A few years ago I saw a lot of Paramedic and RN to PA programs. No I am having a hard time finding anything.

I already have a BA and was a paramedic working 911 for 5years. I also have plenty of clinical experience in a hospital. I am told the bridge programs are just as good and I am tired of jumping through. A few years ago I saw a lot of Paramedic and RN to PA programs. No I am having a hard time finding anything. I already have a BA and was a paramedic working 911 for 5years.

Learn about Paramedic to RN degree programs, careers and opportunities. Learn how to advance from EMT to RN through a bridge program. There aren’t any “bridge programs.” Paramedics will have to apply to PA schools like everybody else. Even as a Paramedic, you’ll still need to have a bachelor.

I also have plenty of clinical experience in a hospital. I am told the bridge programs are just as good and I am tired of jumping through academic hoops also most PA programs require different prerequisites. There are RN to PA bridge programs and PA to physicians bridge programs. Not to long ago there was a lot of Medic to PA programs but now I am having trouble finding any. Best Answer: What is with Paramedics and their shortcuts?

This is the only profession that seeks to lower standards for education when others are raising theirs. If you can not do the required classes for entry, don't bother. It is great you have 5 years of experience as a Paramedic so you will have no problem meeting the 1000 hour experience in health care requirement. But, don't expect shortcuts when it comes to the other classes. Most health care professional degrees with the exception of Paramedic do require strong science classes.

In NY, nurses are also now expected to have a BSN (4 year degree). As already stated, other health care degrees have both the clinical and science classes that might meet the entry requirements for application. Just look at the prerequisites for the school you want to go to and meet them. If you already have a BA, you should be looking at a Masters program and meet the requirements for it. For the best answers, search on this site RNs usually go on to be Nurse Practitioners.

I hope you realize that most places are preferring PAs from a graduate level program. There is not a Paramedic to PA bridge program. Paramedic is a cert program. The PA program requires extensive prerequisites during the first 4 years to gain acceptance into PA program for the graduate work. But yes you will need some clinical experience prior to getting accepted.

It would also be advisable for you to work or volunteer in a hospital setting. You arrogant ***, RR. Lowering standards huh? Maybe you should educate yourself on the paramedic programs of which you speak before you open your mouth. Many providers have a degree in paramedicine.

And in those programs, some providers are given an education that prepares them for PA school. Take a look at the MCC program in Rochester, and I think you will find far more cardiology, physiology, and anatomy than in some RN programs. I would imagine you don't even read this thread anymore, because it was so long ago that you posted, but your comments transcend time, and I felt the need to respond. Your Paramedic experience will count as clinical time which is usually required for entrance to a PA program.

It seems you are missing the concept of 'bridge' program or that word is just misused. The PA profession has also increased its entry level for education expectations over the past few years as this profession continues to grow. Anyone who meets the prerequisite requirements can apply for a PA program which usually consists of several sciences and a Bachelors degree. It is easier for an RN with a BSN or a RRT with a BSRT to go into a PA program because they can easily include the higher sciences in their degree and they will have well over 1000 hours of clinical time in their degree. They also can easily get excellent clinical experience in the areas a PA might work and have access to physicians every day with their professional license. There are very, very few Paramedic Bachelors degree programs that meet the science and clinical track.

Most are geared toward the administrative track. The Paramedic cert and even the Associates degree usually fall way short in the sciences that transfer and in clinical time. Being a Paramedic does not allow you to just skip over all the prerequisites.

Paramedic is still a prehospital cert with a limited scope of practice focused primarily on a few emergent issues for a very short term of care. Loma Linda University does have a Bachelors degree for Paramedics which has a pre Physician Assistant track. You need to focus on completing the prerequisites for a good PA program and stop looking for 'just as good'. Sky Broadband Philippines Wifi Router. Shortcuts as a PA will not do your patients any good. Here is a list of programs in NY.