Incoming PA’s are getting paid more than MD’s ( china’s barefoot Dr’s anyone )
You got it! The PA program was created by the military to make use of Viet Nam era medics who acquired incredible medical training via the battle field and real life experience.
That program is now open to high school grads with no medical experience. Indeed, welcome to China’s barefoot Doctors. Same level of care under socialism in Europe.
That is just NOT true. Physician Assistants must first have a BS degree and some medical experience before applying for the PA program which then has medical training.
The PA program was created by the military to make use of Viet Nam era medics who acquired incredible medical training via the battle field and real life experience. That program is now open to high school grads with no medical experience.
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I don’t know what PA program you are talking about, but the ones my niece and two cousins (3 different schools) have experience with required a college degree with certain classes such as anatomy & physiology. They had to have good G.P.A.s (3.0 or higher), approximately a year of clinical patient contact experience, and 3 letters of professional and/or academic references whom they have known for a minimum of 6 months. Service to country, state/local government and community was valued & was to be included on the application. My niece, who was just accepted for a program beginning this fall, had to compete with over a 1,000 applicants who were all vying for 25 positions. The two cousins (now PAs) had similar experiences. They are paid well, but not as much as doctors.