NavyHCA Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hello experienced PAs! I am a healthcare administrator (HCA) in the Navy with a MHA degree. I served 8 years clinically as a hospital corpsman (medic) before going to graduate school for my MHA and often miss clinical work (and being able to have clinical knowledge credibility with my clinician colleagues). I am only 4 years from retirement eligibility with the Navy but am also only 34 years old. I already have over 10 years of professional healthcare administration experience but I have been very interested in pursuing another degree to advance my career (especially for after the military). I am curious what your opinions are on pursuing a MPAS degree and getting back into clinical practice as a PA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyJ Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 You have great experience. You should go for it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatMan Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I'm a former corpsman and I'm in school right now. I say go for it, it sounds like you'd make a great PA, and, if you wanted, it sounds like you wouldn't have any trouble getting into IPAP. I don't recall the exact length but I don't think it adds too much time to your commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyHCA Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 22 minutes ago, TheFatMan said: I'm a former corpsman and I'm in school right now. I say go for it, it sounds like you'd make a great PA, and, if you wanted, it sounds like you wouldn't have any trouble getting into IPAP. I don't recall the exact length but I don't think it adds too much time to your commitment. IPAP certainly would be cheaper but they don't accept already commissioned MSC officers... if I did it while I was still in, I would probably need to pursue my own MPAS program and then just change my specialty code after... not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatMan Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, NavyHCA said: IPAP certainly would be cheaper but they don't accept already commissioned MSC officers... if I did it while I was still in, I would probably need to pursue my own MPAS program and then just change my specialty code after... not sure. Oh shoot, didn't think about that. Definitely worth exploring though. I can say that from my interviews, programs love military/veterans and especially prior corpsmen. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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