Pathology PA- $119,000 Dermatology PA- $118,000 Emergency medicine PA- $116,000 Critical care PA- $114,000 Surgical sub specialty PA- $113,000 General surgery PA- $106,000 Adolescent medicine PA- $81,000
Not sure if you’re aware of Patrong’s channel he’s and urgent care PA that started out in the ER. He started at $100 an hour in his first position, so he made over 200k for his first job. And working at urgent care with a night differential and a bit of overtime still makes around that much yearly. So awesome to see medical professionals being paid so well. It’s definitely well deserved
Hello trevon, it's possible to make that kind of money for a PA? It's just a question because I'm making some PA salary research because I'm very interested in become a PA, I'm a foreign medical graduate who want to practice as a PA in the US, so I want to know if you could tell me how much can do a orthopedic PA, because that's my favorite speciality, by the way thanks for answer me this question, hope you have a very good day. Regards.
@@xXlOrDaLeXxX I feel like it depends state by state when it comes to the financial part of being a PA. I really patrongs channel because he breaks it down when it comes to finances and how much he makes yearly. It's really inspiring!
I’m so excited to start my journey as a PA student! I have always been interested in medicine but every other health career has turned me off whenever I learn more about it. PA, however, feels like huge relief. The more I learn about it, the more excited I get. I’ve never felt this way about any careers! Good luck to anyone who is on their journey to becoming a PA :)
Can you share insight into how you pay for life(rent,car,etc) when in pa school? Can you include cost of living in your school loans the same way you can for medical school?
Peace be to you Adanna The PA! Your videos just keep getting BETTER! 😃I like the "little cartoon" you- that's cool! If you don't mind me adding my "two cents", Hospitalist PA s are becoming a highly sought-after position. There is a shortage of doctors in this area and, Residents have been able to truncate the super long hour they have traditionally worked in some places. Hospitalist PA salaries tend to range from $110,000 to $130,000 (about $45 to $65/hour respectively). This does NOT include sign-on and quarterly bonuses. Of course, there are out-liers (as low as $92,000 but as high as $200,000). Any PA who wants to pursue this specialty HAS to be ready to GRIND!😥😬Ways to make yourself into an exceptional and highly sought-after Hospitalist PA, are as follows: 1)Become VERY good at running codes (ACLS knowledge WITH skills), 2) Get good at techniques (PICC, mid and femoral line placement, intubation, chest tube, etc.), 3) Have a VERY good understanding of Pathophysiology, Clinical Chemistry, and disease management 4) Be a team player! Respect the knowledge of your healthcare team mates (PT, OT, RT, SLP, RN, NPs ,etc.), 5) Learn to effectively engage and educate patients and their family members about their conditions, 6) Know when to consult your Supervising Physician and/or specialist docs, 7) take the CAQ Hospitalist specialty exam once you have enough years of experience and CMEs . There are additional ways. However, I think this is a good start. I REALLY enjoy being a Hospitalist! It's not for everyone though! Keep up the WONDERFUL work you are doing. May the good Lord continue to bless you and your beautiful family!😊
My buddy's uncle who is an orthopedic surgeon who owns his own practice just hired a PA @ 200k a year, so while looking at average salary is a good basis to knowing what the pay is like, I think you can do way better once you have the hours built up within the field of your choice or specialty.
I’m going into high school next year and making decisions for the career I want and couldn’t decide what I wanted to be!! This video 100% helped me decide and now I know what I want!!❤️
Emma Cate omg your barely going to highschool and already thinking about what to do? Your so smart lmao I’m a junior in highschool and barely looking into what to do smhhh
mf Cristian haha thanks lol! But yeah I have to decide which classes I will take next year that go along with the career I want. It’s really annoying because i don’t know if I will change my mind or something lol
yay im so happy you made a video like this!! my dream job is to become a pa and even though money shouldnt matter when choosing a career its cool to see what my options are.
This is why I chose family nurse practitioner since I’m a nurse I wanted to do more but also be very flexible just like the PA there is is so many areas you can go in oh and I believe those yearly salary are base pay without weekends or holiday pay so if you include holiday pay or any other bonuses for weekend or night work you will see even the lower salary get bumped up by 5-6 thousand if not more
I have a high school 3.7 gpa. I’m not a 4.0 student, science isn’t extremely easy to me. But I think I could figure it out? I got accepted into a really lovely school with a PA program that would guarantee a spot in their PA school if I don’t mess up during my bachelor’s degree. Do you think I could do it? I know that’s not a lot of information but I’m just a bit nervous that because I’m not a perfect student that I’ll struggle. I understand the medical field is really rough...
go for it! get your bachelors in something you’re really interested in though. that way you have a lower chance of getting burn out before you even get into PA school. as long as you do the pre-reqs they require.
Hi Adanna! I love your videos and would love to become a PA! I have one question. I see that you listed being a PA in Pathology as a specialty to choose. Do you think it would be attainable to get a job as a Pathology PA as I see there are Pathology assistant schools where they train specifically to work with pathologists?
This might be a dumb question, but if you’re a PA and you’re working in let’s say two specialties at once, are you basically making double the salary? Like if you’re working in dermatology and emergency medicine, would you be making like 234k a year? I’m a high school student and the PA profession really interests me!
