Thank you so much for this! I’m about to start undergrad and am deciding between the two right now. With a pre-PA is it just as flexible with major as it is with pre-Md? Like can I still be a history major if I do alll my pre-reqs?
There’s nothing “Surprisingly Similar” about the PA vs MD in any setting. I’m sorry, it’s like comparing a supervisor to a Director of a department. With respect.
I disagree. They are extremely similar presuming the PA is actually a good PA. It's highly recommended for a PA to do a one year residency for emergency medicine, which I do believe is critical in this field. The ERs I've worked with as a paramedic often have PAs there that take on critical traumas awesomely. Obviously a Doctor should be available for complicated cases though and the PA should establish a lifelong mentorship relationship. But in terms of what they do on a day to day basis, there is a very small gap in difference.
@@joshuathompson1357 let me just get this straight, you’re telling me that PA’s and MD’s have almost identical day to day functions? I’m sorry does 4 years of medical school, 4+ years or residency and 2-3 years of fellowship compares to a 3 year PA degree? Do you realize that what you’re saying is just straight hot air? I can’t believe PA’s are walking around saying this type of stuff. I can’t even take this seriously lol
@sepiks4250 I happen to be going to PA school and work with both PAs and Doctors in the emergency room. Yes, in terms of what they physically do for patients, it is almost identical. The difference is that PAs use Doctors as a life long mentor and advisor. They have much more school experience and more knowledge so they have more insight. Cases that require such complicated knowledge are very few. Most cases are straight forward. Doctors help PAs learn to make sound decisions in complicated cases. So no, they are in no way equal. But through collaboration and team work, they both do the same tests, procedures, and interventions.
Supervisor versus department director? Not sure I fully understand that comparison. But what I as a PA do for patients in the ER and what a physician would do for a patient in the ER is practically identical in the majority of cases. But of course there are exceptions, as I explained in the video. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
You're welcome! I've heard a little about them, but I don't know that much... Sounds like it's kind of a new thing, maybe a good time to get into it. 🙂
In my experience, the schedules are about the same. We both have similar shifts, whether it's in the morning, afternoon, or night time. And we both have kind of erratic monthly schedules, where the number of shifts per week varies a lot. I'm sure there are some differences elsewhere, maybe if the doctor has to be on call in a rural area or something for example.
Hello! I have a non-traditional premed degree, graduated with a liberal arts degreeI just wanna ask if PA is a bachelors degree or a masters degree or they have both? I’ve been thinking of going to PA school in the near future, will I be able to get accepted into PA school?
PA school is usually a master's degree, though not always. You need to have a bachelor's degree already, including various prerequisite classes. Prereqs vary by school, so you can check their list online. If you have all the prerequisites you can apply, you may also need to have some type of healthcare experience, check the school websites for that also.
