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Step 2 just needs months of preparation. As far as tuition, I have no problem with it being the standard cost of your typical medical school.
No one is forcing you to go to medical school and it is the sacrifice you take on for making this choice. They have no obligation to give PAs a discount. An accelerated program would alleviate you of an entire year of tuition.
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Posted March 9, I would go for a program that had these attributes No MCAT required PA's with at least 5 maybe more experience A duration of no more than 2 years Step 1 to taken at end of 1st year Step 2 at end of 2nd year Ability to gain entry into all available residencies I would imagine that the prior PA experience would give us a leg up Isn't excessive in cost What in your opinion should this program look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Replies 85 Created 3 yr Last Reply 2 yr.
Top Posters In This Topic 12 8 6 Popular Posts waky02 March 9, Hckyplyr Posted March 9, The purpose of F-MAT is two-fold: 1. To prepare primary care physicians more efficiently and with less cost.
Ahh I see. Well that makes sense. Posted March 11, Is that the consensus? CorpsmanUP Posted March 11, With all that said, a residency is definitely more important. Joelseff Posted March 11, Posted March 13, The following is the text of the Email sent to the dean As you very well may know there are over K active PA's with more then half holding Masters degree in nearly every conceivable field of medicine barring a select few, there is 1 bridging program that have been somewhat poorly received, see link below I think secondary to several failures.
An ideal program would not require prior aptitude testing such as the MCAT, rather a recognition of the knowledge and clinical skills of the certified PA. In addition the length of didactic aspect should reflect the baseline knowledge already possessed with focus on testing requirements Step 1. Furthermore the primary didactic aspect of PA school and clinical training should reflect well on the content for Step 2.
The minimum length of Medical school is set by the state at weeks which is 2. I believe that an appropriate set of requirements and a lack of limitations of graduates would see a increased uptake in enrollment.
Anything missed? CorpsmanUP Posted March 13, MediMike Posted March 13, DizzyJ Posted March 13, Posted March 14, Thank you for the replies, I will amend the text accordingly. Join the conversation You can post now and register later.
Reply to this topic Insert image from URL. Go to topic listing. Similar Content. I'd appreciate the opportunity to gain experience by shadowing a PA or MD. Any specialty. Hello, I recently made a post yesterday and got some great feedback. You can read more about my background and thoughts there. Feel free to give more insight. I am reading all comments and using it sort of as a guidance in making a serious life decision.
You can check it here: However for the professional PA's who are currently working, my main question for you today is: Are you satisfied as being a PA?
What are some things that Physicians do that you can't in your specialties? Give me concrete examples! A lot of people say autonomy, wide scope of practice, vertical mobility, etc. But what exactly are those day-to-day job differences or limitations that you have noticed in your specialty as a PA? Or do you feel like you have full autonomy? I know people usually recommend PA to MD mostly if you want to go into either surgery or a specialization of some sort.
Can't wait to read your thoughts! Hopefully your comments and answers will give me and others in similar situations a strong resolution.
Specialties interested in: Internal or Emergency Medicine Here are my personal thoughts: I don't like to disparage my profession, but the way we learned medicine was through memorization of algorithms and buzz words. We were not taught the basics of science from a molecular level working upwards. We basically skipped step 1 and went straight into step 2 clinical knowledge.
Doctors can see and understand things we cannot. And make connections that we cannot. I think this is what I am craving for. I have the personality type of being the best in whatever I do. I feel limited in that sense as a PA. Financially, I would say I am kind of lucky. I paid out of pocket. But I was given some personal loans from close families and friends. I do have to pay them back eventually, but there is no time limit.
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Earn a minimum of "B-" in all PA program prerequisite courses on the first attempt. Repeating courses to obtain a minimum grade is not feasible in the bridge Program track. Prerequisite grades of INC or W must be approved by the Health Sciences bridge Program track director and are only allowed for unforeseen extenuating circumstances.
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