saanvi Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I am a physician assistant who was educated outside the United States. How do I become a PA in the US? Do I have to attend a US PA program to work as a PA in the United States? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saanvi Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hi friends I am Srinivas I am a physician assistant who was educated outside the United States. I have 5 years of experience as a PA. How do I become a PA in the US? Do I have to attend a US PA program to work as a PA in the United States? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LT_Oneal_PAC Posted October 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 12, 2015 Yep. No way around it. Where did you get your degree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saanvi Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 thank you for replying me sir I got in India sir. Post graduate diploma in Physician assistant in 2010. I was worked as physician assistant for 2 years . now I have been working as a Surgeon assistant since 2012. now I want to do job outside India. if it's not valid in USA. please guide me sir . would you help me please sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted October 12, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 12, 2015 yes, must attend a US PA program and take and pass PANCE sorry no shortcuts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted October 12, 2015 Administrator Share Posted October 12, 2015 Note: Merged duplicate topics into one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febrifuge Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Sorry my friend but this information is not hard to find, and is fairly clear: https://www.aapa.org/become-a-pa/ To practice in the United States as a PA, you must have graduated from a US program that is properly accredited, you must pass the PANCE exam, and you must obtain a license in the state where you will practice. As Rev said in the other thread, if you attended a program in another country and if that program led you to believe that it would allow you to practice here, then it is possible they were being dishonest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I recommend that you have your transcripts/diploma evaluated by one of the many organizations, agencies, or institutions: http://ierf.org/ World Educational Services (WES) You can do a search and find others. The programs most likely will want you to do this as part of the application process. It will also correlate your PA training to current training here in the U.S.Then it is up to the program what they will or will not accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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