soccernut Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I'm in a little dilemma. I have been accepted to a few different schools and recently received an interview invite to another school that specializes in surgery. Surgery is something that has always intrigued me; however, because I am an out-of-state applicant it is roughly 60-70,000 dollars more than other schools (135,000+). According to their webpage, they say that most of their students find jobs in a surgical setting due to their emphasis in surgery rather than family practice like most schools. I know there are multiple residency programs for post-pa grad students as well as the PA profession is becoming much more specialized. When I shadowed multiple different PA's, they generally all said to find a school that is cheap and has a good PANCE rate. I just wanted to ask for everyone's input on whether they thought that paying the extra money to specialize in surgery is worth it in the end? I appreciate the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I would have to say no, it is not worth that much extra. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krystlee Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 It sounds like you feel confident that you could gain that extra surgery experience later if you attend a non-surgical PA program that is cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 It doesn't sound worth it, assuming your first choice has good surgical rotation sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Not only no but hell no. You have GOT to be kidding me with that price tag. This is bordering on a scam. Also I don't think you will have any trouble getting a job in surgery graduating from any school. Besides if you are really motivated, it would be much cheaper and MUCH more of an advantage (IMHO) to complete a PA surgical residency once out of school. Seriously 135K, that is freaking ridiculous. And what happens if you end up not wanting to do surgery after all? Again, you can get a surg job after graduating from any school. Please do not throw your money away, you will beat yourself up for it for years as you pay it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staplemyfoot Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Sounds like to much money for a PA to pay back, I recommend choosing another program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 You can get a great job in surgery without shelling out that much, and without going to a school that "specializes" in surgery. If you like it that much do your electives in it your second year and network. You'll be fine, and happy you didn't waste the money. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk - now Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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