I needs information about Physician's Assisting such as education needed, average salary, etc.?
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Here is a link to the Occupational Outlook Handbook page for PAs.  It has all the information you are asking, as well as links to organizations that PAs are regulated by.  Good Luck!\nhttp://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos081.htm
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Check with your local community college. They have continuing education courses in nursing assisting.
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Go to Monster.com.  But most importantly call Physician's offices.  Send them letters and describe your abilities well and in detail.  Basically, sell yourself.
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http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html?aps/amahg.htm
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Visit your states web site there should be information there. Also visit your local Health and Human Services office they will talk to you and usually have writen info that you can take in the office.
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Well my mother is a phsycian. It really depends on a wide range of things. If you have your own practice, work for someone else, or a mix of both. It also depends on their speciality and level of skill. Physicians with a few years of experience can expect to start out at around $150,000 per year. The more specialized the doctor is the more money they make. Another large factor is location. In private practice it depends on how large the practice is and how many patients are seen and can be significantly more than the 150K. Doctors earn their money though. They work long hours, work hard, and put up with a lot of stress. Who would want to have to worry about saving lives every day. With a person's life on your shoulders, this causes a huge amount of stress.
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Additional information would be helpful
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Medical assistants perform routine administrative and clinical tasks to keep the offices and clinics of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors and optometrists running smoothly. \n\nThe duties of medical assistants vary from office to office, depending on the location and size of the practice and the practitioner's specialty. In small practices, medical assistants usually are "generalists," handling both administrative and clinical duties and reporting directly to an office manager, physician or other health practitioner. Those in large practices tend to specialize in a particular area, under the supervision of department administrators.\n\nMedical assistants perform many administrative duties, including answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patients' medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping.\n\nClinical duties vary according to state law and include taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examination, and assisting the physician during the examination. Medical assistants collect and prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, dispose of contaminated supplies, and sterilize medical instruments. They instruct patients about medications and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, authorize drug refills as directed, telephone prescriptions to a pharmacy, draw blood, prepare patients for X- rays, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures, and change dressings.\n\nMedical assistants also may arrange examining-room instruments and equipment, purchase and maintain supplies and equipment, and keep waiting and examining rooms neat and clean.\n\nAssistants who specialize have additional duties. Podiatric medical assistants make castings of feet, expose and develop X-rays, and assist podiatrists in surgery. Ophthalmic medical assistants help ophthalmologists provide eye care. They conduct diagnostic tests, measure and record vision, and test eye muscle function. They also show patients how to insert, remove and care for contact lenses, and they apply eye dressings. Under the direction of the physician, ophthalmic medical assistants may administer eye medications. They also maintain optical and surgical instruments and may assist the ophthalmologist in surgery.\n\nThe earnings of medical assistants vary, depending on their experience, skill level and location. Median annual earnings of medical assistants were $23,940 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $20,260 and $28,410. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $17,640, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $34,130. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of medical assistants in 2002 were as follows:\n\nGeneral medical and surgical hospitals: $24,460 \nOffices of physicians: $24,260 \nOutpatient care centers: $23,980 \nOther ambulatory healthcare services: $23,440 \nOffices of other health practitioners: $21,620
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The best person to help you would be someone from your med school.  A professor, an administrator, or a counselor should be able to guide you through the process and answer any questions you might have.  Good luck!.
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Try medical transcription go to your local hospital for details.
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Anthropology - B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Plus an A.A. in Spanish Lit. an Lang.).  Good luck with medicine - - you will certainly make more money than I do - LOL!
