80k as a PA ...yikes not worth it. PAs do so much for the health community esp in urban health. I’m glad she’s getting more now. My sis is PA and she wouldn’t take lower than 94k as a new grad, then she got an offer for 115k in an er!
@@sixteen.candles.4644 Exactly, I don't understand the greedy attitude. These people obviously never had to work little jobs where you barely make ends meet. Maybe then they would appreciate 80k 💖
Infectious disease can be extremely challenging for a physician and it is easily one of the hardest fields to compete for a residency spot. I am surprised your role as a PA was so different in comparison.
It just shows how different providers can be, because all of this sounds awesome lol. I’m curious to see where you end up in the future, it shows it does matter what specialty you are and who you work for to what makes you happy.
As a college student, just entering into my last year of undergraduate studies. I will say, this was very inspirational to me. Kuddos to you for discussing salary. Not that it's all about money, that is something to keep in the back of my mind when i feel like giving up lol. Not too many degree/careers paths offer salaries of 80k-100k entry level!!!
This was very helpful for me. I'm an elementary teacher now and I'm just not enjoying it. I wanted to get my masters (we're required to get our masters in the state I work at) and instead of just getting it in education and making 50k instead of 40k I was wanting to get in this profession. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Thank you for this video. As a new grad PA, I have some anxieties about getting the perfect position right out of school, but this video really showed that it's ok if the first job is not ideal.
Hi, thank you for making this video. I am thinking about going to PA school in the future. I do not intend to offend or hurt anyone by making this comment. I just want to have your opinion and maybe that of other PAs as well. I am a bit insecure and that is silly, I should admit... I have been reading online about PA career being a “joke”. And a bunch of doctors say that PAs are incompetent and they don’t even deserve to work in the medical field, especially the salary that PAs earn is a waste. Shared opinions I have read online also mention that PAs are not useful and it is just a career that should have not existed. The same opinions are shared by patients. I also know that nurse practitioners are belittled for the same reason. They are not MDs and they don’t have the right to treat patients as doctors do. Furthermore, I have been reading online that PAs are just average education and they don’t know much about medicine because they only spend 2 years in school while doctors spend more than 8 years. It is true that doctors have a very intense and difficult education and training. I should acknowledge that. But I was thinking that if nurses and PA did not exist, it would be so difficult for doctors. I wonder why nurses are not being respected and acknowledged for all the skills that they know and that doctors only practiced in their learning. My friend in medical school told me that nurses know so so so so much about certain crucial skills needed to treat patients that are taken for granted. I feel crushed by this information and to be honest it hurts me. I am not even a PA! I am also the type who wants to be respected and I value knowledge a lot. I love learning and I really want to be very knowledgeable, it is just because learning is my passion. I believe that my insecurities come from the fact that there are so many things to learn that I don’t know and won’t be able to learn at the same extent as doctors do at least. Doctors know a lot but at the same time, the things they know come from scientists who have done research for years. And also, at the same time scientists are taken for granted by certain patients and belittled by certain doctors. I just love the human body, biology, and health/medical sciences. I want to be a PA so that I can also put all of this knowledge that I will gather as a scientist in application by practicing medicine. But I should also admit that it will hurt me when I will be hearing comments like this made constantly by some patients, doctors, nurses, etc... I know and understand that it is not humble and t is crazy impossible to know everything. From what I have seen in life so far, every field and skills are so important for humans life. People who clean all day long are doing a great task for us, but some of us find a way to disrespect them because they don’t have an education. I also saw that there are careers that don’t even require much education with great pay, and extremely important. It just amazes me. I am learning to be more humble every day because I feel like listening to all of these rude comments made on people who only have a high school degree (and do perfectly great jobs) can really hurt my pride. I thibk all of this comes from being prideful and this desire to be better than other people. I know that humility and respect for human beings are key! It is important to consider ourselves at the same level as fellow human beings because they have skills that we will never have... I am working on being more humble and preparing myself psychologically and emotionally to face these critics if I go to PA school. I would like to know if you could please make a video about this and how you feel as well as how other PAs feel. Furthermore, I would like to know how you face these issues and how you boost your self-esteem when you get these comments. I know that you might have faced these adversities and that you also might have to be working on being humble every day. I thank you for reading this very long comment. I will appreciate it a lot if you can make a video about these issues. I also want to congratulate you for your accomplishments. Have great success on your field!
Great points in this! I face these adversities very rarely in any of the jobs I’ve had as a PA. Most doctors are respecting of us and find us very important in their practice. On the other hand a lot of doctors are old school and aren’t comfortable with us. To each their own. Everyone has a right to their opinion and all you can do is respect that. Good luck to you in your journey!!
The role of a "Hospitalist" is relatively new and constantly evolving. It started out as a physician-dominant field, but has grown much into a more PA and NP oriented area of practice with physicians still covering most of the positions. A Hospitalist is Physician/PA/NP who has been hired by a hospital or sub-contractor health group to staff their hospital(s). The idea of a Hospitalist was brought up and implemented in order to provide a kind of "continuity of care" that is ideal and very similar to a Primary Care Physician outside of the hospital. They are meant to be the patients' primary source of information, while ordering consults from specialists and tests as they see fit for the patient, but still maintaining primary responsibility over that patient. The fact that Kendra was hired on as an Infectious Disease PA makes me wonder if the "Hospitalist" term was being used moreso as an adjetive, since Infectious Disease is a whole other medical sub-specialty, entirely. Most Hospitalists are General Practitioners (Family medicine) or Internal Medicine physicians, whereas infectious disease is a specialists who is called on to consult on specific cases throughout a larger area, often times traveling between hospitals and different levels of medical systems (eg, Assisted-Living, Nursing Home, etc.). Furthermore, whether you work at one hospital or multiple hospitals has to do with many factors, ranging from the size of the hospital(s), who you're employed by (hospital vs. contract group vs. self-employed, etc.), where you're located, how many other hospitalists are employed, etc. Many of our hospitalists work in the same hospital day-in and day-out. I will say, the role of a hospitalist is changing dramatically and for the worst (for physicians, at least). It's still one of my favorite jobs, though, for whatever that is worth.
I want to know more about the contracts. Many people work at-will and get screwed. Does your contract have a time span, does the employer create one, can you modify it before signing, do you take it to an employment lawyer?
faith lovee don’t do pharm. I wanted to do it and when I shadowed a couple of ppl everyone told me they hate their job & hours. The pay is good but you could major in other things & get the same pay but a better job.
As a new grad FNP in the DMV area started out making 90K in family medicine with profit sharing awarded at the end of the year. After this, worked Locum's and earned 177K per year (no benefits). Then after this, took full time hospitalist job and salary is ~135K per year with guaranteed annual raises, 5 weeks PTO, 3 days CME time off, and 2000$ toward CME, etc. Cool to see your videos and interesting to see what earnings are like in FL as a PA.
