PA Vs NP Education.

UGH.

I sent a comment:

In reference to this article: http://www.getarealdegree.com/career...ian-assistant/
I am a physician assistant, and I have some suggestions to improve the accuracy of this article.
1. The vast majority of PA programs require a bachelor's degree.
2. Most require a certain number of previous health care experience hours, some up to 5000.
3. There is exactly one online PA program. It is not well respected. It is not worth mentioning.
4. All PA students participate in a year of various hands-on clinical rotations, just like 3rd-year medical students do.
5. PAs do *everything* NPs do, though there are more PAs assisting in surgery than NPs. Patients may choose to see a PA as their primary care provider.
6. PAs are "supervised" by physicians. This does not mean doctors are looking over our shoulders. It means they simply have to co-sign our charts and be "available" to answer questions. This can be on-site or even just by telephone hundreds of miles away. Many PAs function with an enormous amount of autonomy.
7. And finally, NPs are trained under the nursing model; PAs are trained under the medical model (i.e., just as physicians are).

Source: http://www.physicianassistantforum.com/forums/showthread.php/37337-PA-Vs-NP-Education

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