Avoiding the 4-year University?

[ProLogic]

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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?

 

[dragonfly99]

No.
You have to have a 4 year undergraduate degree to get in to MD or DO school in the US.

 

[ProLogic]

Alright, thanks.

 

[177983]

My question is, is there a way to avoid the 4-year school and still be able to get into a med school?

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.

 

[TandF80]

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!

 

[ProLogic]

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.

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)

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

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.

 

[Pedsbro]

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)

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

 

[UNMorBUST]

Some PA programs require 2+2 (College plus program). Others are BS+2. Some are contiguous 4+1 programs.

👍 This is how it is. Some PA programs are bachlors or masters programs.