PAstudentCanada Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I am a Bachelors trained PA currently in emerg in Canada. I want to get a masters and money is an issue. Anybody have a suggestion for an online masters for PAs that won't break the bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted April 28, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 28, 2013 touro is about 6900: http://www1.touro.edu/shs/pali/placement/ nebraska is about 11k: http://www.unmc.edu/alliedhealth/padao.htm I did the nebraska program with an em emphasis in 1998. it cost 1800 dollars then. now a bit more spendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstudentCanada Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Thanks! Yah, I had wanted to do the Nebraska but they doubled the price since last year. Touro looks interesting, I sent them an email. Don't know how Canadian-friendly they are. touro is about 6900: http://www1.touro.edu/shs/pali/placement/nebraska is about 11k: http://www.unmc.edu/alliedhealth/padao.htm I did the nebraska program with an em emphasis in 1998. it cost 1800 dollars then. now a bit more spendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paula Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I'm in the Touro Program now. I'll finish in August. When I started last year the tuition was $4500 so tuition has increased. It is self-paced and I like the flexibility it offers. You can PM me if you have questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why the masters interest ? If it would not limit my practice opportunities ... and I wanted to increase my credentials ... I would consider an MBA or MPH in health mgmt. Could be a very lucrative move 10-15 years down the road. But yes a lot more expensive in the short run. Pace has a program as well. They are based in NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why the masters interest ? If it would not limit my practice opportunities ... and I wanted to increase my credentials ... I would consider an MBA or MPH in health mgmt. Could be a very lucrative move 10-15 years down the road. But yes a lot more expensive in the short run. Pace has a program as well. They are based in NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why the masters interest ? If it would not limit my practice opportunities ... and I wanted to increase my credentials ... I would consider an MBA or MPH in health mgmt. Could be a very lucrative move 10-15 years down the road. But yes a lot more expensive in the short run. Pace has a program as well. They are based in NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why the masters interest ? If it would not limit my practice opportunities ... and I wanted to increase my credentials ... I would consider an MBA or MPH in health mgmt. Could be a very lucrative move 10-15 years down the road. But yes a lot more expensive in the short run. Pace has a program as well. They are based in NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasip Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Some positions are only posting for Masters level PA's, which in my opinion is nuts if you're truly interested in finding someone who has clinical acumen. You're excluding a large number of potentially more experienced clinical professionals since their program was BS only. I see this as being different from what the nurses have gone through with regard to certificate versus BSN training. In our situation I would argue that the training remains essentially unchanged; someone in turn finally woke up and realized that it should have been a Master's level degree to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasip Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Some positions are only posting for Masters level PA's, which in my opinion is nuts if you're truly interested in finding someone who has clinical acumen. You're excluding a large number of potentially more experienced clinical professionals since their program was BS only. I see this as being different from what the nurses have gone through with regard to certificate versus BSN training. In our situation I would argue that the training remains essentially unchanged; someone in turn finally woke up and realized that it should have been a Master's level degree to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasip Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Some positions are only posting for Masters level PA's, which in my opinion is nuts if you're truly interested in finding someone who has clinical acumen. You're excluding a large number of potentially more experienced clinical professionals since their program was BS only. I see this as being different from what the nurses have gone through with regard to certificate versus BSN training. In our situation I would argue that the training remains essentially unchanged; someone in turn finally woke up and realized that it should have been a Master's level degree to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasip Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Some positions are only posting for Masters level PA's, which in my opinion is nuts if you're truly interested in finding someone who has clinical acumen. You're excluding a large number of potentially more experienced clinical professionals since their program was BS only. I see this as being different from what the nurses have gone through with regard to certificate versus BSN training. In our situation I would argue that the training remains essentially unchanged; someone in turn finally woke up and realized that it should have been a Master's level degree to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friction Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why the masters interest ? If it would not limit my practice opportunities ... and I wanted to increase my credentials ... I would consider an MBA or MPH in health mgmt. Could be a very lucrative move 10-15 years down the road. But yes a lot more expensive in the short run. Pace has a program as well. They are based in NYC Pretty much I was going to say... If you're going to get a Maters level degree I would branch out to something that makes you more marketable. A Masters PA might get you into a job in the short term, but I think something like a MPH would provide you the same opportunity plus a better future should you decide not to