JCS525 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Hi, I am curious to hear from those that have worked in hospital administration or functioned in a similar capacity and are now employed as a physician assistant (seemingly the reverse route?). I worked in veterinary medicine for 6 years and decided to leave for a pre-MD/PA route. That road got disrupted for personal reasons, and I went on for a Master's, got a CPA, and worked in health industries for the Big 4 in assurance (big pharma/life sciences). I then went to private industry and worked on healthcare related audits. I now have the opportunity to either apply for PA school in 2020 or take on a healthcare administration type role. I would love to hear some feedback of those that have participated in both. Experiences, repsonsibilities, hours, stress level, flexibility, earning potential, anything you would like to share...particularly those that have been in a managerial role for a healthcare institution and traded that for a clinical role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Does Infantry to PA school count? I was standing next to an 81mm mortar in Alaska and it was -21 degrees with the wind blowing and I thought...there has to be something better than this. The rest, as they say, is history. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiovolffemtp Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Worked in corporate IT for a total of 29 years. Sat through lots of meetings, including getting yelled at by people who thought was OK to just demand all they wanted and couldn't do much because my reviews and salary depending on being "nice". Now, at least some of the folks like that I can sedate - much less stressful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastPA Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 7/19/2019 at 3:33 PM, sas5814 said: Does Infantry to PA school count? I was standing next to an 81mm mortar in Alaska and it was -21 degrees with the wind blowing and I thought...there has to be something better than this. The rest, as they say, is history. Paladin cannon crew here. Got a degree, ran some clinical trials, went to school and now I graduate in May. I left research because I was tired of dealing with money, grants, and politics behind the shadows and I wanted to actually work with patients. I imagine admin would be much the same. I regret nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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