 Two so far, but there are others that are like developing programs that have a doctorate degree for the PA profession Yeah, like I mean, I think that's a really really good thing Sit on welcome back to my channel So you guys um if you haven't already done so go ahead right now and subscribe to my channel Follow me on Instagram at adana the PA today I am going to be answering one of your questions But I decided to make into the video because I mean I really like the question as well One of you all asked where I saw the PA profession going In the future and like I said like I'm just like a Ricky in this You know, I have a little bit of experience through my clinical year thus far But I am still learning and I'm still Just kind of developing opinions on various different things, but I did want to address that so That's what I'm gonna be doing in this video I'm gonna be talking about where I see the profession going in the near future So if you haven't already heard like there are various Programs like I think there are like two really two so far But there are others that are like developing programs that have a doctorate degree for the PA profession Yeah, like I mean I think that's a really really good thing because there are so many other Professions that have doctorates like farm D's and Pts and ot's and like why not PA's right like why do we not have a terminal degree and that is what we are getting right now So we are getting a terminal degree. It's a doctorate one of the schools that I know of has a DMSC program So it's a doctorate of medical science, which is cool and that is one area where I see movement and where I see the PA Profession going I think that the profession in the near future will be Starting to become a doctorate degree I say this quite often just like the PA profession started off as a Certificate and then went to a bachelor's degree and then it went to a master's degree and now it's a doctorates Well, and now there are doctorates and I feel like it will be a doctorate in the future I think that is the degree that a lot of people are going to be getting and then you're gonna see a lot of The PA's that do have like masters kind of like go back to get their doctorates and and stuff like that That's kind of just how the trend has been So for me, I see the PA profession becoming a doctorate I was on a surgical rotation and I was talking with one of the surgeons just about like PA's and you know Like what was his thoughts on PA's and did he like us and he I mean like he wasn't being You know, he didn't have to be say this stuff But he did talk about the PA profession and then just how much of a need there is for it But one thing that really like made me kind of like feel proud of the profession that I'm about to get into is What he said next which was him talking about PA's in primary care So primary care in and of itself like there aren't like a lot of Physicians going into primary care and so like there is a need for primary care physicians and just primary care Practitioners and so that's where a lot of nurse practitioners and PA's come in the surgeon that I was talking to he stated that I mean PA's can absolutely be like the sole primary care giver because We're trained as generalists and so that's also something that I think my kind of you'll see a shift of in the future as like the baby boomers come in as the population continues to get a little bit older and more people need health care and That access to health care is a little bit stifled Because they're not as many physicians being pumped out At the rate that there are PA's and and P's Then you're gonna see that need for PA's to fill in that role And I'm I think a lot of PA's are gonna be seen in a primary care practitioner Field as well as in rural areas where there aren't really that many providers. So that In and of itself or in a nutshell is where I see the profession going. I see there being a doctorate I see like that being the terminal degree for the PA's in the future That's what schools are gonna probably start switching towards and then also I see more and more PA's going into primary care and Kind of being that sole provider for their patients And maybe this is all wishful thinking. I don't know but I think Like I think that it's like I have a good backing With what I've seen so far To kind of like stake my hold on so that's where I see the profession going If you have any other questions regarding anything that I've said in this video Or if you want to do some research for yourself on some of that always go to a PA organ You can get all of that information on just the profession and the different moves that the APA the Academy of Physician Assistance are making on behalf of the profession Thank you guys so much for watching if you haven't already And so go ahead and subscribe leave your comments in the comment section below if you have a question or you like this video Go ahead and like With that like button and follow me on Instagram at Adana the PA. Thank you guys so much for watching I will talk to you guys next time. Bye