Physician assistants!! and/or EMT certification questions!! 10 pts for first answer!!!?

I advise you to get the masters. So get a bachelors in any of the pre-med type majors with as many health focused classes that you can take (immunology, micro, virology-things like that). Forget the associates.

Have you talked to an adviser at the HPPLC? Or read the PA page at the HPPLC site? See first link. IU's PA program is starting in May of 2012. How old are you? Most ambulance jobs for EMTs go to persons who are 21 or over. Insurance companies usually require that ambulance drivers be 21 or over, and there's usually a paramedic in back with the patient while an EMT drives. Some private ambulance companies have teams of two EMTs, though. Talk to your EMT-B instructor(s) about places that might hire you as an EMT-B. I am not sure that there is such a thing as an associate's level degree for PA. The standard level is master's. See second link for a list of accredited PA programs. Note that each program sets its own admission requirements. Be sure you take all the required courses for all the programs of admission to you. Some require a great deal of clinical experience. Some don't.

Have you talked to an adviser at the HPPLC? Or read the PA page at the HPPLC site? See first link. IU's PA program is starting in May of 2012. How old are you? Most ambulance jobs for EMTs go to persons who are 21 or over. Insurance companies usually require that ambulance drivers be 21 or over, and there's usually a paramedic in back with the patient while an EMT drives. Some private ambulance companies have teams of two EMTs, though. Talk to your EMT-B instructor(s) about places that might hire you as an EMT-B. I am not sure that there is such a thing as an associate's level degree for PA. The standard level is master's. See second link for a list of accredited PA programs. Note that each program sets its own admission requirements. Be sure you take all the required courses for all the programs of admission to you. Some require a great deal of clinical experience. Some don't.

I advise you to get the masters. So get a bachelors in any of the pre-med type majors with as many health focused classes that you can take (immunology, micro, virology-things like that). Forget the associates.

In Ohio, I have never heard of a program below a masters program. I think Ohio is bumping it up to a doctorate in the next ten years. I would research the schools that do offer it and figure out the requirements for the ones that you want to go to. Don't waste time applying to one that doesn't interest you. Are you sure that the associates and bachelor programs are licensed? It just seems very weird that they would allow someone to get 2 years of experience and be able to prescribe medications and do many advance skills. As for EMT, EMT is a great way to get hours with patient contact in if your program requires it. Now, I would strongly encourage you to get on a primary 911 service such as a fire department as a volunteer. Why? Because you'll get the most experience as an EMT. Private medical transportation is okay, but it really gets boring. You're good at basic skills like vitals, but you don't get to see some of the more interesting stuff. Sometimes you'll get good stuff if you're the only rig available so I recommend getting primary 911 experience. Privates I've seen a few good calls but I didn't tech them. As an EMT on a fire department, I've seen felony assaults, attempted murders, bullets to the heads that didn't kill the 2 idiots, people that should have been dead, nasty accidents, child birth, etc.