I'm new to your channel, so i'm not sure if you did this already, but can you make a video on tips on how to study and do well on the GRE? (Including a timeline of your studying?) Thanks! Keep inspiring others! I'm happy to see you prosper!
Hi!!! I’m not really the one to ask about the GRE. I just re-taught myself how to do math by hand lol. But there’s a lot of books for study material out there!
Why does a PA become around 110k/a and an electrical engineer also about 110k/a while in germany you do become as an electrical engineer about 54k/a ?? Wtf? Why is the salary in america so *high*?
Let me ask you. What was school like as a PA? Was it really, really hard & intense? Also, how many years did it take till u graduated & how long is the internship?
So what were the hospital privileges you were waiting for? What did that consist of? And basically being an assistant PA you really didn’t have to much hands on or bedside or contact with the patient unless looking at infections? Also you mentioned dictate, what were you dictating?
if someone graduates PA school, are you saying they can apply to any specialty they choose? How does this work if so? They get training before starting? I mean they would have to know what to prescribe, dosages, ordering certain tests, etc..Every specialty is different. I'm just curious as to how one would apply for a job to a specialty after graduating since PA school in non-specific medicine. Thanks.
It’s on the job training. You learn how to prescribe in school and you develop your own way of practice through your own studying and from learning from your supervising physician 😁
Pondering a career switch from Doctor of Chiropractic to PA. Dont have a Bachelor's (not required in all states for Chiropractic), but have a shitload of natural science prerequisites because they're needed to get into chiro school along with 90 units of undergraduate school work. Wondering if I would need the bachelors in order to be able to go to PA school. Any thought?
So 40 is a lot, so what were you doing with each patient and how many hours did you work to see that many? Did you ever go over time or had on calls or it was pretty much a standard time go in the morning get off around afternoon or mid day?
Kendra Lynne so was the GRE difficult? And if you are going the nursing route to become an PA because you have to major in science or some time of clinical type of experience with patients. Do you have to take nclex or become a RN before becoming a PA just trying to understand the order of everything or the best route to take. Thank you
are PAs paid a certain amount per paycheck no matter ehat hours or are you guys paid by the hour? o was always curious about this. like for nurses, we are paid by the hour
Will going to community college hinder the chance of getting into PA school? I read somewhere that medical schools/PA schools and all that sort will not accept cc (community college) credits.
No, It will not hinder your chances of getting into PA school. I did many of my prereqs at a community college to save money, and I am so glad that I did. Maybe places like Stanford or Emory or Duke may look down on it..not sure. But it really doesn't matter. You don't need to go to Stanford or Uc Davis or Duke to be a great PA. There are so many great schools out there and you don't need to go to a school that is that uptight that they care where you took prereqs....That is ridiculous.... Obviously, I am an example that you can succeed in PA school even if you didnt take your prereqs at an Ivy League college. Its so political these days...so sad.
@@adriano1309 Any major is fine. From what I have seen in my own experience and from what other PAs have said, any major is fine. Everyone has to take the same pre reqs anyways so that levels everyone out. Mine was in public health. But I know many people who had degrees like psychology, kinesiology, history etc. They all still had to take the same pre req classes to get into PA school anyways so it doesnt really matter. Obviously if you pick a more science based degree, you may be more prepared for the types of classes that are in PA school and it may make it easier once you are in the program, but not having a chemistry degree or biology degree is not going to make you a bad PA. The reason people pick a science based degree is because it helps you knock out the pre reqs at the same time you are getting your degree. If you take a non science based degree such as history, you will have to finish not only the classes from your degree path, but you will also have to take the additional pre reqs (that are not part of the undergrad degree) and it takes longer to finish everything...Thats what I have experienced....Hope this helps.
Hi Kendra, great video! I’m a PA student at Nova in south Florida finishing up my last week of didactic year. I have many questions to ask you! Let me know if you would like to meet up sometime soon.
pre pa here, how did you get shadowing hrs? It sooo hard to get someone to allow to shadow them. recently started a scribe job hopefully that will lend me some exposure to PAs in the hospital.
@@beeutskindeep You get them through connections. I knew none in the beginning. Start conversations, be friendly, and share with everyone that you're going for PA school. Chances are that you'll run into one or two people who knows of a PA. I met one who knew a nephrology PA. That one PA led me to two others.
So right now, I’m in the military and currently in an undergrad pre-PA program. Is there anyway to still get hours for PA school besides being a medical assistant or EMT? I have another 3 years before my re-enlistment is up, and another 8 before I retire, so I’m trying to figure out what to do now. I really want to become a PA, I just done see how I can get the hours for it.
Aside from MA or EMT, you could be a scribe. Or even volunteer! Some schools don’t require it to be a “job” per say. You just need to look at their requirements ☺️
I don't have any experience in the healthcare field, would that be an issue when applying for programs if so, what can I do that's reasonable to gain experience?
Kendra Lynne hey im looking to do physician assistant as well what would you say would i have to major in for bachelors degree does it have to be specific
Teresa Rice I would like to know as well. In my opinion I feel like tests like that CAN be easier the way they are set up. But I’ve never taken it so I’m not sure, everyone is different to.
I’m majoring in PA, and next year is my first year to start. But when a person deciding a major is tough decision. Could you give an advice for that? What is the challenges? And How many years it takes to finished?
Get a copy of First-Aid USMLE Step 1. It’s a USMLE board review book for medical students taking their Step 1 boards which contains all of the high-yield information you’ll need to know for things like this.
Hahahaha. MRSA doesn’t equal endocarditis. MRSA is a strain of staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to methicillin/naficillin/oxacillin. Infections are determine by most common organism and thus coverage that is needed - for example, intrabdominal infections require gram negative and anaerobic coverage. Urinary tract infections require gram negative coverage (to cover for E. coli, the most common urinary pathogen), unless of course it’s ESBL then they require meropenem. Endocarditis is a disease process and not all endocarditis is due to MRSA (you can have fungal and streptococcal endocarditis). This girl seems very nice but this is why you go to medical school. Things cannot be so over simplified and cook book. This person doesn’t even know that endocarditis is an infection of the heart valve, not to be confused with myocarditis which a totally different disease process that is usually viral and affects the actual heart muscle. What is she going to do when she get a consult for antibiotic recommendations for an immunocompromised patient with neutropenic fever who is allergic to penicillins and other beta-Lactam antibiotics?!? Change her mind, and go be a Derm PA 2 months later? This is why doctors go to school for so long and do 3-7 years of residency PLUS fellowship.
