Seeking Wisdom

[Marsdgrove33133]

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Hello people. i have a question that only PAs can answer for me. 😀 I am trying to find a link or anything that can give me rankings to PA schools. How can i know which program is a good one to go and why? As you can see i have been looking and no progress. Can anyone point me to the right direction? Thanks again for the people who have answered my questions before. 👍


"Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,the man who gains understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold."
Book of Proverbs

Mars 😉

 

[hospPA]

Any acredited program is a good program. Just pick one that is acredited and offers a masters degree, and you'll be fine. Nobody in the employer world cares where you went to PA school.

Good luck,

Pat

 

[guetzow]

Since the previous post is generally true, it also behooves you to look for the more affordable (Cheaper) program. In addition, OLDER programs inherently tend to offer more in the way of networking (i.e.- Finding a job after graduation), so this is an obvious plus. In Summary: OLD and CHEAP are todays buzzwords.

 

[Febrifuge]

Awesome, because I am old, and cheap. 😀

While we're at it, I'd like to know what people think about some other questions I've had as I've been trying to evaluate potential programs:

1) Does it matter whether the school in question also has a 4-year med school?

2) Does it matter where the program sets you up for clinical rotations?

Here's why I care...

1: One program on my list seems great... but they've been a nursing school for years and years, and added the PA program within the last 10. The med school in the area is across town, at the state university. The concern is that faculty, facilities, and etc. don't have that long history of medical education. But if no one in the working world cares where you went, and they're good enough for accreditation, maybe there's nothing to worry about.

2. Another one of my programs also shares a city with a big med school, and the MS3's and MS4's rotate within the "good" hospital system; the Level I Trauma tertiary care center. The PA program sends its peeps to a different hospital system, where there are fewer residency training programs. I asked a PA friend about it, and he said that's actually good: in the quote-unquote "second-tier" system, as a PA student not fighting with residents and med students, you'd see and do a lot more.

If this was all in my hometown, I could ask around, but I'm looking at schools all over the country... thoughts? Opinions?

 

[guetzow]

An older program is also more likle to have PA-friendly staff, "Medically" trained staff, affilliations with PA-friendly hospitals/institutions, etc.

 

[Marsdgrove33133]

👍 Thanks for the Info. Old and Cheap, good stuff. Should i look at programs that have MDs in faculty or does it matter? Also what region would you guys consider to be a good location to study in: North East, West, South, or South East? Again thanks: D

Mars 👍

 

[guetzow]

Some states, like TX, have higher average PA salaries and no state income tax. But you also want to work in states with PA friendly legislation, prescriptive rights, etc. I would email emedd about that. He has a few lists, and has posted multiple threads on such topics.

 

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