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POLL: Just wondering how many of you have considered PA school? I'm not trying to sway you one way or the other, it's a personal preference thing, but have any of y'all thought about it?
A doctor that I shadowed actually tried to persuade me to go to PA school but I didn't even consider it.POLL: Just wondering how many of you have considered PA school? I'm not trying to sway you one way or the other, it's a personal preference thing, but have any of y'all thought about it?
How come?A doctor that I shadowed actually tried to persuade me to go to PA school but I didn't even consider it.
Would it have changed anything?
Those are both great options. Perfusionists know their stuff! Interesting that you bring up perfusionist...I'm impressed actually.I thought about it after talking to a few PAs that i worked with if all fails and i dont get in to medical school i may go the route or be a perfusionist...
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I'm curious as to whether the notion that PAs = residents for life is really a fact
Would it have changed anything?
Are you doing floor work and discharges for the docs? Yes.
Are you staying late to finish up work, rounding on weekends, taking call? From what I've seen, no.
Are you making twice as much as a resident? Yes.
Do you have significantly less time involved in your training and less debt? Yes.
The scope of training and responsibilities for PAs are unquestionably much smaller than that of residents. But the concern is that by working as a PA, you are always under the supervision of a physician, and i'm not sure whether that's really a valid concern.
The scope of training and responsibilities for PAs are unquestionably much smaller than that of residents. But the concern is that by working as a PA, you are always under the supervision of a physician, and i'm not sure whether that's really a valid concern.