Monday, September 14, 2009

What is a PA?

If you are asking this question, this may not be the right site for you.  If you have just heard about the PA profession, you might want to spend some time doing a little research.  A good resource to learn more about PA's is the American Academy of Physician Assistant's website.  You can check it out HERE.  Do your research, talk to some PAs, spend some time shadowing PAs and make sure this is the right career for you. PA school is LONG and DIFFICULT, and is not for people who decide, on a whim, that they "think it would be fun".  

I can tell you some things that PA school is NOT.  It is NOT a fall-back plan in case you don't get into medical school.  It is NOT a stepping-stone to get into medical school.  If you want to be a doctor, go to medical school.  If you want to be a PA, then you're in the right place!  Admissions committees want to know that you are truly committed to this profession. 

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