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RESEARCH ON
CAREER POWERPOINT
Michael Coyle
Introduction
• As a pre-professional Health Sciences-student, there are
many career options available to pursue
• Many of these career options require extra schooling after
undergraduate coursework
• Research was done on the 2 potential careers that I have
found the most interest in
Potential Careers
• Physician Assistant
(PA)
• Anesthesiologist
Assistant (AA)
Physician Assistant (P.A.)
• A Physician Assistant is a nationally certified and state-licensed
medical professional who practices medicine on healthcare teams
under physicians. They can practice and prescribe medication in
every state in the country.
• Being a PA offers flexibility to practice in many different areas of
medicine without additional education and training
• Their specific duties depend on their specialty, and if I choose this
path I would want to be a Surgical PA, who would assist on teams
under a supervising surgeon
• Surgical PA’s perform about 80% of tasks that their supervising
surgeons do, typically handling routine problems and procedures to
allow the surgeon to concentrate on the more complex patients
• PA programs are usually about 3 academic years and require the
same prerequisite coursework as medical schools
• PA’s must obtain a license from the state in which they are practicing
and also pass a national certification exam
What can they do?
• Take your medical history
• Conduct physical exams
• Diagnose and treat illnesses
• Order and interpret tests
• Develop treatment plans
• Counsel on preventive care
• Assist in surgery
• Write prescriptions
• Make rounds in hospitals and nursing homes
History of the PA Profession
• In the mid-1960’s, many physicians recognized there was
a shortage of primary care physicians, so the PA was
created to improve and expand healthcare
• The first PA class graduated from the Duke University PA
Program, created by Dr. Eugene A. Stead Jr., in October
of 1967
• The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
was established in North Carolina in 1968
• In 1973, a joint national headquarters was established in
Washington, D.C. for AAPA and the Association of
Physician Assistant Programs
• The headquarters is now located in Old Town Alexandria,
Virginia
Growth Potential and Salary
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics is projecting a 30% job
growth rate for Physician Assistant’s through 2020
• The average starting salary is 90,000
• For Surgical PA’s, the salary ranges from $73,000 to
$126,000, with the median salary about $101,000
• PA’s receive great benefits and often receive bonuses
PA School
• MUSC has a great program that I am interested in
• They accept applications between July 1st and September 15th, with
accepted applicants starting the program in May
• I will have taken all of the required 91 hours of prerequisite
coursework after the fall semester
• They require a minimum 3.0 GPA based on Prerequisite GPA,
Cumulative GPA, and Science-Math GPA
• They encourage applicants to aim for a 50th percentile score or higher
in each section of the GRE to ensure they will be competitive
• Must have 3 reference letters, with one of them being a PA or
physician
• There is no minimum number of hours of hands-on patient care
experience required for admittance, but successful applicants
average 500 hours of patient care experience prior to admittance
• The tuition here is about $8,000 per semester
Being a Physician Assistant
• There are many reasons why I believe I would be a good
PA:
• I work well with a team, but I also enjoy working independently, and
both are important to being a PA, as strong problem-solving skills
are essential
• This profession requires a lot of hard work and to be detail oriented,
and I am able to provide that
• I also believe I have the strong interpersonal skills necessary to
connect and work with different kinds of patients well
• This job has many duties and can have you doing one thing after
another, and I believe I have the adaptability to shift my focus from
one task to another
Anesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.)
• Anesthesiologist Assistants are masters level non-
physician anesthetists with a premed undergraduate
coursework background
• AA’s stress the team approach to patient care, practicing
within the Anesthesia Care Team under the direction of an
Anesthesiologist
• AA programs are between 24 and 28 months long
• Certification is awarded to an individual who successfully
completes the Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist
Assistants
What do they do?
• Take your medical history
• Conduct physical exams
• Administer necessary diagnostic and laboratory tests
• Preparing the patient to be monitored, using noninvasive
and invasive methods, as determined by the physician
• Assisting with preparatory procedures
• Inducing, sustaining, and adjusting anesthesia levels
• Ensuring continuity of care through the postoperative
recovery period
History of the AA Profession
• In the 1960s, 3 anesthesiologists, Joachim S.
