Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers, Revised Edition (Opportunities in ...) [Kindle Edition]

Terence J. Sacks (Author)

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Product Description

Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers offers you essential information about a variety of careers available assisting medical personnel and includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

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In Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers, you'll find:

• Real-world descriptions of the physician assistant's duties
• Detailed information about training and educational requirements
• Up-to-date salary statistics and opportunities for advancement
• Helpful advice from experienced professionals on how to get ahead in the field

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 224 KB
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books; 2 edition (March 28, 2002)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000OV1BNU
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #481,886 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars rudimentary overview, November 15, 2005

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Ryan McNabb (Ooltewah, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This is a short, simple overview of the PA profession that is worth the used book price. It reads more like a long magazine article than a book, for some reason. Anyone needing a nice quick introduction to the job will be satisfied with this book, although it's out of date. The many people interviewed seem to all be from Chicago, which is unusual, and also most got their education several years ago when there were literally dozens of different ways to become a PA. Modern day applicants will find many of the loosey-goosey programs of the past are now traditional masters programs just like any other. The old "I worked with a doctor for a few years and they let me sit for the boards" type of story is history, nothing more. Most of the content is just published questionnaires and personal short essays from respondents, without commentary or context by the author who seems to have no real personal knowledge of the profession. He might as well have been writing about the history of the bicycle or how air conditioning has changed our lives. But if you are just starting out and need a quick look at the job, this isn't a bad place to start.

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of what a PA is, November 6, 1998

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This review is from: Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers (Vgm Opportunities Series (Paper)) (Paperback)

If you are curious about the physician assistant profession, this book takes you through the life of a PA. This walks you through the profession from the view of a student and professionals in a variety of different fields.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Only buy this book if you know nothing about PAs, January 11, 2007

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shaydes "Sar" (Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This book is filled with insanely obvious "insights" such as

--consider commuting to school rather than living on campus to save money and

--talk with practicing physician assistants to learn more.

Don't waste your money unless you need the obvious drawn out in torturous detail.