Her trivializing and dummying down infectious disease to just ordering some antibiotics, X-rays, and some blood cultures, in addition to getting off at every day at 1 PM is a joke. Yes you have to look at wounds and examine them if you’re going to practice medicine.
bbehgam I’ve seen many IVDU patients with endocarditis, is that usually viral or fungal? It makes sense that you would need anaerobic coverage for an intraabdominal infection, considering the bacteria grows in absence of oxygen. What you are saying makes sense to me, yet I’m not a doctor, although I’ve spent ten years seeing the insides of thousands of patients as a CT technologist. Now I’m making the transition to PA school. I very much acknowledge that I will not be a doctor and I don’t want to be. However, I know that PAs are an important part of the team. I feel that my past experience is only going to make me a better one. Thanks for your informative post.
Hi Kendra ! My name is Fallon and I’m a recent graduate who’s applying for the next cycle :) I’m currently doing my direct patient care hours as a scribe/ MA. I’m finding it difficult to find shadowing in the area (I’m in Broward !) and I wanted to know if you have any resources to find PA shadowing. I have 140 hours with a PCP however I need a letter or rec from a PA to apply to my top schools so I’m in dire need of shadowing !! If you can, please let me know :)!
Hey love! I would love to have you for shadowing but we don’t take shadowers at the moment. I would go on IG and try to find some PAs in the area. I know @thewhitecoatbeauty in Miami takes shadowers ☺️
Most, if not all, PA jobs in my area require at least 1 year of experience as PA in order to be considered for the job. If I'm a new graduate, and all of the jobs require me to have experience, where do i get that experience from? Does the clinical year go towards my experience, or would I need to find a job that will allow new graduates? Thanks!
Yes, your clinical year experience should count, but there are job listings that also will say if they accept new grads or not. If you know which field you want to work in, I would do all my electives in that field to increase your chances of getting hired :) &/OR you can use a head hunter and they will look for jobs that are new grad friendly
I am thinking about pursuing a career as a PA and I've gotten a lot of comments from my peers that Doctors can look down on PA's. I would like to know your opinion about it
lolgirl182 All people are different. You will sometimes work under a doctor who likes you or not. Either you fall under their wing or don’t. If you just play your role you would be just fine. (Some friends are PA’s in Michigan and all get along with their supervisors.
PAs usually take the more routine, non-complex patients so that the doctors can focus on the more difficult ones. PAs help to make their jobs easier because they help to take the pressure off them. The physician-PA team is an important one, and if you work under a doctor who doesn’t respect you, it won’t take you very long to find one that will. The best doctors are the ones who work with a team mindset and don’t look down on others. As long as you know your limitations and work within them, there shouldn’t be a problem.
My school was around 80k. I ended up with 110k in debt bc I took out extra money. Check out my “day in the life of a PA, student edition” to hear all about PA school ☺️
Hey! I wanted to know what do I have to do in order to become a PA-C after high school? Do I have to do a bsn program and then pa school? What about if I start out at a community college? thanks for your time!!
You can major in anything and go to any school as an undergrad as long as you take the prerequisites for PA school. There are programs that combine undergraduate with PA school that can be completed in 5-6 years that you can apply to right after high school.
Katelyn Gordon thanks! dual programs aren’t offered in il & I want to stay in state ): nursing & medical assistant programs are offered at my local cc though. I think I’ll check out one of those.
It’s a bachelors degree in anything (usually 4 years) then applying to PA school (which is very competitive, took me 5 years) and then 2-3 years of PA school. Then you take the board exam and then you can practice. So about 6-7 years after finishing high school if you’re lucky and get straight into college. I graduated high school 10 years ago and I graduate in August which will be a little over 11 years since I graduated high school.
i really like these videos! they really do help. You should keep doing them. I have some questions as a pre-pa student. What are clinicals like? Is surgery a harder clinical/harder to study for than work for inpatient offices?
The whole nursing home comment I found to be unnecessary. They are a necessary facility and many are great. They are so incredibly under staffed so I don’t think judgement is needed. Would you be willing to take care of your parents full time? I highly doubt it. The majority would not be up for that job. The care they receive may not always be amazing but it is sufficient most of the time considering how many people work there. Maybe you should try to make a change in how they are run or make a stand for how you see things and how you think they should be different. The comments were just a bit rude and immature
I appreciate this comment! You're very right and I apologize. The politics in nursing homes definitely need to be improved and so does the treatment of the staff. Maybe then they would care more. And of course I wouldn't be able to take care of my parents full time, but I certainly would invest to have some one take care of them in their homes. I'm not super passionate about being the one to make the move for change in this area, but would definitely be an advocate for it. Thank you again for your input
Kendra Lynne I appreciate the reply. Nursing homes are necessary, even if you were to pay for in home care. Elderly people cannot stay in their homes for the entirety of their lives, with or without 24/7 care. Facilities like nursing homes are necessary and I think need to be improved and put more time and effort into the programs and policies surrounding them
Can you talk about your schooling? I’m looking into career and PA is something I’m interested in but i have NO idea what kind of schooling/classes I need. What the best colleges/unis are etc. Also are there online classes to take?
FloraNova You can find what information you need using the internet, which is what you’re doing now. The requirements generally follow the premed track, but anyone will tell you to major what your interested in and then complete those requirements. If you’re looking at a specific school check to see what their prerequisites are because they can vary. Hope this helps!
I did research and answered some of my own questions but then it raised new ones lol. You can generally major in whatever right? I'm doing my classes online. Originally I was going to major in Fisheries and Wildlife. They do not have a biology major BUT they do have biology as a minor. So would that be acceptable?
@@FloraNovax3 for medical and PA school you can literally major in whatever you want, doesn't have to be related to science at all. You just have to take the prerequisites the PA school requires to get in (all the biology, chemistry and math courses, they list the classes you need on their website...the science classes usually aren't online because there is lab). and try to do very well in them. If anything, I feel like having a non-science major can really make you an interesting applicant but that's up for debate. I hear they love getting to know applicants are diverse and more than just all about medicine, so I think it helps. Also, PA schools tend to require direct patient care experience. Where I live, hours working as a scribe counted for the schools I looked into so I did that. Im actually pursuing med school now instead of PA, but I figured I'd share what I know :)
You got loads of time to figure out! I am a senior in undergrad and still trying to decide my career choice. Just do your research and you will be fine :)
ItsFernanda Ivette For me and my family, I really want to know before I start senior year so I have an idea of what track and what volunteer options I want to take like whether I’ll become an RN and pursue NP or PA or just major in health science and volunteer as an EMT so I can get into PA school. I research a lot and plan a lot.
Sage J it’s 4 years of undergrad (or whatever it takes to get your bachelors) and then 2-3 years for your masters degree (PA school). I graduate PA school in August finally.
