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I'm a resident physician but would like to be a PA. Does anyone know if my med school would count for PA training? Can I sit for the PA licensing exam?
To sit for the PA license exam you have to graduate from a PA program. As far as med school training the only program I am aware of that gives you any credit for PA school is University of Iowa and then only if you went to medical school there. Also you should be aware that several states will not license you as a PA if you have graduated medical school.I'm a resident physician but would like to be a PA. Does anyone know if my med school would count for PA training? Can I sit for the PA licensing exam?
Thanks for all the helpful info.
As to why I want to be a PA instead of MD... I've done really well throughout my training, but I think that being a PA provides more opportunities which more easily facilitate balance in one's life... especially when you have a family. I'd like to be able to leave my residency and start working as a PA... but it looks as though I will need to apply to PA school first.
I am and am wondering the same thing as one year of residency and not being able to get back in has gotten me no wherei dont get this MD to PA? r u from a caribbean med school?
Are you saying you are a Carib grad with 1-yr post-grad training and no license to practice?I am and am wondering the same thing as one year of residency and not being able to get back in has gotten me no where
YesAre you saying you are a Carib grad with 1-yr post-grad training and no license to practice?
Here is what I wrote in another thread to someone who is in a similar situation...
I have a similar question but for a different reason. I'm a licensed MD and practiced for several years in the military but never completed residency, choosing instead to pursue a MBA and leave full-time clinical practice. I'm interested in practicing part-time, but employers (in my current locale) seem unwilling to accept an unboarded physician, despite my license and experience, and even if they hire APPs (I figure, at worst, I'm equivalent to an APP who doesn't need to be supervised). Were I to be able to obtain a PA license, I would fit in a standard category with which the healthcare industry has more familiarity, so I assume it would be easier to be hired. Has anyone else run into a similar situation, either as an employer or (potential) employee? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!