Career Planning : How to Become a Physician's Assistant

[kristyrouthierr]

how much do they make a year?

[heidibrescia]

@kristyrouthierr anywhere from 75,000 to upwards of 200,000 depending on your specialty and years expeirence

[charliesEyeball7duh]

im confuse im interested on PA but also a Rad Tech, can becoming a rad tech help me get to PA? help anyone!

[heidibrescia]

@charliesEyeball7duh I am a PA student and was previously a rad tech. message me if you have any questions!

[strawberriesncandii]

I can't stand when people butcher the name. Good Morning America messed up royally with this too. How hard is it to say it without the 's?

[TheJulee68]

misinformation

[timizzy9895]

The first thing to know is that it is a "Physician Assistant" NOT "Physician's Assistant". We fought a long time for this title... Please get it right.... Thanks for the help for those trying to decide on what to do with their Arts/Science degree... It doesn't ALWAYS have to be a science degree... Talk to your school... Some of my classmates were Lit majors with medical experience outside their degree... If you have interest, check it out!!!

[shutupxandxdance]

Excepted or accepted... Accepted.

[TheVillainOfTheYear]

This entire video is either imprecise, inaccurate, or just plain incorrect. At the very best, it's misleading. There's no such thing as a "bachelor's degree in Pre-med." You don't need to be a fellow of the AAPA to become a PA. You don't have to work for a single doctor, you can be employed by hospitals as well. People that are serious about becoming a Physician Assistant should do their own research instead of listening to someone that doesn't know what she's monotonously rambling about.

[xMoveLikeUGonnaDiex]

lol a degree in premed? What the heck is she talking about. Someone doesn't know what they are talking abouttttt......

[deezfatnutz]

whats a "Physician's Assistant"? lol

[ELchambelan]

You do not need a bachelors degree. I dont think you know what youre talking about. WRONG INFORMATION

[d3ql]

there are bachelor PA programs now. deee dee deee

[jmm121884]

wow. no one should bother watching this

[TheDannylau]

there us no such thing as a "physician's assistant". it is "physician assistant". thank you.

[stagelightingkid]

Actually there is such thing as a pre med major. Two years at a community college. not to be rude or a know it all just saying.:)

[MGKYA]

I agree with paepin89. There is no such thing as a Pre-Med major. There are majors such as biomedical sciences, however these are not required to attend medical school. A student can major in any subject they wish and attend medical school as long as they take pre-med courses. This often consists of a year of the following: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry. Some institutions require Math, English, and Humanities courses as well. I would believe it is the same for PA schooling.

[paepin89]

Before you make a video to tell someone HOW to do something, you should really look into it more.

It is NOT preferable to have a degree in biology. In fact only 40% of the students accepted get a B.S. The other 60% major non-science studies. This is true to pre-meds as well. The medical schools want to create a diverse student body.

Also there is no such major as PRE-MED. Pre-Med Schools accept any majors.

Bottom line: You can major in whever you want.

[jmm121884]

agreed. All you need is the prereqs,

We have several people in my class who had non-science bachelors degrees.. we had a couple business, journalisms, history majors for example

[bxfinestladiie]

@paepin89 really times are changing so do you mean i can major in human services and get in to a pa program? and just curious whats ur occupation?

[nltate]

It is, "Physician Assistant." There is no apostrophe S.