Ptothea Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 "The Physician Assistant Program at the University of Washington School of Medicine, offers a Master or Bachelor of Clinical Health Services degree (MCHS or BCHS). All students who complete the program successfully also earn a Certificate of Completion, which qualifies them to take the national certification examination." Am I reading this right? You can take boards and become a PA with just a bachelors? Are PA's w/o Masters looked down upon? P.S. Sorry, this has probably already been discussed but I couldn't find anything about it when I searched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSG2PA Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 MEDEX is an outstanding program. You would be lucky to have the privilege of attending. You can take the PANCE after successfully completing an accredited PA program, regardless of the degree that they confer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptothea Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 13, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 13, 2013 top 3 program. lots of great grads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptothea Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Yes Medex is my #1 choice but I'm not sure I could get in. Makes me nervous just thinking about applying haha. Does anyone know of other programs that grant a bachelors instead of a masters? One less year of student loan debt sounds amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSG2PA Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 There are certificate, associates, bachelors and masters programs. On average they are 26-27 months some programs are shorter, but all must cover the same mandatory material. PA education is standardized. All of the info is online, and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friction Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Like Staff Sargent said, it doesn't matter where you study so long as you attend an accredited school and pass the boards. CA offers a couple of certificate programs (SJVC, Stanford, Riverside). Most of the "Bachelors" programs, aside from MEDEX, are on the East Coast and are 3+2 programs, meaning they offer a combined Bachelors and Masters. They are not a Bachelors degree in the true sense of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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