practice clinical medicine down the road. It's what I plan on doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friction Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why the masters interest ? If it would not limit my practice opportunities ... and I wanted to increase my credentials ... I would consider an MBA or MPH in health mgmt. Could be a very lucrative move 10-15 years down the road. But yes a lot more expensive in the short run. Pace has a program as well. They are based in NYC Pretty much I was going to say... If you're going to get a Maters level degree I would branch out to something that makes you more marketable. A Masters PA might get you into a job in the short term, but I think something like a MPH would provide you the same opportunity plus a better future should you decide not to practice clinical medicine down the road. It's what I plan on doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friction Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why the masters interest ? If it would not limit my practice opportunities ... and I wanted to increase my credentials ... I would consider an MBA or MPH in health mgmt. Could be a very lucrative move 10-15 years down the road. But yes a lot more expensive in the short run. Pace has a program as well. They are based in NYC Pretty much I was going to say... If you're going to get a Maters level degree I would branch out to something that makes you more marketable. A Masters PA might get you into a job in the short term, but I think something like a MPH would provide you the same opportunity plus a better future should you decide not to practice clinical medicine down the road. It's what I plan on doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friction Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Why the masters interest ? If it would not limit my practice opportunities ... and I wanted to increase my credentials ... I would consider an MBA or MPH in health mgmt. Could be a very lucrative move 10-15 years down the road. But yes a lot more expensive in the short run. Pace has a program as well. They are based in NYC Pretty much I was going to say... If you're going to get a Maters level degree I would branch out to something that makes you more marketable. A Masters PA might get you into a job in the short term, but I think something like a MPH would provide you the same opportunity plus a better future should you decide not to practice clinical medicine down the road. It's what I plan on doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 controversial issue ... but yea I agree Masters should be the entry level degree and I think anyone entering an associated or bachelors program will wind up taking one of these online programs in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 controversial issue ... but yea I agree Masters should be the entry level degree and I think anyone entering an associated or bachelors program will wind up taking one of these online programs in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 controversial issue ... but yea I agree Masters should be the entry level degree and I think anyone entering an associated or bachelors program will wind up taking one of these online programs in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialMedicine Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 controversial issue ... but yea I agree Masters should be the entry level degree and I think anyone entering an associated or bachelors program will wind up taking one of these online programs in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstudentCanada Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Pretty much I was going to say... If you're going to get a Maters level degree I would branch out to something that makes you more marketable. A Masters PA might get you into a job in the short term, but I think something like a MPH would provide you the same opportunity plus a better future should you decide not to practice clinical medicine down the road. It's what I plan on doing. Is there an online inexpensive one of those that I can do while working full time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstudentCanada Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Pretty much I was going to say... If you're going to get a Maters level degree I would branch out to something that makes you more marketable. A Masters PA might get you into a job in the short term, but I think something like a MPH would provide you the same opportunity plus a better future should you decide not to practice clinical medicine down the road. It's what I plan on doing. Is there an online inexpensive one of those that I can do while working full time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstudentCanada Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Pretty much I was going to say... If you're going to get a Maters level degree I would branch out to something that makes you more marketable. A Masters PA might get you into a job in the short term, but I think something like a MPH would provide you the same opportunity plus a better future should you decide not to practice clinical medicine down the road. It's what I plan on doing. Is there an online inexpensive one of those that I can do while working full time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAstudentCanada Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Pretty much I was going to say... If you're going to get a Maters level degree I would branch out to something that makes you more marketable. A Masters PA might get you into a job in the short term, but I think something like a MPH would provide you the same opportunity plus a better future should you decide not to practice clinical medicine down the road. It's what I plan on doing. Is there an online inexpensive one of those that I can do while working full time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreatx Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Degree creep. Terrible idea. That's why, for many jobs(not PA), pay cannot get in line with the education expense. Degree creep will eventually turn higher ed into a poor choice, and that's a shame. Next up? Doctorate in PA studies. All of the expense of becoming an MD and 1/2 the pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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