SAT Review II

As the American population grows, ages, and gains better access to affordable health insurance, the demand for primary medical services are expected to skyrocket.

• A) NO CHANGE

• B) is

• C) has been

• D) would be

#2 One possible solution is to elevate more medical school graduates to choose primary care as their field instead of their choosing the more lucrative specialties like surgery and dermatology.

• A) NO CHANGE

• interest

• incentivize

• expect

One possible solution is to elevate more medical school graduates to choose primary care as their field instead of their choosing the more lucrative specialties like surgery and dermatology.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. to choose the more lucrative specialties

• C. the more lucratuve specialties

• the more lucratice specialties they might choose

Another option is to incorporate more medical professionals like physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) into primary care teams. [2] They can talk with patients about treatment options, prescribe medications, and perform technical procedures like bone marrow aspirations.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B) performing technical procedures

• C) technical procedures

• D) to perform technical procedures

Many healthcare providers are moving toward this “teambased” model, where physicians can better focus on their specialties while relying on trained professionals to provide other necessary services.

• A) NO CHANGE

• B) whereby

• C) by this

• D) when

Team-based medicine allows medical practitioners to best utilize their particular skills, still sharing the successes and struggles of the team.

• A) NO CHANGE

• B) while at the same time

• C) while

• D) although

The author is considering inserting the following sentence into this paragraph. Although they receive less training than physicians do, these professionals have advanced degrees and can provide direct treatment to patients. Where should it be placed?

• A) After sentence 1

• B) After sentence 3

• C) After sentence 4

• D) After sentence 5

For all the promise of team-based primary medicine, it cannot work without an adequate supply of well-trained health professionals. Although the total number of PAs in the United States more than doubled between 2000 and 2010, the number of PAs going into primary care has decreased by 20% over that same time period.

• Which choice is best supported by the DATA in the GRAPH?

• A) NO CHANGE

• B) the number of PAs going into primary care has increased by only 50%

• C) more PAs have gone into dermatology than into primary care

• D) the fraction of those PAs going into primary care has declined from over one-half to under one-third

Undergraduate students considering a career in medicine have many more options than they did just a generation ago

• A) NO CHANGE

• B) than

• C) than it was

• D) to choose from than

Graduate PA and NP programs, which take about three years, are becoming increasingly attractive, especially being that MD programs, including residency, lasting seven to ten years and often leave students saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in debt.

• A) NO CHANGE

• B) when MD programs, including residence, are lasting

• C) being that MD programs last, including residency,

• D) because MD programs, including residency, can last