Bridge between PA to MD.

[HomerMAC]

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So since my 1st post back in the day, I've been browsing the site and absorbing like a sponge.

Since then I've gone into P.A. (phys. assistant) and will be completing my schooling soon. I wil be working for 2 year period(need exp. + need the $$).

While working I want to start studying for mcat and possibly take a KAP. or PRINCE. course right before the test. I've been considering the course first then study for a long time, if anyone can offer some input on this strategy please do so.

In the recent weeks I've been hearing from a PA about medical programs which focus on PAs that want to become MD.

Anyone have any experience with this or heard anythign about it? I keep finding information about places and a "possiblity" of stating this type of program. There is word from a PA at the hosp I work currently about OHIO having something like this.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Abe

And happy July to all R1's. hard work paid off.

 

[Octagonecology]

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[HomerMAC]

...just fill out this form, and you can start the wheels in motion to get your MD.

The process takes a while, but it is actually pretty straightforward. Good luck!

-courtesy of TexasTriathlete

... thats a website, not a form. Im aware of the Med. School App. but Im looking for information if anyone has any avaiable about a program which is accelerated for P.A. to become M.D..

 

[ChandutheMagici]

Homer,

I do not believe there is a bridge program. So, if being an MD/DO is your eventual goal, you'd probably be better off just doing that first.

Edit: Just saw that you are almost done with PA school. Sorry man, if MD/DO is your goal you have to do all the same stuff med students do 🙁

 

[Law2Doc]

Homer,

I do not believe there is a bridge program. So, if being an MD/DO is your eventual goal, you'd probably be better off just doing that first.

Edit: Just saw that you are almost done with PA school. Sorry man, if MD/DO is your goal you have to do all the same stuff med students do 🙁

Agreed. I've never heard of such a bridge program and am pretty confident based on the couple of PAs I've known who started over in med school from scratch that no such bridge exists.

 

[mzblue]

One of the PAs at my hospital wants to be a doctor and she's going to go to med school. She's still working towards that but i'm sure if there was some bridge program, she'll be all over it. On the bright side, i see the PA students rounding with the docs all the time. Things shouldn't look foreign to you during 3rd and 4th year.

 

[deleted6669]

the concept of a pa to doc bridge is gaining momentum but no such program currently exists. it is likely that the first programs will actually be pa to do and happen at schools that currently have both pa and do programs.
a student would likely need to do most of ms 1 and parts of ms2 not done in pa school. credit would be given for pa school rotations and the student would still have to do a clinical yr containing rotations not done by the pa student. in theory the program could be done in 2-3 years depending on what transfered from the pa program. it is likely that the program would be tied to a primary care residency or residencies like the lecom 3 yr do program so there would be no time needed to interview all over the country as the student would already have a guaranteed/required residency slot in primary care.

 

[ArkansasRanger]

the concept of a pa to doc bridge is gaining momentum but no such program currently exists. it is likely that the first programs will actually be pa to do and happen at schools that currently have both pa and do programs.
a student would likely need to do most of ms 1 and parts of ms2 not done in pa school. credit would be given for pa school rotations and the student would still have to do a clinical yr containing rotations not done by the pa student. in theory the program could be done in 2-3 years depending on what transfered from the pa program. it is likely that the program would be tied to a primary care residency or residencies like the lecom 3 yr do program so there would be no time needed to interview all over the country as the student would already have a guaranteed/required residency slot in primary care.

I didn't follow that last part. You're speculating that a culmination of these PA - doctor programs would likely result in a graduate automatically moving in a primary care residency, or...?

 

[DrMidlife]

I didn't follow that last part. You're speculating that a culmination of these PA - doctor programs would likely result in a graduate automatically moving in a primary care residency, or...?

The existing 3 year DO program at LECOM is specific to primary care. I don't know how they prevent people from doing a non-primary-care residency. I'm skeptical that PAs want to become MD/DO so that they can get paid about the same and do nearly the same job in primary care. I also fail to see what would compel a med school to put together a program that (a) helps PAs in practice leave their field and (b) takes seats away from the 20,000 people who don't get in every year.

 

[ArkansasRanger]

The existing 3 year DO program at LECOM is specific to primary care. I don't know how they prevent people from doing a non-primary-care residency. I'm skeptical that PAs want to become MD/DO so that they can get paid about the same and do nearly the same job in primary care. I also fail to see what would compel a med school to put together a program that (a) helps PAs in practice leave their field and (b) takes seats away from the 20,000 people who don't get in every year.

I don't see how that part matters. If a PA wants to advance himself then what's wrong with that? People do change occupations. It's the same basic concept of a person getting an associate's degree in say physical therapy assistant work, joining the workforce, and later wanting to do more on his own.

 

[DrMidlife]

I don't see how that part matters. If a PA wants to advance himself then what's wrong with that? People do change occupations. It's the same basic concept of a person getting an associate's degree in say physical therapy assistant work, joining the workforce, and later wanting to do more on his own.

There's nothing wrong with it whatsoever. I'm cheering on all the PAs who want to go into medicine. Be neurosurgeons or ob/gyns or whatever you want. I'm just saying that the funded creation of a PA bridge program at a med school isn't backed by political or financial pressure on the med schools.

 

[Laurenb]

So since my 1st post back in the day, I've been browsing the site and absorbing like a sponge.

Since then I've gone into P.A. (phys. assistant) and will be completing my schooling soon. I wil be working for 2 year period(need exp. + need the $$).

While working I want to start studying for mcat and possibly take a KAP. or PRINCE. course right before the test. I've been considering the course first then study for a long time, if anyone can offer some input on this strategy please do so.

In the recent weeks I've been hearing from a PA about medical programs which focus on PAs that want to become MD.

Anyone have any experience with this or heard anythign about it? I keep finding information about places and a "possiblity" of stating this type of program. There is word from a PA at the hosp I work currently about OHIO having something like this.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Abe

And happy July to all R1's. hard work paid off.

Why do you want to??

 

[SOUNDMAN]

There are no bridge programs in the US, trust me I looked. You have to put in the time just like everyone else to make sure everyone starts from the same level, at first I didn't think it was right, but there is a difference in knowledge base between a PA and a physician DO/MD.