Psych PAs/NPs

[beestrng]

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I am interested in psych opportunities for both of these professions. From what I read NPs are more suited to the psych field compared to PAs.

Do they have any major differences? Like prescribing etc?

 

[deleted6669]

Psych tends to be a NP dominated field like EM and surgery are for PAs. if you really want to do psych as a non-physician, NP is the easier route. there are psych PAs and psych PA postgrad residencies, but they are certainly in the minority in that field.

 

[beestrng]

I see that Iowa has post grad training for PAs and there might be another one I cant remember.

How competitive are those spots for training?

Psych tends to be a NP dominated field like EM and surgery are for PAs. if you really want to do psych as a non-physician, NP is the easier route. there are psych PAs and psych PA postgrad residencies, but they are certainly in the minority in that field.

 

[deleted6669]

I see that Iowa has post grad training for PAs and there might be another one I cant remember.

How competitive are those spots for training?

Sorry don't know. there is a psych pa society out there. you could post on the pa forum at www.physicianassistantforum.com for more info. we have a few psych pas over there.

 

[beestrng]

NVM np doesnt seem worth it.