and that most of the information is easily available for free online.
howtogetintopaschool.com
I think this site was made with a lot of energy in 2008, and had some good energy for a couple of months, then completely stopped. I don't think it's been updated since mid-2008. The site has one of those professionally generic template sites feel about it due to all the stock photography.
papath google search
Jobs here: http://www.healthecareers.com/aapa/
Army info here: http://www.healthecareers.com/aapa/job/army-reserve-physician-assistant/...
http://prospectivepacom.ipage.com/ProspectivePA/PA-SCHOOL-Ohio-Kettering...