greatness91 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I was hoping you guys could give me an opinion on what specialty new PA Grads should start with? What specialties are more open to hiring new PA grads and will give a new grad a bit of training/guidance. I know some specialties may be too much for a new grad to handle at first until the new grad gets more experience. Night or day shift for new grad? Thanks for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted November 28, 2013 Administrator Share Posted November 28, 2013 I highly recommend family medicine. It tends to be days, and you get exposed to a variety of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted November 28, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 28, 2013 primary care or urgent care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted November 29, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 29, 2013 general general medicine -er, urgent care, FP, office based, peds, General Surgery - if you are the surgical type I think specializing early in your career is a less the good thing.... learn the basics so you can always fall back on them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted November 29, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 29, 2013 agree with above. don't go right into a subspecialty field unless you intend to never leave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jengirl81 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Family medicine!! You will solidify what you learned in school and still get to do a lot of procedures, like biopsies, treat acute patients, etc. (so you could still do EM, urgent care, derm afterwards without a lot of training). Also- a big benefit that they don't really emphasize in school- get an NHSC repayment award to pay off those loans! Then find your dream job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jengirl81 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 A lot of people are against loan repayment for the NHSC bc they say if you specialize, you will make a lot more money anyway. Not really true when you are a new grad. Many family practice jobs will pay 90,000 in the right area. Add a 60,000 dollar check to that for two years of service- can't beat that. And no- they aren't only on Indian Reservations : )- but that's cool too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace6foot8 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Can anyone tell me how competitive the NHSC loan repayment programs are? I am debating between education loans or borrowing from my home's equity. The intrest rate on my morgage is much lower then an education loan, but if the NHSC loan is a realistic goal, I think it's a better option. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted January 12, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 12, 2014 Can anyone tell me how competitive the NHSC loan repayment programs are? I am debating between education loans or borrowing from my home's equity. The intrest rate on my morgage is much lower then an education loan, but if the NHSC loan is a realistic goal, I think it's a better option. Any advice? couldn't hurt to try but NHSC is competitive. "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPassing Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 EM, I know the scholarship is highly competitive, but just the loan repayment program is competitive? I was under the impression it was a matter of getting hired on to a qualifying site and "just going thru the process".....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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