The "Physician's assistants" makes me cringe as we are now owned by physicians and our name does not have an apostrophe. I've worked with both NPs and PAs when I was a pediatric MA before PA school.

Great video! Thanks for the information! I graduated high school a few months ago. Now I’m about to become a CNA. I start nursing school next august. So I’m going for the NP route. Have a great day!

@uniquejohnson5516

4 жыл бұрын

Wish you all the luck. Love. So smart to start right away.

with PA school being more competitive nowadays, I think it will take longer to gather PCE rather than for nursing.

Firstly to become a Physician Assistant (PA), you must obtain a bachelors degree from an undergraduate education. This is non-specific but largely people tend to choose degrees in the sciences as the prerequisites for PA school are heavily science based (Bio 1,2 Chem 1, 2 Organic 1, Biochemistry 1, Genetics, Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology 1, 2). Next all PA schools require direct patient care hours to apply. The AVERAGE ACCEPTED APPLICANT has ~2000 hrs. Examples of obtaining direct patient care hours is through Nursing, Athletic Training, Physical therapy, medical scribe, etc. Once accepted to PA school there is two years minimum. PA's are taught under the medical model which is the same model of medicine as Physician's. This is different then the nursing model which only nurses follow, such as NP's. The curriculum for PA school is a similar curriculum to accelerate doctors during World War 2. PA's first year is called the didactic phase. This is heavy book learning of medicine. The second year is called the clinical year. This is where PA's get 2,000 hrs in multiple specialties (Primary care, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, General Surgery, etc). To draw a comparison Doctors have two didactic years and 2 clinical years. Follow similar frame work for learning medicine but PA's have a generalist approach and MD's have a more thorough approach. After completing all of the requirements during PA school, PA students must pass the PANCE exam to become certified. The PANCE exam is a nationally certified exam. PA must retake the exam every 10 years to re-certify to practice as a PA. PA's are required to get 100 hours of CME units, which is similar to physicians. PA's and NP's have similar lengths in terms of schooling and I can delve more in depth of the differences if you like.

@jannat544

3 жыл бұрын

Pestle and Mortar Medical I want to be a pa in derm..would that be more work or would I just have to pass the pa exam?

@jannat544

3 жыл бұрын

Pestle and Mortar Medical because you said that pa’s have to get 2000 hours in multiple specialties? Why multiple specialties?

@mattgehm7827

3 жыл бұрын

@@jannat544 it's a part of the education. You have to get exposure to the majority of the specialties to build that fundamental basis of medicine.

@jannat544

3 жыл бұрын

Matt Gehm thank you!!

@pestleandmortarmedical5400

3 жыл бұрын

@@jannat544 PA school will afford you with the training required to work in dermatology. Dermatology jobs are highly competitive and largely you will need to do a clinical in the second year to land a job. However to answer your question directly, the requirement to work in dermatology as a physician assistant is graduating PA school and passing your boards.

Working on my PMHNP. Been a Nurse for 13 years (7 as a LPN and 6 as a RN).

Great video! Thanks for the info

im an OR RN which is better for me

What's the difference between a Nurse Practitioner and MD if NPs can do everything a physician can do? And if so then why does medical school take >=8 years post-bac vs 2 years for NP? MD sounds like a waste of time. And why would a hospital pay an MD 3x what it pays NPs if they do the same thing?

@FervorGaming

3 жыл бұрын

Simple the information presented was half assed and biased at best.

@pestleandmortarmedical5400

3 жыл бұрын

NP's follow the patient centered as opposed to MD's and PA's that follow the disease centered approach to medicine. The patient centered approach is looking at issues that arise from a persons lifestyle, such as social and environment factors that arise and ultimately effect a person's overall health. The medical approach is the disease/pathology approach that looks at the disease and it's overall effect on the human body and how it might be treated through the scientific approach, not the sociological approach such as nursing model. Ultimately it is worth the time and the money to become an MD or PA as the education is what is most important when treating a patient. Confidence in what you do and having a firm brick and mortar approach to learning is most important as it's all fun and games till you are actually responsible for the care of a seriously ill patient.

@mattgehm7827

3 жыл бұрын

@@pestleandmortarmedical5400 i really don't think it is accurate anymore to say physicians don't look at the social and economic factors. Sure 20 years ago there was a medical model but that had greatly changed. Physicians are taught very differently now and dont just focus on the medicine. I think it is an injustice to say so.

Physician Assistant* not Physician’s Assistant otherwise nice vid 👍🏻

@philominateacher6670

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much❤❤❤❤ and God bless you🥰🥰🥰❤🥰

You can also become a pathologist assistant

Thanks! I'm 35 and looking for a career change. I've been a medical Social Worker for 11 years and trying to decide between the PA or Nursing path. I'm starting pre-reqs this summer. So far, I'm leaning towards the PA path.

