Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers

Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers offers you essential information about a variety of careers available assisting medical personnel and includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

Foreword

xi

Acknowledgments

xiii

A New Health Care Field Begins

1

(16)

Factors that account for the profession's current stature

Why the physician shortage today? Origins of the PA concept

Years of growth and expansion

The APAP is established

A look at the profession today

Where PAs work

A typical workweek and compensation

Getting into PA School

17

(14)

Do you have what it takes to succeed? Choosing a PA program

Requirements of the PA program

The admissions procedure

A look at the PA program

Certification

Legal status of the PA

Real-life examples

Paying for your Education

31

(12)

Financial aid

Government assistance

Other sources of assistance

Publications

Sources for minorities

Other sources

One Field, Four Different Profiles

43

(12)

Older student entering a PA program

Dermatology specialist

Surgeon assistant in private practice

PA employed in a state prison

The PA today

Nurse practitioner

Advanced Practice Nurses

55

(10)

Nurse practitioners focus on primary care

Advanced practice specialists

How NPs and PAs differ and how they are alike

Groups that comprise advanced practice nursing

A closer look at some advanced practice nurses

Talks with Some PA Students

65

(12)

Students at a hospital-based program

Students in a medical center-based program

Conversations with Professionals

77

(22)

PA with a family practice

PA in endocrinology

PA certified in surgery and vascular surgery PA practicing in obstetrics/gynecology Another PA in family practice

Director of a PA program at an osteopathic medical school

Director of a hospital-based PA program affiliated with a community college

A Look at the Future

99

(6)

Some important considerations in deciding on a PA career

Where to practice

Will health care be compromised?

Appendix A: Community Scholarship Programs

105

(2)

Appendix B: Physician Assistant and Related Organizations

107

(2)

Appendix C: Physician Assistant Training Programs

109

(24)

Appendix D: AAPA Constituent Societies

133

(14)

Bibliography

147

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