I'm curious about your independent work (at the time of your video). Is that related to your PA credentials? Very curious about side hustles for PA's. Thank you! 😁
A lot of people look down on community colleges but the BEST way in my opinion is to go to a community and get your ASN (because after getting it you can work as a nurse) then get your BSN online because it is half the cost rather than transferring to a University. Then with those 2 years of nursing experience it would make it look better while getting into your 2-3 year PA program and there ya go. The reason I suggest getting the ASN rather than just the BSN is because 1.) you get experience ,and 2.) you get paid a lot more than just doing a regular job with no degree. That’s my look on it but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Hope I helped!
Kendra Lynne really aw thanks ! ❤️ I don’t know if I can be in the medical field anymore because the more I grow older I know I won’t be able to because of how shy I am 😩I can’t even raise my hand in class or else I will turn red and begin to sweat 😭any tips ?
Totally understand what you guys are saying. Florida is on the lower end for pay for PAs. So you def have to take into consideration where you work and the amount of years you've been working. I went up significantly from that in only 1.5 years and even more now
Taosif Irfan yea it’s pretty much impossible to record in the main units of a hospital with so many people walking around. We have to uphold HIPAA, so you more than likely will never see anyone record inside the hospital. With the exception of the OR when no one is around or if the patient consents
80k as a PA ...yikes not worth it. PAs do so much for the health community esp in urban health. I’m glad she’s getting more now. My sis is PA and she wouldn’t take lower than 94k as a new grad, then she got an offer for 115k in an er!
a w right, as I mentioned to someone else. Florida is on the lower end of pay. And I make way more now 😁👌🏼
Does your sister work in fl? I know fl has the lowest pay rate.
You make more in the ER, urgent care and dermatology. That's good she's making that kinda money I'm hoping the same when I get out.
lets not act like 80k is 40k or even 20k
@@sixteen.candles.4644 Exactly, I don't understand the greedy attitude. These people obviously never had to work little jobs where you barely make ends meet. Maybe then they would appreciate 80k 💖
9:50 Talk about salary: 95 K (salary+bonus)
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damn thats low AF
I love that you’re being more frequent with your videos! They are so helpful!
Thank you!! I plan to keep em coming!
Infectious disease can be extremely challenging for a physician and it is easily one of the hardest fields to compete for a residency spot. I am surprised your role as a PA was so different in comparison.
It just shows how different providers can be, because all of this sounds awesome lol. I’m curious to see where you end up in the future, it shows it does matter what specialty you are and who you work for to what makes you happy.
Thanks!! 😁
Man, I just choose the career path to become a PA and everything in this video helped me understand what I'm gonna be facing soon, thanks buddy.
Thanks for watching!!!
As a college student, just entering into my last year of undergraduate studies. I will say, this was very inspirational to me. Kuddos to you for discussing salary. Not that it's all about money, that is something to keep in the back of my mind when i feel like giving up lol. Not too many degree/careers paths offer salaries of 80k-100k entry level!!!
Thank you!! and good luck to you in your journey!
Can you do more videos about PA school like studying or how grad school was because I’m going to apply soon and Im nervous
sameeee
Same
YESSSS! should be my next video :)
I’m currently taking my prereqs for PA school with my art degree, and I’m so excited for this new pathway!
What you major in college?
Good luck :) I graduate PA school in August.
Please vlog about your new job! Congrats! 🎉🍾🎊
dtae7855 That’s what I was just about to post 😂😂. Yes, please do Kendra!
Thank you so much!! Will do!
You're a beauty with brain! Congratulations on your new job! Keep the video coming. I just subscribed.
Thank you so much!! 💓
This was very helpful for me. I'm an elementary teacher now and I'm just not enjoying it. I wanted to get my masters (we're required to get our masters in the state I work at) and instead of just getting it in education and making 50k instead of 40k I was wanting to get in this profession. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Thank you so much for watching 🙏🏼🤗
Thank you for this video. As a new grad PA, I have some anxieties about getting the perfect position right out of school, but this video really showed that it's ok if the first job is not ideal.
I’m on my pulmonary/infectious disease rotation right now! Nice video! 👏👏
How’s it going is if difficult
Teresa Rice yeah it’s rough
Nice! Enjoy!!
Hi, thank you for making this video. I am thinking about going to PA school in the future. I do not intend to offend or hurt anyone by making this comment. I just want to have your opinion and maybe that of other PAs as well.
I am a bit insecure and that is silly, I should admit... I have been reading online about PA career being a “joke”. And a bunch of doctors say that PAs are incompetent and they don’t even deserve to work in the medical field, especially the salary that PAs earn is a waste. Shared opinions I have read online also mention that PAs are not useful and it is just a career that should have not existed. The same opinions are shared by patients.
I also know that nurse practitioners are belittled for the same reason. They are not MDs and they don’t have the right to treat patients as doctors do. Furthermore, I have been reading online that PAs are just average education and they don’t know much about medicine because they only spend 2 years in school while doctors spend more than 8 years. It is true that doctors have a very intense and difficult education and training. I should acknowledge that. But I was thinking that if nurses and PA did not exist, it would be so difficult for doctors. I wonder why nurses are not being respected and acknowledged for all the skills that they know and that doctors only practiced in their learning. My friend in medical school told me that nurses know so so so so much about certain crucial skills needed to treat patients that are taken for granted.
I feel crushed by this information and to be honest it hurts me. I am not even a PA! I am also the type who wants to be respected and I value knowledge a lot. I love learning and I really want to be very knowledgeable, it is just because learning is my passion. I believe that my insecurities come from the fact that there are so many things to learn that I don’t know and won’t be able to learn at the same extent as doctors do at least. Doctors know a lot but at the same time, the things they know come from scientists who have done research for years. And also, at the same time scientists are taken for granted by certain patients and belittled by certain doctors. I just love the human body, biology, and health/medical sciences. I want to be a PA so that I can also put all of this knowledge that I will gather as a scientist in application by practicing medicine. But I should also admit that it will hurt me when I will be hearing comments like this made constantly by some patients, doctors, nurses, etc... I know and understand that it is not humble and t is crazy impossible to know everything. From what I have seen in life so far, every field and skills are so important for humans life. People who clean all day long are doing a great task for us, but some of us find a way to disrespect them because they don’t have an education. I also saw that there are careers that don’t even require much education with great pay, and extremely important. It just amazes me. I am learning to be more humble every day because I feel like listening to all of these rude comments made on people who only have a high school degree (and do perfectly great jobs) can really hurt my pride. I thibk all of this comes from being prideful and this desire to be better than other people. I know that humility and respect for human beings are key! It is important to consider ourselves at the same level as fellow human beings because they have skills that we will never have...
