I'm currently in my first year of Community college right out of high school. I'm still in between whether I want to follow the PA route, or the MD route. Next semester I will be taking science courses that fulfill the requirements for PA (chem, anatomy & phys. e.t.c). My question is, is there a way to avoid the 4-year school and still be able to get into a med school?
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Avoiding the 4-year University?
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You have to have a 4 year undergraduate degree to get in to MD or DO school in the US.
You have to have a 4 year undergraduate degree to get in to MD or DO school in the US.
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Hate to be the bringer of bad news, but I think for the vast majority of PA schools you have to have a BA (or BS) also. So, either way you're looking at attending a 4-year university for your last two years of college.
George Miller, director of the Mad Max series of films and the animation picture Happy Feet (for which he won an Oscar), was a medical doctor. He completed residency and then started making films. Sometimes I think I'd like to try acting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Miller_(producer)
Go for it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Miller_(producer)
Go for it!
To my knowledge PA schools do not require a BA nor a BS. PA programs are for certificate. Although, most schools require a medical background (RN, MA, EMT e.t.c)
Some PA programs require 2+2 (College plus program). Others are BS+2. Some are contiguous 4+1 programs.
The majority of PA programs I've looked up are graduate programs leading to a Masters degree. As for a Bachelor's, it probably varies by school if it's required or recommended. Just keep in mind that many medical schools also don't technically "require" a Bachelor's either, but do you want to try applying without one?
Go to the source: http://www.aapa.org/geninfo1.html
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👍 This is how it is. Some PA programs are bachlors or masters programs.
