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Hello All! Thank you for taking the time to read this post.
I have been very impressed by the wealth of knowledge on these forums!
I am a current college student. I have gained a renewed interest in healthcare as a primary care provider (in varying capacities...) and am very interested in going to PA school.
My plan, as of now, is to:
1. Finish my degree in the next two semesters, if possible.
2. Go back to school immediately to work on my prereqs for PA school (four semesters) while at the same time...
3. ...becoming certified as an EMT (two semesters) and then working as an EMT for 2000 hours (one year)
4. Apply to and get into PA School; work hard and finish
Overall this plan should take about 5 years.
But at the same time, I am wondering if after doing all this work to go to PA school, I would regret not trying for an MD.
I would just like opinions from people that know these fields or have experience with this dilemma. Also any advice on working towards PA school would be appreciated.
I have been very impressed by the wealth of knowledge on these forums!
I am a current college student. I have gained a renewed interest in healthcare as a primary care provider (in varying capacities...) and am very interested in going to PA school.
My plan, as of now, is to:
1. Finish my degree in the next two semesters, if possible.
2. Go back to school immediately to work on my prereqs for PA school (four semesters) while at the same time...
3. ...becoming certified as an EMT (two semesters) and then working as an EMT for 2000 hours (one year)
4. Apply to and get into PA School; work hard and finish
Overall this plan should take about 5 years.
But at the same time, I am wondering if after doing all this work to go to PA school, I would regret not trying for an MD.
I would just like opinions from people that know these fields or have experience with this dilemma. Also any advice on working towards PA school would be appreciated.
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