I am working on being more humble and preparing myself psychologically and emotionally to face these critics if I go to PA school. I would like to know if you could please make a video about this and how you feel as well as how other PAs feel. Furthermore, I would like to know how you face these issues and how you boost your self-esteem when you get these comments. I know that you might have faced these adversities and that you also might have to be working on being humble every day.
I thank you for reading this very long comment. I will appreciate it a lot if you can make a video about these issues. I also want to congratulate you for your accomplishments.
Have great success on your field!
Great points in this! I face these adversities very rarely in any of the jobs I’ve had as a PA. Most doctors are respecting of us and find us very important in their practice. On the other hand a lot of doctors are old school and aren’t comfortable with us. To each their own. Everyone has a right to their opinion and all you can do is respect that. Good luck to you in your journey!!
Let me save you all some time. Skip to 10:25 for salary information.
Roy Johnson hahaha 👌🏼
@@itsKendraLynne it was great info though
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Congratulations on your job and thanks for sharing the experience!
is the role of a hospitalist to do rounds at many hospitals? Thanks!
Most of these jobs usually require multiple hospitals, yes :)
The role of a "Hospitalist" is relatively new and constantly evolving. It started out as a physician-dominant field, but has grown much into a more PA and NP oriented area of practice with physicians still covering most of the positions. A Hospitalist is Physician/PA/NP who has been hired by a hospital or sub-contractor health group to staff their hospital(s). The idea of a Hospitalist was brought up and implemented in order to provide a kind of "continuity of care" that is ideal and very similar to a Primary Care Physician outside of the hospital. They are meant to be the patients' primary source of information, while ordering consults from specialists and tests as they see fit for the patient, but still maintaining primary responsibility over that patient. The fact that Kendra was hired on as an Infectious Disease PA makes me wonder if the "Hospitalist" term was being used moreso as an adjetive, since Infectious Disease is a whole other medical sub-specialty, entirely. Most Hospitalists are General Practitioners (Family medicine) or Internal Medicine physicians, whereas infectious disease is a specialists who is called on to consult on specific cases throughout a larger area, often times traveling between hospitals and different levels of medical systems (eg, Assisted-Living, Nursing Home, etc.). Furthermore, whether you work at one hospital or multiple hospitals has to do with many factors, ranging from the size of the hospital(s), who you're employed by (hospital vs. contract group vs. self-employed, etc.), where you're located, how many other hospitalists are employed, etc. Many of our hospitalists work in the same hospital day-in and day-out. I will say, the role of a hospitalist is changing dramatically and for the worst (for physicians, at least). It's still one of my favorite jobs, though, for whatever that is worth.
I want to know more about the contracts. Many people work at-will and get screwed. Does your contract have a time span, does the employer create one, can you modify it before signing, do you take it to an employment lawyer?
Check out my Applying to PA jobs video :D
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How is the Job Market for PA? I was gonna major in Pharmacy but job market is very low & struggling
faith lovee don’t do pharm. I wanted to do it and when I shadowed a couple of ppl everyone told me they hate their job & hours. The pay is good but you could major in other things & get the same pay but a better job.
v I heard pay is good however u can’t even enjoy the money Bc the hours sucks
faith lovee yes. especially in retail pharmacy, it’s awful!
v now that I switched to PA my college list is so much bigger!!! There’s barely university’s that offer full pharmacy program
@@faithlovee7734 yass queen very happy for u but I really want to go for pharmacy since my grades are kinda well not to good for medicine...
As a new grad FNP in the DMV area started out making 90K in family medicine with profit sharing awarded at the end of the year. After this, worked Locum's and earned 177K per year (no benefits). Then after this, took full time hospitalist job and salary is ~135K per year with guaranteed annual raises, 5 weeks PTO, 3 days CME time off, and 2000$ toward CME, etc. Cool to see your videos and interesting to see what earnings are like in FL as a PA.
That’s great!! 👏🏼👏🏼 thank you so much for watching!!
Yes do a video on the new job, can’t wait to hear more
I'm new to your channel, so i'm not sure if you did this already, but can you make a video on tips on how to study and do well on the GRE? (Including a timeline of your studying?) Thanks! Keep inspiring others! I'm happy to see you prosper!
Hi!!! I’m not really the one to ask about the GRE. I just re-taught myself how to do math by hand lol. But there’s a lot of books for study material out there!
Why does a PA become around 110k/a and an electrical engineer also about 110k/a while in germany you do become as an electrical engineer about 54k/a ?? Wtf?
Why is the salary in america so *high*?
54 k in euros?
@@elidouglass4833 yes
Not sure? Politics I guess
Because less taxes
I know RN's that make 80-100k doing bedside nursing. Most of them have 5-7 years of experience.Thats a crazy low figure
Yup! But that’s 5-7 years of experience and probably working night shifts and overtime. I also make significantly more than this now after 3 years.
Let me ask you. What was school like as a PA? Was it really, really hard & intense? Also, how many years did it take till u graduated & how long is the internship?
So what were the hospital privileges you were waiting for? What did that consist of? And basically being an assistant PA you really didn’t have to much hands on or bedside or contact with the patient unless looking at infections? Also you mentioned dictate, what were you dictating?
Privileges to see patients in the hospitals. No to the second question. And I dictated my notes :)
if someone graduates PA school, are you saying they can apply to any specialty they choose? How does this work if so? They get training before starting? I mean they would have to know what to prescribe, dosages, ordering certain tests, etc..Every specialty is different. I'm just curious as to how one would apply for a job to a specialty after graduating since PA school in non-specific medicine. Thanks.
It’s on the job training. You learn how to prescribe in school and you develop your own way of practice through your own studying and from learning from your supervising physician 😁
@@itsKendraLynne how long was your program for PA i mean
Thank you for this, many people explain it so vague but you went into detail and I love a good story time (:
Hey, I'm about to apply to a PA school full time, do you think is possible to do it while doing a part-time job? how the schedule?
When I first read your title I thought you said “my first job as an infectious disease” LMAO alhskahdkhdlshd
Lmaoooo! I might as well have been after working in that job hahah.
Pondering a career switch from Doctor of Chiropractic to PA. Dont have a Bachelor's (not required in all states for Chiropractic), but have a shitload of natural science prerequisites because they're needed to get into chiro school along with 90 units of undergraduate school work. Wondering if I would need the bachelors in order to be able to go to PA school. Any thought?
A bachelors is required to apply to PA school 🙃 check out my applying to PA school vid for more info!
@@itsKendraLynne thank you
So 40 is a lot, so what were you doing with each patient and how many hours did you work to see that many? Did you ever go over time or had on calls or it was pretty much a standard time go in the morning get off around afternoon or mid day?