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American Medical Association.\nInformation about a doctor's training and experience can usually be obtained from the doctor's office, a local medical society (a the doctor is a member), a local hospital (if the doctor is on staff), or an HMO to which the doctor belongs. A few state licensing boards issue information about disciplinary actions, but getting it may be cumbersome. Several online organizations provide easy access to various amounts of information. Internet Health Pilot has a handy listy of the medical and osteopathic licensing board Web sites.\n\nThe American Medical Association's AMA Physician Select provides limited information on the training and certification status of all of the more than 690,000 medical and osteopathic physicians currently licensed in the United States. It does not list disciplinary actions. Searches can be done only one state at a time. This service is free of charge.\n\nThe American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) CertifiedDoctor Verification Service can be used to check whether a doctor is certified by one of the 24 recognized specialty boards. The searches yield no other information. All states can be searched simultaneously. This site is primarily useful for checking the certification status of a doctor whose location is unknown. Registration at the site is required, but this service is free of charge.\n\nHealthGrades maintains a searchable database of medical and osteopathic physicians. Its reports cover education and training; specialties; board certification; disciplinary actions. and several other characteristics. Searching, which costs $7.95 for the first search and $2.95 for each additional search, requires the physician's last name and state of practice. The resultant information includes whether the doctor has been sanctioned within the past few years, but no details are provided. People seeking a new doctor in their own community can get a report that compares up to 20 of them for $9.95. Reports are also available for hospitals and nursing homes.\n\nThe most comprehensive database is ChoiceTrust, which charges $9.95 for a credential history and $19.95 for a one-day pass.\n\nPublic Citizen's Health Research Group, which operates the Questionable Doctors site, has stopped updating its database of disciplinary actions and is no longer accepting new subscribers.\nGovernment Sources\n\nMost states have Web sites with searchable databases, but the amount of information varies considerably from state to state. With respect to disciplinary actions, some provide brief summaries, some provide extensive documentation, and others simply say whether or not a disciplinary action has taken place. A few state boards provide information about malpractice suits and criminal convictions, but research at relevant courthouses is more likely to yield results. Searching Google may also yield such information. Internet Health Pilot provides a convenient list of the medical and osteopathic boards that maintain Web sites.\n\nThe U.S. Office of the Inspector General administers two databanks that collect adverse information about physicians and other healthcare providers. The information is not available to the general public but can be accessed by government agencies, credentialing organizations, and certain other parties.\n\n    * The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB, which began operating in 1990, is intended to hinder the movement of "problem practitioners" from one facility or state to another. Licensing boards are required to report all actions that revoke, suspend, or restrict a license for reasons related to the practitioner's professional competence or conduct. Professional societies must report all professional review actions that adversely affect the membership of a physician or dentist. Hospital administrators must report disciplinary actions that negatively affect a doctor's clinical privileges for more than 30 days and must query the Data Bank w
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Start with the PDR the Physicians Desk Reference and ask the reference librarian too. They can help put you in the correct starting direction.
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Consider what you like to do, not just the pay. PAs work in the hospital or a clinic. They basically take the physical exam for physicians and may specialize in a particular specialty. They may write prescriptions but they work directly under a physician. It is a repetitive kind of job that pays pretty well. \n\nNursing is always in demand and is less independent than the PA. There is a shortage and you will always be able to get a job and control your hours. The pay varies by location like anything but it also varies considerably by specialty. You can also always go to grad school and go into management or other specialties. You will work with alot of women in this field. It doesn't mean that you are gay. Lots of men do this job. But it helps if you like working with women. Surgical nursing is 50/50 men. There is a lot of ethnic diversity in this specialty. \n\nParamedics are independent in alot of ways. They live in the ambulance. They like trauma, car accidents, emergencies. You can intubate people and take orders directly from physicians. It is stressful sometimes like nursing but more. The education is less but the pay is less. The hours are more varied, think about car accidents...at night...that sort of thing. \n\nWhat is important is that you find the right fit. Each is different and the personalities that go into each are quite different. Money wise PA's start out the best, but the jobs are less varied. Nurses are the most variety. Paramedics, limited opportunities but exciting. Of course, nursing can be in the ER and be very exciting. Also, nurses can be like paramedics (flight nurses etc). All are pretty secure jobs.\n\nHope that helps. Been in the medical field for many years. Suggest watching ER for a general picture. All three are there. PA's are not in the ER often though, more in clinics.
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I would go for Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant--which is best depends on state laws. Both get good salaries and are in high demand right now.
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Nursing. They are currently importing them from several other countries because of shortages in US. You may also want to consider being a PA or physicians assistant, less schooling than a doctor and a high paying salary. -Super
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try Penn foster.. I think it is www.pennfostercollege.com. I'm getting a degree in the medical field and I started off by paying $10.00 down with NO interst and paying like $40 a month...It is great!