I was a RN, Now a Physician Assistant for 18 yrs. I can tell you the main difference in PA or NP- PA's take the Medical Boards written by doctors and recert like doctors every 6 years.. PA's can switch from different areas of medicines from Er to Primary care to OB to pediatrics to Surgery to Dermatology or any other specialty since we rotate through all/most areas.. Nurse Practitioners are under the board of Nurses and exam written by Nurses. They take the test 1 time and do not ever recert. However, They get certified in one field such as Primary care, Pediatrics Ob/gyn or Psychology. If they want to switch to another specialty from the one they are certified in they have to go back to get certified in the specialty. Also, a lot of the education is 90% online for Nurse Practitioner. PA's are on call and must be present for clinicals/ classroom and hospital with 1-2 months in each specialty, This is major difference. PA's are a Master degree. To get a doctorate, we can bridge to Medical school to become a MD. Both Np's and PA's are great providers and really needed. For the person who has a family, the NP is much more doable online than the PA education,. However, you must be a Rn first as you have stated.
Great video, loved your use of National and state data and comparative analysis based on job postings and currently licensed in both fields. Very useful.
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I was a RN, Now a Physician Assistant for 18 yrs. I can tell you the main difference in PA or NP- PA's take the Medical Boards written by doctors and recert like doctors every 6 years.. PA's can switch from different areas of medicines from Er to Primary care to OB to pediatrics to Surgery to Dermatology or any other specialty since we rotate through all/most areas.. Nurse Practitioners are under the board of Nurses and exam written by Nurses. They take the test 1 time and do not ever recert. However, They get certified in one field such as Primary care, Pediatrics Ob/gyn or Psychology. If they want to switch to another specialty from the one they are certified in they have to go back to get certified in the specialty. Also, a lot of the education is 90% online for Nurse Practitioner. PA's are on call and must be present for clinicals/ classroom and hospital with 1-2 months in each specialty, This is major difference. PA's are a Master degree. To get a doctorate, we can bridge to Medical school to become a MD. Both Np's and PA's are great providers and really needed. For the person who has a family, the NP is much more doable online than the PA education,. However, you must be a Rn first as you have stated.
Hi,
What's the bridge course for pa to become a md?
Good info! I like the use of Myers-Briggs in determining career path. Nice analysis
Great video, loved your use of National and state data and comparative analysis based on job postings and currently licensed in both fields. Very useful.
Can you do next a dermatologist or dermatology assistant please 🙏 🙂
Yes! Adding to list.
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