I worked usually 8AM-5PM until I started splitting the work then it was like 8AM-1PM ish. I was very fast so it didn't take me too long
Kendra Lynne so was the GRE difficult? And if you are going the nursing route to become an PA because you have to major in science or some time of clinical type of experience with patients. Do you have to take nclex or become a RN before becoming a PA just trying to understand the order of everything or the best route to take. Thank you
You are so inspirational. I’ll
Be binge watching all your videos!
Aww thank you so much! And thank you for watching :)
Thank you for being so thorough and honest 💓
are PAs paid a certain amount per paycheck no matter ehat hours or are you guys paid by the hour? o was always curious about this. like for nurses, we are paid by the hour
It depends on your employer's preference. I have been paid both by the hour and also salary :)
@@itsKendraLynne which do you prefer
Will going to community college hinder the chance of getting into PA school? I read somewhere that medical schools/PA schools and all that sort will not accept cc (community college) credits.
No, it shouldn’t ☺️
No, It will not hinder your chances of getting into PA school. I did many of my prereqs at a community college to save money, and I am so glad that I did. Maybe places like Stanford or Emory or Duke may look down on it..not sure. But it really doesn't matter. You don't need to go to Stanford or Uc Davis or Duke to be a great PA. There are so many great schools out there and you don't need to go to a school that is that uptight that they care where you took prereqs....That is ridiculous.... Obviously, I am an example that you can succeed in PA school even if you didnt take your prereqs at an Ivy League college. Its so political these days...so sad.
@@taylortodd6873 what major should someone pursue if they are trying to be a PA?
@@adriano1309 Any major is fine. From what I have seen in my own experience and from what other PAs have said, any major is fine. Everyone has to take the same pre reqs anyways so that levels everyone out. Mine was in public health. But I know many people who had degrees like psychology, kinesiology, history etc. They all still had to take the same pre req classes to get into PA school anyways so it doesnt really matter. Obviously if you pick a more science based degree, you may be more prepared for the types of classes that are in PA school and it may make it easier once you are in the program, but not having a chemistry degree or biology degree is not going to make you a bad PA. The reason people pick a science based degree is because it helps you knock out the pre reqs at the same time you are getting your degree. If you take a non science based degree such as history, you will have to finish not only the classes from your degree path, but you will also have to take the additional pre reqs (that are not part of the undergrad degree) and it takes longer to finish everything...Thats what I have experienced....Hope this helps.
Hi Kendra, great video! I’m a PA student at Nova in south Florida finishing up my last week of didactic year. I have many questions to ask you! Let me know if you would like to meet up sometime soon.
pre pa here, how did you get shadowing hrs? It sooo hard to get someone to allow to shadow them. recently started a scribe job hopefully that will lend me some exposure to PAs in the hospital.
Was the schooling difficult
beeutskindeep I think it’s about knowing people, and getting yourself out there. My dad is a surgeon so I’m able to shadow him luckily.
@@beeutskindeep You get them through connections. I knew none in the beginning. Start conversations, be friendly, and share with everyone that you're going for PA school. Chances are that you'll run into one or two people who knows of a PA. I met one who knew a nephrology PA. That one PA led me to two others.
@@Miaonroblox Yes, but well worth it!
Yay! Keep the videos coming! ❤️Will keep this video in mind when I graduate
Thanks babe!! love yaaa
So right now, I’m in the military and currently in an undergrad pre-PA program. Is there anyway to still get hours for PA school besides being a medical assistant or EMT? I have another 3 years before my re-enlistment is up, and another 8 before I retire, so I’m trying to figure out what to do now. I really want to become a PA, I just done see how I can get the hours for it.
Aside from MA or EMT, you could be a scribe. Or even volunteer! Some schools don’t require it to be a “job” per say. You just need to look at their requirements ☺️
This news makes me so happy! Thank you so much!
Crazynique1 hey ! I’m leaving for USMC boot in 2 months I want to be a PA. Can I message you to ask some questions ? Thank you
C Corp sure absolutely!
Hello. So I did some research and read that you can go to two years of school to become a PA . Is this correct?
PA schools are generally 2-2.5 years so yes and no because you need a bachelors degree to apply
Kendra Lynne do you need work experience to apply? How long from start to finish did school+pa school take?
Thanks for the transparency. #futurePA
Absolutely!! :)
Love the videos! Keep posting!
Thank you!! I definitely plan to :)
Why did you decide PA school over Med school?
she has a vid about it
I don't have any experience in the healthcare field, would that be an issue when applying for programs if so, what can I do that's reasonable to gain experience?
Yes, patient contact hours are required to apply to PA school. Check out my “applying to PA school” for all the info you need ☺️
@@itsKendraLynne Thanks for the reply! I'm heading over to watch the video now.
Is it possible to work as an EMT in college - maybe during Summers - so one could apply straight to PA school after completing undergraduate years?
I don’t see why not! I highly encourage doing EMT ☺️
Kendra Lynne hey im looking to do physician assistant as well what would you say would i have to major in for bachelors degree does it have to be specific
Check out my “Applying to PA school” video ☺️
How the opportunities for PA ..IS IT GOOD career ...can we get job easily ? How much we earn starting pay
Did you have to take the Nclex? Was the Nclex difficult or mainly just common sense? Some say it’s hard some day it’s mostly critical thinking.
Teresa Rice I would like to know as well. In my opinion I feel like tests like that CAN be easier the way they are set up. But I’ve never taken it so I’m not sure, everyone is different to.
You do not have to take the NCLEX for PA school. You take the GRE
The NCLEX is for nurses, not PAs.
I really want to do some Humanitarian work as a PA. How can I get into this? UN? Maybe?
There are tons of medical mission trips out there that you can look into 😊
how old were you when you graduated PA school? i’m really interested in this career field.
Off topic, but I love your dress where did you purchase it ?
Thank you!! It's actually a jumpsuit from The Loft. I just got it on sale recently!
I have done my bachelor's in physician assistant in India so to work in uk what should I do
I’m majoring in PA, and next year is my first year to start. But when a person deciding a major is tough decision. Could you give an advice for that? What is the challenges? And How many years it takes to finished?
I have a video all about applying for PA school, check it out! It should be helpful. PA school is generally 24-28 months 😁
How much did you get to travel then and now?? Thanks! I haven’t done much traveling, and really want to see the world.
I’ve done a lot!! Most jobs are a standard 2-3 weeks for vacay 🤗
Thank you for sharing. What state did you have your first PA job in? Thank you.
All my jobs are in Florida :)
@@itsKendraLynne Thank you.
So cool. I work in a pathology laboratory, but I'm going in for my Master's degree & I'm really considering a P.A
Keep those PA PEARLs coming with regarding your job. It helps (ex. MRSA ---> endocarditis)
Haha I'll definitely try!
