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Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:46 pm to HonoraryCoonass
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:46 pm to Dr. Shultz
quote:When I was at LSU, it was harder to get into LSU's PA school than med school
That seems a little high. That's basically the same or higher than most doctorate degrees
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:47 pm to Obsidian
U of South Alabama takes La residents and may give in-state tuition
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:48 pm to HonoraryCoonass
My wife is a pa. As far as how difficult it may be to get into a program, my wife graduated from lsu with a 3.8 in biological engineering and spent 6 years in that field before going to pa school. She got into 3 schools and was rejected from 5. Tough field to get into. I would say it would be tough based on your poor gpa
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:48 pm to HonoraryCoonass
Docs kill total > PAs
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:49 pm to Goldrush25
quote:
After I'm done seeing patients I'll review old radiology/laboratory reports to make sure I haven't missed something that was changed for the final read.
Just for my own curiosity, you bring alot of this home with you? How many hours per week?
ETA: My wife is always working on this at home, but that coudl be a function of her shorter hours rather than the actual workload.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:50 pm to GEAUXT
quote:
It's not a bad profession. I'd highly recommend looking into CRNA though. Slightly longer road however
But he would have to go to nursing school, get ICU experience, then CRNA. Anesthesia school is as hard, if not harder to get into than some medical schools. Not counting most often two different forms of practice.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:50 pm to HonoraryCoonass
Based on my WebMD research, the treatment for C. Diff is antibiotics.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:50 pm to lsupride87
15 years ago the only PA school in the state was in Shreveport and they were only accepting 30 new students a year out of 250-300 applications.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:52 pm to Obsidian
2.0 is incredibly low. You'd have a really hard time pulling that up enough to get into PA school
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:53 pm to HonoraryCoonass
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Posted by HonoraryCoonass A PA damn near killed me 15 years ago. I had what turned out to be c-dif, and that dumb bitch prescribed MORE antibiotics.
So she's dumb for doing what any doctor would have done in the same situation?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:54 pm to Obsidian
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2.0
I know, its god awful. Kinda went on a drug binge too sophomore year.
PA, and Nursing school not likely
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:57 pm to Hermit Crab
so 3.4-3.5
Sounds about right.
I agree nursing would be the easiest route to get in for this guy. Would take much longer if he wanted to be a CRNA.
He can get into Nursing school with a 2.8 and an upward trend during his pre-reqs. Would just take 2 years pre reqs, 2 years nursing school (making good grades), 2 years working in the field, 3 years CRNA.
What makes you positive you can change your ways and go from getting 2.0 in easy agribusiness classes to getting a 4.0 in harder biology type classes?
Sounds about right.
I agree nursing would be the easiest route to get in for this guy. Would take much longer if he wanted to be a CRNA.
He can get into Nursing school with a 2.8 and an upward trend during his pre-reqs. Would just take 2 years pre reqs, 2 years nursing school (making good grades), 2 years working in the field, 3 years CRNA.
What makes you positive you can change your ways and go from getting 2.0 in easy agribusiness classes to getting a 4.0 in harder biology type classes?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:59 pm to Dr. Shultz
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What makes you positive you can change your ways and go from getting 2.0 in easy agribusiness classes to getting a 4.0 in harder biology type classes?
and how are you going to explain your low GPA for the first couple of years. Drugs and Depression won't fly.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:00 pm to Obsidian
I'm a Derm PA and have been for almost 7 years. Getting in was was very competitive when I applied and that was 9 years ago. It's a great gig if you can get into school. 2.0 GPA is not going to cut it though. There are 3 PA schools in LA now so that at least gives you more places to apply. There are plenty of allied health fields to look into though. BTW the most common treatment of C diff is various oral abx (flagyl, vancomycin, etc) so I don't think that PA tried to kill you.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:02 pm to Obsidian
quote:I may start looking at some other professions. With your poor grades, you would need to nearly ace all your pre-reqs in addition to getting significant hands on experience.
Obsidian
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:03 pm to buffbraz
quote:Thats exactly what my sis is. I personally think she has the best job of anyone I know when balancing pay and lifestlye
I'm a Derm PA
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:03 pm to Hermit Crab
Especially going into fields where you have access to drugs.
Better stay clean as well. Don't know about PA school but in nursing school we did drug tests frequently and they did random tests as well. And as a nurse....you ever test positive on a test..,you have to basically go through rehab and pay for frequent drug screenings afterwards to keep your job and nursing license. And you have a ton of work restrictions for a couple years.
Better stay clean as well. Don't know about PA school but in nursing school we did drug tests frequently and they did random tests as well. And as a nurse....you ever test positive on a test..,you have to basically go through rehab and pay for frequent drug screenings afterwards to keep your job and nursing license. And you have a ton of work restrictions for a couple years.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:03 pm to Dr. Shultz
quote:
so 3.4-3.5
Sounds about right.
I agree nursing would be the easiest route to get in for this guy. Would take much longer if he wanted to be a CRNA.
He can get into Nursing school with a 2.8 and an upward trend during his pre-reqs. Would just take 2 years pre reqs, 2 years nursing school (making good grades), 2 years working in the field, 3 years CRNA.
What makes you positive you can change your ways and go from getting 2.0 in easy agribusiness classes to getting a 4.0 in harder biology type classes?
2-3yrs ICU in minimum for CRNA, most I work with have 5+ because of the competitiveness. Also factor in her factor not working for 3 yrs.
Nursing school is quite competitive in itself, not sure but there is/was a waiting list.
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