Archive for Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant Occupation #2 of Top 50
Posted by: | CommentsIf you decide to become a PA, you need more than one reason and economic reasons should be #3 or 4 on your list. But, this photo should make those 3rd or 4th reasons more solid. I am not going to say more but will allow the graph to speak for itself. Nurse Practitioners fared well here too.
PA job #2 of top 50
Physician Assistant – one of the best jobs in America
Posted by: | CommentsI like Stumble Upon, a social book marking site and was Stumbling when this site came up. It shows the best jobs in America on Focus. Job #2 out of 50 is Physician Assistant. Take a look for yourself on Focus.
Be sure to check out other posts and my $1 report about whether being a PA is the right path for you.
Preparation for the PA Profession
Posted by: | CommentsIf 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 not realize they needed. Check the syllabus of your preferred schools carefully and regularly. Entrance requirements change and you Read More→
A TV Show About PAs?
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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 that will seek to educate the public about the profession and make the profession more understandable to their local community. Please see the following article that was published by the American Academy of Physician Assistants last Read More→
George Washington University PA Program
Posted by: | CommentsThe GW PA Program is located on 23rd street in Washington D.C. It began as an experiment with men trained as military medics and corpsman in 1969. By 1972 the University authorized the organization of a degree granting Physician Assistant Program and to date have graduated over 1200 physician assistants.
The George Washington U. program grants two degrees, a Master of Science in Health Science and a combined PA/Master of Public Health. The first degree Read More→
6 Options for Employment as a Physician Assistant
Posted by: | CommentsClinical 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 large city jails, Military PAs (the Army has a PhD level residency in Emergency Medicine), Nation Health Service Corps, Inner City Read More→
The University of Iowa PA Program
Posted by: | CommentsThe 2008 edition of the USNews graduate school rating edition gave the PA program at the University of Iowa a 4.3 out of 5. This rating brought it to the top of the list as the number one PA program. Duke rated 4.2 and Emory 4.1.
Iowa admits only 25 students each fall into it’s non-thesis masters level graduate course. They use the CASPA system for applications.
For the class admitted in 2007, the successful Read More→
What is a PA – video
Posted by: | CommentsBook Review: A Kernel in the Pod
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A Kernel in the Pod
by J. Michael Jones, PA-C
Reviewed by Elizabeth Murray
A Kernel in the Pod is a well written book that chronicles the life of the author himself, J. Michael Jones. The book tells of his journey to become a PA as well as his journey as a PA.
Podcast Ideas
Posted by: | CommentsHello to all who follow The PA Path.
We have had some technical difficulties and hope
to have them solved soon.
We (Bruce and Elizabeth) recently did a podcast interview with James (who did the asking, we did the answering). James is thinking of changing careers to become a Physician Assistant. The interview is 52 minutes long (about 21MB) and is located on talkshoe.com .
I think anyone interested in becoming a PA would be Read More→