Get a copy of First-Aid USMLE Step 1. It’s a USMLE board review book for medical students taking their Step 1 boards which contains all of the high-yield information you’ll need to know for things like this.
Hahahaha. MRSA doesn’t equal endocarditis. MRSA is a strain of staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to methicillin/naficillin/oxacillin. Infections are determine by most common organism and thus coverage that is needed - for example, intrabdominal infections require gram negative and anaerobic coverage. Urinary tract infections require gram negative coverage (to cover for E. coli, the most common urinary pathogen), unless of course it’s ESBL then they require meropenem. Endocarditis is a disease process and not all endocarditis is due to MRSA (you can have fungal and streptococcal endocarditis). This girl seems very nice but this is why you go to medical school. Things cannot be so over simplified and cook book. This person doesn’t even know that endocarditis is an infection of the heart valve, not to be confused with myocarditis which a totally different disease process that is usually viral and affects the actual heart muscle. What is she going to do when she get a consult for antibiotic recommendations for an immunocompromised patient with neutropenic fever who is allergic to penicillins and other beta-Lactam antibiotics?!? Change her mind, and go be a Derm PA 2 months later? This is why doctors go to school for so long and do 3-7 years of residency PLUS fellowship.
Her trivializing and dummying down infectious disease to just ordering some antibiotics, X-rays, and some blood cultures, in addition to getting off at every day at 1 PM is a joke.
Yes you have to look at wounds and examine them if you’re going to practice medicine.
bbehgam I’ve seen many IVDU patients with endocarditis, is that usually viral or fungal? It makes sense that you would need anaerobic coverage for an intraabdominal infection, considering the bacteria grows in absence of oxygen. What you are saying makes sense to me, yet I’m not a doctor, although I’ve spent ten years seeing the insides of thousands of patients as a CT technologist. Now I’m making the transition to PA school. I very much acknowledge that I will not be a doctor and I don’t want to be. However, I know that PAs are an important part of the team. I feel that my past experience is only going to make me a better one. Thanks for your informative post.
Hi Kendra !
My name is Fallon and I’m a recent graduate who’s applying for the next cycle :) I’m currently doing my direct patient care hours as a scribe/ MA. I’m finding it difficult to find shadowing in the area (I’m in Broward !) and I wanted to know if you have any resources to find PA shadowing. I have 140 hours with a PCP however I need a letter or rec from a PA to apply to my top schools so I’m in dire need of shadowing !! If you can, please let me know :)!
Hey love! I would love to have you for shadowing but we don’t take shadowers at the moment. I would go on IG and try to find some PAs in the area. I know @thewhitecoatbeauty in Miami takes shadowers ☺️
Most, if not all, PA jobs in my area require at least 1 year of experience as PA in order to be considered for the job. If I'm a new graduate, and all of the jobs require me to have experience, where do i get that experience from? Does the clinical year go towards my experience, or would I need to find a job that will allow new graduates? Thanks!
Yes, your clinical year experience should count, but there are job listings that also will say if they accept new grads or not. If you know which field you want to work in, I would do all my electives in that field to increase your chances of getting hired :) &/OR you can use a head hunter and they will look for jobs that are new grad friendly
I am thinking about pursuing a career as a PA and I've gotten a lot of comments from my peers that Doctors can look down on PA's. I would like to know your opinion about it
lolgirl182 All people are different. You will sometimes work under a doctor who likes you or not. Either you fall under their wing or don’t. If you just play your role you would be just fine. (Some friends are PA’s in Michigan and all get along with their supervisors.
Sounds like you've done your research!! 👏🏼👏🏼
PAs usually take the more routine, non-complex patients so that the doctors can focus on the more difficult ones. PAs help to make their jobs easier because they help to take the pressure off them. The physician-PA team is an important one, and if you work under a doctor who doesn’t respect you, it won’t take you very long to find one that will. The best doctors are the ones who work with a team mindset and don’t look down on others. As long as you know your limitations and work within them, there shouldn’t be a problem.
What's the cost of PA school, how much debt can be expected post-graduation and what is the schedule like?
My school was around 80k. I ended up with 110k in debt bc I took out extra money. Check out my “day in the life of a PA, student edition” to hear all about PA school ☺️
@@itsKendraLynne Thank you! I'm new to your channel and will certainly check out the student edition! Thanks again
No problem!!
Hey! I wanted to know what do I have to do in order to become a PA-C after high school? Do I have to do a bsn program and then pa school? What about if I start out at a community college? thanks for your time!!
You can major in anything and go to any school as an undergrad as long as you take the prerequisites for PA school. There are programs that combine undergraduate with PA school that can be completed in 5-6 years that you can apply to right after high school.
Katelyn Gordon thanks! dual programs aren’t offered in il & I want to stay in state ): nursing & medical assistant programs are offered at my local cc though. I think I’ll check out one of those.
Hey!! Check out my applying to PA school video 😁
It’s a bachelors degree in anything (usually 4 years) then applying to PA school (which is very competitive, took me 5 years) and then 2-3 years of PA school. Then you take the board exam and then you can practice. So about 6-7 years after finishing high school if you’re lucky and get straight into college. I graduated high school 10 years ago and I graduate in August which will be a little over 11 years since I graduated high school.
i really like these videos! they really do help. You should keep doing them. I have some questions as a pre-pa student. What are clinicals like? Is surgery a harder clinical/harder to study for than work for inpatient offices?
Hey love! I'll be doing a video soon on PA school.. should actually be my next one :)
The whole nursing home comment I found to be unnecessary. They are a necessary facility and many are great. They are so incredibly under staffed so I don’t think judgement is needed. Would you be willing to take care of your parents full time? I highly doubt it. The majority would not be up for that job. The care they receive may not always be amazing but it is sufficient most of the time considering how many people work there. Maybe you should try to make a change in how they are run or make a stand for how you see things and how you think they should be different. The comments were just a bit rude and immature
I appreciate this comment! You're very right and I apologize. The politics in nursing homes definitely need to be improved and so does the treatment of the staff. Maybe then they would care more. And of course I wouldn't be able to take care of my parents full time, but I certainly would invest to have some one take care of them in their homes. I'm not super passionate about being the one to make the move for change in this area, but would definitely be an advocate for it. Thank you again for your input
Kendra Lynne I appreciate the reply. Nursing homes are necessary, even if you were to pay for in home care. Elderly people cannot stay in their homes for the entirety of their lives, with or without 24/7 care. Facilities like nursing homes are necessary and I think need to be improved and put more time and effort into the programs and policies surrounding them
pugs910 I definitely agree with that!
Can you talk about your schooling?
I’m looking into career and PA is something I’m interested in but i have NO idea what kind of schooling/classes I need. What the best colleges/unis are etc.
Also are there online classes to take?
