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Preparation for the PA Profession

If you are someone who has decided to become a Physician Assistant what can you do to enhance your path into PA School and make you a better student?

First, make sure you have completed all the necessary prerequisites.  I have seen some careers delayed a year while the student finished up some courses they did […]

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19Sep2008 | Bruce | 0 comments | Continued
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A TV Show About PAs?

Wingate University (located just outside of Charlotte, NC) will have its inaugural class of 20 students begin this August. Not only are they starting a new and very promising PA program, but they are also airing a television show […]

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6 Options for Employment as a Physician Assistant

Clinical medicine is always going to be the number one place PAs work. No matter what organization we work for, opportunities to care for patients are going to be most prevalent. Here is a partial list of places to consider for employment:
1. Public organizations like the Veterans Administration, Federal and State Prisons and […]

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27May2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Pros and Cons of being a Physician Assistant

I received an email from someone considering the PA profession. The person was wondering about PAs and NPs and the pros and cons of being a PA. I sent him a reply and I am adding it here.
I have enjoyed being a PA and find these items to be the PROs:

the pay has […]

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18Feb2008 | Bruce | 1 comment | Continued
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Opinion Polls & Market Research

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Physician Assistant Income Potential

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Physician Assistants in 2005 ( the most recent stats year) graduated from 135 programs (now 136). After passing the national certifying exam (NCCPA) they were able to practice. Ninety programs give masters degrees on graduation and the others give either a bachelors or associates degree.
In 2004 […]

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11Feb2008 | Bruce | 0 comments | Continued
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What does it mean to Subscribe

There are three ways you can read the content of this blog. You can come here and do it. That is required for everything written more that 10 articles ago. For the last 10 article and every new one, you can subscribe via real simple syndication (rss). You must have a […]

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9Feb2008 | Bruce | 0 comments | Continued
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The Pros of becoming a PA


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