@MHSMagicLuver

4 жыл бұрын

I am a PA-S3 graduating in August. :) If you have any questions, you can message me on instagram! I love answering questions for other people interested in the profession! @lisafellispas

@alishavirgo

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a social worker as well changing careers. Goal is to be a midwife

@pestleandmortarmedical5400

3 жыл бұрын

Firstly to become a Physician Assistant (PA), you must obtain a bachelors degree from an undergraduate education. This is non-specific but largely people tend to choose degrees in the sciences as the prerequisites for PA school are heavily science based (Bio 1,2 Chem 1, 2 Organic 1, Biochemistry 1, Genetics, Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology 1, 2). Next all PA schools require direct patient care hours to apply. The AVERAGE ACCEPTED APPLICANT has ~2000 hrs. Examples of obtaining direct patient care hours is through Nursing, Athletic Training, Physical therapy, medical scribe, etc. Once accepted to PA school there is two years. PA's are taught under the medical model which is the same model of medicine as Physician's. This is different then the nursing model which only nurses follow, such as NP's. The curriculum for PA school is a similar curriculum to accelerate doctors during World War 2. PA's first year is called the didactic phase. This is heavy book learning of medicine. The second year is called the clinical year. This is where PA's get 2,000 hrs in multiple specialties (Primary care, Orthopedics, OB/GYN, General Surgery, etc). To draw a comparison Doctors have two didactic years and 2 clinical years. Follow similar frame work for learning medicine but PA's have a generalist approach and MD's have a more thorough approach. After completing all of the requirements during PA school, PA students must pass the PANCE exam to become certified. The PANCE exam is a nationally certified exam. PA must retake the exam every 10 years to re-certify to practice as a PA. PA's are required to get 100 hours of CME units, which is similar to physicians. PA's and NP's have similar lengths in terms of schooling and I can delve more in depth of the differences if you like.

@Julia-qp1hb

3 жыл бұрын

@@pestleandmortarmedical5400 thanks. I already have a bachelor's and masters degree. I'm in the process of taking pre-requisites for PA school. I decided on the PA route. Planning to apply next cycle. So excited! :)

@pestleandmortarmedical5400

3 жыл бұрын

@@Julia-qp1hb Cheers and Good Luck!!! Apply broadly to as many PA schools as possible (within what you can afford) and wait for the interview responses. You could always decline interviews!!! Very competitive.

Informative

Great video, man

@Nursejanx

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man

How to become pA

A lot of PA programs (at least in my area) don’t make you retake prerequisites as long as you’ve been working consistently in a clinical setting, so a nurse going to PA wouldn’t take that much longer if not any longer than going for NP

@Nursejanx

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting

Physician Assistant, not "Physician's Assistant"

How old is too old to start a career as a PA?

@faizabed7552

4 жыл бұрын

Never too old. I just became a PA (graduated last month and I’m turning 29 this year and while most of my classmates were 23, I’ve had classmates in their mid 30s😅).If you’re passionate and willing to work hard and I mean really hard for a few years I say follow your dream and go for it because you’ll never know unless you try.

@MHSMagicLuver

4 жыл бұрын

Never! Check out Adanna the PA's video on older students! Average age is 27, but we definitly had a few in their 30s. We also had one older guy. Class below us has I think someone older as well.

@MHSMagicLuver

4 жыл бұрын

@@faizabed7552 I graduate in August and I am turning 29 in 5 days :p

@eeemucavele8322

4 жыл бұрын

Faiz Abed inspiring! I’m 29... mastered in a completely different professional area... but my passion for taking care of people is overwhelming me...

@saunaowl

4 жыл бұрын

Never too old to do a career you love. I’m a second year orthopedic surgeon resident and I’m 33.

Please just be particular about saying physician assistant and not physician’s assistants. PA’s will get pissed off

@JazminMmasechaba

4 жыл бұрын

That was driving me crazy.

@choosey87

4 жыл бұрын

Pre-PA Bailey STFU you know what he means...

@godlysowah9678

4 жыл бұрын

@@choosey87 We know what he means but its always more than fine to correct, no need to be defensive.

Well, if an NP has a doctorate, they are still called doctors...maybe you should have put on top physician instead of doctor.

@yourwitchbesti

Жыл бұрын

@@KZreadGuy-dm7uy it’s different in Georgia. We’re not allowed to call our self’s doctors unless we are a physician or doctor.

@yourwitchbesti

Жыл бұрын

@@KZreadGuy-dm7uy yea. You can be sued for using the wrong title and you can be fired as well.

@yourwitchbesti

Жыл бұрын

@@KZreadGuy-dm7uy I see you. But I’d rather keep my job and just call myself a nurse rather than be sued, have my degree taken away and fired.

@mgpeterson08

Жыл бұрын

@@yourwitchbesti interesting...not saying you're wrong, but I also live in GA and know of quite a few NP's that call themself doctor if they've earned a doctorate levels degree. Same with PA's with a DMSc degree. They always follow up with their title of course. Also, our MD's/DO's have gotten really good at introducing themselves as "physicians" for the sake of educating the population on the differences between degree and job. I feel like we as healthcare professionals put so much effort into owning a degree and not directly addressing the problem of WHY it's confusing to patients. We can teach the to manage their chronic illnesses, but we can't mention that all doctors are not PHYSICIANS. Sorry, this post wasn't supposed to go past the first sentence...😖

They both take orders from physicians

@yourwitchbesti

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the state. Some NP’s can practice by themselves, and open their own facilities. ( in the USA )

its a shame how NPs think they are physicians because of independent practice. So annoying.

@Nursejanx

4 жыл бұрын

Not the same, just a similarity in practice.

@snugglebuns6193

4 жыл бұрын

The NPs I work with know they are not physicians, and don't have any desire to be physicians. Their independent practice is mostly limited to primary care, and for primary care needs you aren't going to get different treatment from a NP or a physician.

@moonshine399

4 жыл бұрын

Mike ! ( nurse student here) . In my country , we don't work " under" the scope of medics, even we can practice independently and we have our own practice. Never in my life I would like to be a MD .

@Dee-oq5ms

3 жыл бұрын

NPs thing they’re NPs

@yourwitchbesti

Жыл бұрын

PA’s aren’t physicians either. They are just the assistant. NP’s are the highest nursing you can get. As a NP I still think I’m a nurse, but at the same time I’m not just any nurse; I’m the one with the doctoral degree.