FloraNova You can find what information you need using the internet, which is what you’re doing now. The requirements generally follow the premed track, but anyone will tell you to major what your interested in and then complete those requirements. If you’re looking at a specific school check to see what their prerequisites are because they can vary. Hope this helps!
I did research and answered some of my own questions but then it raised new ones lol.
You can generally major in whatever right?
I'm doing my classes online. Originally I was going to major in Fisheries and Wildlife.
They do not have a biology major BUT they do have biology as a minor.
So would that be acceptable?
@@FloraNovax3 for medical and PA school you can literally major in whatever you want, doesn't have to be related to science at all. You just have to take the prerequisites the PA school requires to get in (all the biology, chemistry and math courses, they list the classes you need on their website...the science classes usually aren't online because there is lab). and try to do very well in them. If anything, I feel like having a non-science major can really make you an interesting applicant but that's up for debate. I hear they love getting to know applicants are diverse and more than just all about medicine, so I think it helps. Also, PA schools tend to require direct patient care experience. Where I live, hours working as a scribe counted for the schools I looked into so I did that. Im actually pursuing med school now instead of PA, but I figured I'd share what I know :)
Can you do PA without graduating from a PA school?, just having a bachelors degree? Thank you!
PA jobs are at the Masters level.. it's usually a second degree you need to take before you can be employed...
No, you need to go to PA school to be a PA and then sit for your certification exam
I can’t choose between becoming a nurse or a physician assistant!! I need serious advice, my senior year of high school will start in three months.
You got loads of time to figure out! I am a senior in undergrad and still trying to decide my career choice. Just do your research and you will be fine :)
ItsFernanda Ivette For me and my family, I really want to know before I start senior year so I have an idea of what track and what volunteer options I want to take like whether I’ll become an RN and pursue NP or PA or just major in health science and volunteer as an EMT so I can get into PA school. I research a lot and plan a lot.
@@LennyAnele you could do undergrad as a nursing major then a masters in PA school or NP.
@@mlmbeliever that’s what I decided to do, I committed to a school as a Nursing major.
How many years of college did you have to go to?
Sage J it’s 4 years of undergrad (or whatever it takes to get your bachelors) and then 2-3 years for your masters degree (PA school). I graduate PA school in August finally.
Yayyy congrats girl you're almost there :)
LOVE THIS. KEEP GOING :)
Thank you so much!! 💓
Am jabez from kenya by proffesion am a clinical officer same to physcian assistant.my quiz is can i work in usa if i gotgreen card?
I don’t believe so, but then again I’m not sure. I don’t have much info on that.
love your videos girl💜
Thank you so much!!
Just realized this video was 5 years ago lol cuz i was about to say 80k for a PA is too low but 5 years ago i can understand
Hey ... Thanku for the interesting vedio. I'm a graduated physician assistant from India .
I'm curious about your independent work (at the time of your video). Is that related to your PA credentials? Very curious about side hustles for PA's. Thank you! 😁
When I worked in Infectious Disease, I was also training in injectables but was not practicing in it just yet.
Thank you this was very helpful keep it up!
What do you recommend to major in ?
Check out my "Applying to PA School" video :)
Keep on deciding if I want to do nursing or PA school.
Sis what u decided to do PA or nursing...
Evn m deciding what to do surgical tech or PA
There’s a huge difference between surgical tech and PA. There is much lower opportunity for growth as a surgical tech
Try shadowing both and see which one you’re into ☺️
Thank you sis for replying....
And i all already joined my course as a PA its been two months....any way thankyou....
Hello what are the best recommendations to become a PA (a faster wAy anything) thanks!!
A lot of people look down on community colleges but the BEST way in my opinion is to go to a community and get your ASN (because after getting it you can work as a nurse) then get your BSN online because it is half the cost rather than transferring to a University. Then with those 2 years of nursing experience it would make it look better while getting into your 2-3 year PA program and there ya go. The reason I suggest getting the ASN rather than just the BSN is because 1.) you get experience ,and 2.) you get paid a lot more than just doing a regular job with no degree. That’s my look on it but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Hope I helped!
Fexlyn 🙏🏻 thank you
Hey that's a great idea! You just also need to make sure you fulfill all the pre-reqs. Not sure if you take organic chemistry for your ASN :)
Yes more vlogs!!!
I need job
what a great and informative video!
Thank you so much!!!
80000$ is per year/ per month..??
Per year
As a PA, are you required to do surgery?
You aren’t “required” to but you do have to do a rotation in it during clinical year
I hope you get a pay rise considering the study and esponsibilities you hold.
Lol I don't work in that field anymore and I've def gotten a nice increase in my salary since then 😁
What state do you live in
Florida
You remind me of Brenda Song
Aleysha Pizzeria you mean London Tipton?
Is getting into pa school hard
It’s definitely competitive!
what major is best to become a PA ?
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Can I become one if I’m shy?
It’s a little difficult if you are shy as we collaborate a lot with a lot of people. Just work on it, and I’m sure you’ll get through it!! 💓
Kendra Lynne really aw thanks ! ❤️ I don’t know if I can be in the medical field anymore because the more I grow older I know I won’t be able to because of how shy I am 😩I can’t even raise my hand in class or else I will turn red and begin to sweat 😭any tips ?
dinor Y perhaps you can do something else med related without having to deal with people. Like maybe medical laboratory tech
dinor Y
Just do it. Don’t think. Just go. That’s how I fight my timid side.
What was your major in college?
Exercise Science :)
Kendra Lynne I’m majoring in bio and have been thinking about switching HES. How much does your major weigh in being accepted to PA school?
Over 40 people a day? That doesn't even sound safe OR ethical...
Where in the hell do all you folks live, to be saying 90k is a bad salary. I know I’m bad at math, but there’s now way that can be bad
Totally understand what you guys are saying. Florida is on the lower end for pay for PAs. So you def have to take into consideration where you work and the amount of years you've been working. I went up significantly from that in only 1.5 years and even more now
do you know any PA to MD programs, also how much free time would you usually have to yourself?
A PA is not a stepping stone to MD/DO.
You are wasting your time if you go PA to MD. Go straight PA or straight MD/DO.
I agree with what these guys said, but there are bridge programs that do exist. They are for DO. You just need to google them
Thank you!
What did you major in?
Exercise Science with a minor in Child development
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Why was it misleading? Does it make it sound like I got an infectious disease? lol, just wanna know for future reference 😜
Kendra Lynne no it’s because I thought you were gonna actually show us you at work 😂
Taosif Irfan yea it’s pretty much impossible to record in the main units of a hospital with so many people walking around. We have to uphold HIPAA, so you more than likely will never see anyone record inside the hospital. With the exception of the OR when no one is around or if the patient consents
What school did you do to?
For PA school, Keiser University
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