How Do You Become A Physician Assistant?
Got a college degree and at least two years of health care work experience? If so, then the physician assistant (PA) career might be for you. This is a fast track, 26 month medical course. Find out more about one of the hottest medical careers in the allied health industry–today! Step 1 Go to the American Academy of Physician Assistants website. Step 2 Choose the ¨About AAPA & PAs¨ option from the top menu. Scroll down the menu to the ¨What Is a PA?¨ title and select. Step 3 Read all the information on the page. It will explain in detail what a physician assistant does and how to become one. Step 4 Return to the top menu and once again select the ¨About AAPA & PAs¨ option. This time, scroll down to ¨PA Educational Programs¨ and open the link. Step 5 Select the state you want by clicking on the state abbreviation. Investigate each individual school program by either calling or emailing inquiries about program requirements and costs. Step 6 Determine the physician assistant school progr