Gravenstein, John E. Steinhaus, and Perry P. Volpitto,
were concerned with the limited number of
anesthesiologists in the country
• They believed the problem would be solved by
implementing team care and to define a new mid-level
anesthesia practitioner linked to a supervising
anesthesiologist
• The first AA training programs at Emory University and
Case Western Reserve University began accepting
students in 1969
Growth Potential and Salary
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates job growth to be
38% in this field through 2022
• The starting salary is typically $110,000
• Credentialing and experience can allow an AA to earn up
to $180,000 annually
AA School
• There are 10 accredited programs in the country, and the
school I am most interested in is South University They accept
applicants from July 1st to February 1st, with decisions finalized
in May
• Minimum of a 3.0 GPA
• Applicants can take either the GRE or MCAT, with scores
above the 55th percentile range on the GRE or a score above
25 on the MCAT being competitive
• A minimum of 8 hours shadowing an anesthesia practitioner is
required
• The only prerequisite course I sill need to take to meet the
requirements is Biochemistry
• Tuition here is about $9,000 per term
• There are other schools I have researched and am interested
in, but South University tops the list
Being an Anesthesiologist Assistant
• I believe I have many qualities that are found in AA’s:
• I work well with a team and I am good at following directions
• An AA must be able to deal with all different kinds of patients, which
I am capable of
• I have the skills and steady hands necessary to operate the
different instruments used
• Patience is needed as some surgeries could take awhile, and I
have the patience necessary for the profession
Conclusion
• Both of these careers would be great choices
• They both require about the same amount of schooling,
and have similar educational programs
• PA’s can work with many different healthcare teams, while
AA’s are limited to working under an Anesthesiologist
• For that reason, right now I am leaning more towards a
career as a PA because I can potentially work in many
different fields of medicine
• Right now, the specialty I would choose is a Surgical PA
Sources
• https://aapa.org/landingquestion.aspx?id=290
• https://aaspa.com/page.asp?tid=95&name=The-Surgical-
PA&navid=34
• http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/19/Physician_Assista
nt
• http://www1.salary.com/Physician-Assistant-Surgical-
salary.html
• https://www.musc.edu/chp/pa
• http://www.anesthetist.org/become-an-aa
• http://www.innerbody.com/careers-in-health/how-to-become-
an-anesthesiologist-assistant.html
• https://www.southuniversity.edu/savannah/Areas-Of-
Study/Anesthesia-Science/Anesthesiologist-Assistant-Master-
of-Medical-Science-MMSc

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Research on career powerpoint

  • 2. Introduction • As a pre-professional Health Sciences-student, there are many career options available to pursue • Many of these career options require extra schooling after undergraduate coursework • Research was done on the 2 potential careers that I have found the most interest in
  • 3. Potential Careers • Physician Assistant (PA) • Anesthesiologist Assistant (AA)
  • 4. Physician Assistant (P.A.) • A Physician Assistant is a nationally certified and state-licensed medical professional who practices medicine on healthcare teams under physicians. They can practice and prescribe medication in every state in the country. • Being a PA offers flexibility to practice in many different areas of medicine without additional education and training • Their specific duties depend on their specialty, and if I choose this path I would want to be a Surgical PA, who would assist on teams under a supervising surgeon • Surgical PA’s perform about 80% of tasks that their supervising surgeons do, typically handling routine problems and procedures to allow the surgeon to concentrate on the more complex patients • PA programs are usually about 3 academic years and require the same prerequisite coursework as medical schools • PA’s must obtain a license from the state in which they are practicing and also pass a national certification exam
  • 5. What can they do? • Take your medical history • Conduct physical exams • Diagnose and treat illnesses • Order and interpret tests • Develop treatment plans • Counsel on preventive care • Assist in surgery • Write prescriptions • Make rounds in hospitals and nursing homes
  • 6. History of the PA Profession • In the mid-1960’s, many physicians recognized there was a shortage of primary care physicians, so the PA was created to improve and expand healthcare • The first PA class graduated from the Duke University PA Program, created by Dr. Eugene A. Stead Jr., in October of 1967 • The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) was established in North Carolina in 1968 • In 1973, a joint national headquarters was established in Washington, D.C. for AAPA and the Association of Physician Assistant Programs • The headquarters is now located in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
  • 7. Growth Potential and Salary • The Bureau of Labor Statistics is projecting a 30% job growth rate for Physician Assistant’s through 2020 • The average starting salary is 90,000 • For Surgical PA’s, the salary ranges from $73,000 to $126,000, with the median salary about $101,000 • PA’s receive great benefits and often receive bonuses
