mcneesejd Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/power-your-future/10-today-hottest-jobs-184644468.html 6. Physician Assistant Hiring demand: 1.45 active job seekers for every open position Annual salary range: $73,040-$101,690 10-year growth projection: 39% Job description: The doctor's assistant is in. Known as a P.A., a physician assistant does many of the same things as an M.D.: conducts exams, makes diagnoses, performs procedures, and sometimes even prescribes medications. Formal training is mandatory, as is a passing grade on a national exam, but the process is less rigorous (and costly) than med school. In the hierarchy of today's health care, the P.A. resides between a nurse practitioner and a full-fledged doctor. Just don't confuse physician assistant with medical assistant. The latter is a low-paying, albeit fast-growing, occupation that involves basic clerical and clinical tasks, such as coding claim forms and recording vital signs. I appreciate the clarity between MA and PA but geez make sure they are not going the other way between PA and NP. No one ever seems to get the description right. I emailed the author to correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdEM Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Number 6? Not too shabby... I wonder why NP is #1 even with lower job growth and pay (according to them.) I guess practice laws are probably what gives them the advantage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted August 5, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 5, 2011 6. Physician Assistant Hiring demand: 1.45 active job seekers for every open position Annual salary range: $73,040-$101,690 10-year growth projection: 39% Job description: The doctor's assistant is in. Known as a P.A., a physician assistant does many of the same things as an M.D.: conducts exams, makes diagnoses, performs procedures, and sometimes even prescribes medications. Formal training is mandatory, as is a passing grade on a national exam, but the process is less rigorous (and costly) than med school. In the hierarchy of today's health care, the P.A. resides between a nurse practitioner and a full-fledged doctor. Just don't confuse physician assistant with medical assistant. The latter is a low-paying, albeit fast-growing, occupation that involves basic clerical and clinical tasks, such as coding claim forms and recording vital signs. gotta love that statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The doctor's ASSOCIATE is in...... Also I would change it to Formal training is mandatory, as is a passing grade on a national exam, but the process is less lengthy (and costly) than med school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 5, 2011 Moderator Share Posted August 5, 2011 "sometimes even prescribes medication...." not wild about that either.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annemarreb Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I was reading several comments regarding this post...as a Pre-PA student, I was hurt. And I don't even know why, I'm not even a PA yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medman2007 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I was reading several comments regarding this post...as a Pre-PA student, I was hurt. And I don't even know why, I'm not even a PA yet. Ha. can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. But if you're not, then don't let that kind of BS get you down, especially any yahoo BS. If you're lookin' for negative regarding PA, or any other field for that matter, it's easy to find with all the "know-it-alls" out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I hadn't read the comments section before. Some of it is amusing, espeically nurses/NPs complaining that they got "ranked" lower than PAs in the descriptions because of...their title! " Please get your information accurate before writing an article that makes PA's look more educated, ie., than nurse practitioners. I suppose because we have the name "nurse" preceding our name that tends to make us less than." "Exactly. That pesky "nurse" title in our name keeps us in our place at times. Be a nice little nurse! UGH" It's sad that there is so much back and forth about how PAs or NPs are better, when the reality is we are so similar in almost every way in terms of practice (not education). "Our hospital won't even hire PAs"...etc. It hink we get a little excited about the dogma that the professions feed us sometimes. PAs claim superiority of training.....NPs claim superiority of degree and independent practice....when it comes down to it none of these things really makes a difference in terms of how effective we are (although it does affect how/where we can practice/ legally)...... I respect our difference as clinicians but the propaganda has to GO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browndog Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Andersenpa is exactly right. Seems petty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelseff Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 It IS petty and needs to stop! I actually was talking to a NP friend over lunch the other day and we briefly talked about how nice it would be if Both NP's and PA's banded together to promote NON-PHYSICIAN clinicians...wouldn't that be nice and we would all fart rainbows and sing kumbaya all the live long day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 It IS petty and needs to stop! I actually was talking to a NP friend over lunch the other day and we briefly talked about how nice it would be if Both NP's and PA's banded together to promote NON-PHYSICIAN clinicians...wouldn't that be nice and we would all fart rainbows and sing kumbaya all the live long day..... This group had been trying that for a while now http://www.clinician1.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelseff Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 This group had been trying that for a while nowwww.clinician1.com Oh I know, I'm a member too....I dunno how much they have been able to do but provide articles and fora for NPs and PAs. I DO know they are BIG proponents of the title change :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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