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Here's an option if you鈥檙e interested in a health profession but feel faint at the idea of the 7 to 13 years and probably hundreds of thousands of dollars involved in going to med school and becoming a doctor. Physician assistants perform many of the same tasks doctors do, but go through a much more reasonable period of training. Physician assistants (PAs) receive their certification by attending a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant. And they don鈥檛 do exactly the same things doctors do鈥攖hey, well, assist. In some cases, you might enter a PA program after you graduate from college; in other cases, you鈥檒l take general college courses for two years then transfer into a PA program. (Some schools even offer a major in pre-physician assistant studies that includes this 2-2 split.) Programs are generally competitive, and you must pass the NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants exam) to become certified after your course work has been completed.

Even though you won鈥檛 bear the burdens of med school, PA programs are rigorous too, and demand focus, dedication, and a lot of time. As a PA major, you鈥檒l learn how to take patient histories, request and perform laboratory tests, and read and analyze the results. You鈥檒l learn about preventive medicine and how to counsel patients on their health and wellness. By the time you graduate, you鈥檒l be able to give a physical exam, diagnose illnesses, and develop treatment plans. Some PAs even write prescriptions. Since you are an 鈥渁ssistant,鈥� however, you鈥檒l always practice under a doctor鈥檚 supervision.

There are specialties within the field of physician assisting, such as surgery and emergency room care. (A surgical PA, for example, is the one who responds when the surgeon commands, 鈥淪calpel!鈥�) In all cases, you鈥檒l provide assistance to the doctors you work for in addition to caring for patients to a certain extent on your own. And while your paycheck won鈥檛 look quite the same as the doctors鈥� you鈥檙e assisting, it鈥檚 a rewarding way to combine your love of medicine with a true desire to help people.