  • 8. PA School • MUSC has a great program that I am interested in • They accept applications between July 1st and September 15th, with accepted applicants starting the program in May • I will have taken all of the required 91 hours of prerequisite coursework after the fall semester • They require a minimum 3.0 GPA based on Prerequisite GPA, Cumulative GPA, and Science-Math GPA • They encourage applicants to aim for a 50th percentile score or higher in each section of the GRE to ensure they will be competitive • Must have 3 reference letters, with one of them being a PA or physician • There is no minimum number of hours of hands-on patient care experience required for admittance, but successful applicants average 500 hours of patient care experience prior to admittance • The tuition here is about $8,000 per semester
  • 9. Being a Physician Assistant • There are many reasons why I believe I would be a good PA: • I work well with a team, but I also enjoy working independently, and both are important to being a PA, as strong problem-solving skills are essential • This profession requires a lot of hard work and to be detail oriented, and I am able to provide that • I also believe I have the strong interpersonal skills necessary to connect and work with different kinds of patients well • This job has many duties and can have you doing one thing after another, and I believe I have the adaptability to shift my focus from one task to another
  • 10. Anesthesiologist Assistant (A.A.) • Anesthesiologist Assistants are masters level non- physician anesthetists with a premed undergraduate coursework background • AA’s stress the team approach to patient care, practicing within the Anesthesia Care Team under the direction of an Anesthesiologist • AA programs are between 24 and 28 months long • Certification is awarded to an individual who successfully completes the Certifying Examination for Anesthesiologist Assistants
  • 11. What do they do? • Take your medical history • Conduct physical exams • Administer necessary diagnostic and laboratory tests • Preparing the patient to be monitored, using noninvasive and invasive methods, as determined by the physician • Assisting with preparatory procedures • Inducing, sustaining, and adjusting anesthesia levels • Ensuring continuity of care through the postoperative recovery period
  • 12. History of the AA Profession • In the 1960s, 3 anesthesiologists, Joachim S. Gravenstein, John E. Steinhaus, and Perry P. Volpitto, were concerned with the limited number of anesthesiologists in the country • They believed the problem would be solved by implementing team care and to define a new mid-level anesthesia practitioner linked to a supervising anesthesiologist • The first AA training programs at Emory University and Case Western Reserve University began accepting students in 1969
  • 13. Growth Potential and Salary • The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates job growth to be 38% in this field through 2022 • The starting salary is typically $110,000 • Credentialing and experience can allow an AA to earn up to $180,000 annually
  • 14. AA School • There are 10 accredited programs in the country, and the school I am most interested in is South University They accept applicants from July 1st to February 1st, with decisions finalized in May • Minimum of a 3.0 GPA • Applicants can take either the GRE or MCAT, with scores above the 55th percentile range on the GRE or a score above 25 on the MCAT being competitive • A minimum of 8 hours shadowing an anesthesia practitioner is required • The only prerequisite course I sill need to take to meet the requirements is Biochemistry • Tuition here is about $9,000 per term • There are other schools I have researched and am interested in, but South University tops the list
  • 15. Being an Anesthesiologist Assistant • I believe I have many qualities that are found in AA’s: • I work well with a team and I am good at following directions • An AA must be able to deal with all different kinds of patients, which I am capable of • I have the skills and steady hands necessary to operate the different instruments used • Patience is needed as some surgeries could take awhile, and I have the patience necessary for the profession
  • 16. Conclusion • Both of these careers would be great choices • They both require about the same amount of schooling, and have similar educational programs • PA’s can work with many different healthcare teams, while AA’s are limited to working under an Anesthesiologist • For that reason, right now I am leaning more towards a career as a PA because I can potentially work in many different fields of medicine • Right now, the specialty I would choose is a Surgical PA
  • 17. Sources • https://aapa.org/landingquestion.aspx?id=290 • https://aaspa.com/page.asp?tid=95&name=The-Surgical- PA&navid=34 • http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/19/Physician_Assista nt • http://www1.salary.com/Physician-Assistant-Surgical- salary.html • https://www.musc.edu/chp/pa • http://www.anesthetist.org/become-an-aa • http://www.innerbody.com/careers-in-health/how-to-become- an-anesthesiologist-assistant.html • https://www.southuniversity.edu/savannah/Areas-Of- Study/Anesthesia-Science/Anesthesiologist-Assistant-Master- of-Medical-Science-MMSc