I really want to major in neuroscience and become a PA with a specialty in neurology or neuroscience, but if I want to get in PA school, is it best to stick with Pre-PA or biology?
Hello, I have a quick question. I know you need a Bachelor's degree to enter a PA program. If I become and RN and get my BSN would that count as me having a Bachelor's?
I just have a question after all the schooling and money into becoming a physician assistant, do you make that type of salary and get work right away. I’d hate to do all that then it’s hard to get a job or only trying to pay me not as much because I’m a fresh graduate
The thing that frustrates me regarding NP school is that you have to specialize, you would think the lobbyist for NPs would want them to have more movement laterally, PAs can move laterally without having to go back for more schooling. Unfortunately, since I do not have any healthcare experience I'll be going the BSN to NP route. Not that I wouldn't enjoy being a nurse I think I will really enjoy the profession just wish I did not have to go back to get a bachelors and then grad school.
Each profession has its pros and cons and I fully understand what you're saying about the rattle but as he said you believe that you'll enjoy being a nurse and so that's really all that goes down to what career will you best see yourself a good fit in.
I'm currently studying nutrition and dietetics.The PA route sounds super intriguing, however, is there a specialty where I can utilize my nutrition background? I love everything health and wellness
I would say icu or general surgery would be beneficial because a lot of the Patients are seen in those specialties Can be on prolong vent requiring peg tubes or may have had TBI’s and nutrition plays a big role in their recovery.
Hi, Adanna. Thank you for putting this up.It was really helpful. However, I have a few questions to ask: I am a Physiology Undergraduate in the University of Calabar, Nigeria. Am I eligible to apply seeing I don't have any HCE or PCE in any way? And what school has an affordable tuition rate seeing I'm from Nigeria. Thanks.
Hello!!! I’m interested in being a PA and still working towards my associates. Do you think it’s a good idea to major in Spanish and philosophy and minor in accounting? I’m a little confused as to what the prerequisites are for PA school. Thank you.
leesly B It’s really up to you and what the PA program you’re interested in requires. The PA program I’m interested in requires a BS or BA in any field, so my non-science BS and minor aren’t really an issue, however if I could do it all over again, I would get a BS in some sort of science like biochem or physiology, and minor in psychology and Spanish. I think everything you’ve mentioned has the potential to help your career, but you should be strategic with these things, so give it some thought, and see what the requirements are for the PA program you want to get into are, then align that with your personal education goals.
Adanna please after your 4yr course as a PA..Meaning doing masters in PA gives you the chance to choose a speciality right???I want to be a neurosurgeon do I have to necessarily go to the medical school before I can be a neurosurgeon ,I have finished my 4yr course and am confused if I can still be a neurosurgeon.
Hi, do you need to study more to go into these specialties? I would like to go to the Emergency Medicine PA, but how does that work, do you just go straight there or need to do more?
how do you choose your specialty, do you have to study more or do you just go to a physician and ask them? how does that work?....I want to be an emergency medicine PA, but i don't how how it works :/
I’m kinda confused cause I a freshman in hs but what would an orthopedic physician assistant be if that’s even a thing. I honestly don’t know if u already talked about it in the video but I just like stuff to do with bones and ligaments and tendons. U prolly talked about it but i didn’t hear u say orthopedic and that’s all I’d know
Question, rn I’m applying to colleges and I’m interested in PA but usually colleges just says physician assistant . Would we have to choose after a certain amount of time? Or does that simply mean just a PA. ?
So you decide you want to be a PA during undergrad and you either choose a natural science like Bio and Chem to major in to get all of your pre-reqs for school easily, or you can just major in whatever you want in undergrad and just take your pre-reqs for PA school ala carte.
Hi I am new to your channel .I am studying physician assistant in India and I have some doubt about carrier of physician assistant . please clear my doubt ,Can I work in US after completing my degree in India ?If it possible ,what criteria i have to do ? Please any one clear my doubt ...Please
Aren’t Pathology PA’s not Physician Assistants? I think they’re “PA’s” as in Pathology Assistants which is similar in education as PAs, but specialized in education towards pathology. I might be wrong.
That’s awesome, I live in Ohio and the ME here has to be a forensic Pathologist, MD. I just looked it up and apparently there are only 4 states on the US that are like that though.
@@AdannaThePA would love an interview with someone who is a pathologist PA. I want to be a pathologists assistant and was told you had to go that route.
I had no idea that PAs could be in pathology because I thought it was its own specialized field (master degree level) like what Justin wrote. I was told PAs would have a very hard time finding a job in the pathology field by a PA. Could you do a video on this ?
I am a physician assistant student from India ......how can I get into higher studies in abroad????what is the entrance exam that I have to prepare to get into abroad institutions.....
If you want to do anesthesiology you should consider becoming a CRNA. If you want to do surgical stuff then there's a ton of surgical PAs! The path is the same for all of them: you have to go through PA school.
Thank you for your response! could a PA practice Anesthesia even though CRNAs dominate the area or would that make them a AA instead. I ask because I'm interested in becoming a PA but I would love to either surgery or anesthesia.
Hi if you can help me with a school project? It’s about me interviewing someone who I’m interested in the career which is a pa. Please that would be very helpful. I’ll be waiting for your response thank you🙏
