The Doctor of Medical Science, also known as the DMS or DMSc degree, is the latest doctoral program designed for experienced PAs. There are several reasons to pursue the DMS/DMSc but one of the first questions every candidate asks is: What is the salary of a Doctor of Medical Science?
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As a primary care PA, I see patients with all sorts of endocrine disorders. While diabetes dominates, thyroid and parathyroid
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I’m not ashamed to say that this is a phrase I’ve Googled many times: pa to md bridge. Or: physician assistant to md bridge program. Why? Because as capable and competent as I’ve become after 8 years of practicing primary care medicine, I want to be able to do more for my patients.
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These notes were taken from a March 6, 2020 lecture by Dr. Andrew R. Riley, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Pediatrics at OHSU. They represent my interpretation of Dr. Riley’s message on how to deal with various behavioral questions that arise in primary care and pediatrics.
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Over the last several years, states around the country have been updating practice laws and passing various elements of Optimal
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March 20, 2020 Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana announced last month that they are in the final stages of
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Optimal Team Practice, or OTP, is the term given to a 2017 policy supported by the American Academy of PAs that calls for, among other things, the removal of the state-level requirement for a physician to go on record as the supervisor of a PA.
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“We PAs duly, and rightfully, acknowledge that we are not physicians, we are not trained to the same overall standards and requirements physicians are. We are not claiming to be able to replace physicians — who we need as much as the patients do.”
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These notes were taken from a March 6, 2020 lecture by Dr. Andrew R. Riley, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Pediatrics at OHSU. They represent my interpretation of Dr. Riley’s message on how to deal with various behavioral questions that arise in primary care and pediatrics.
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No, it isn’t a death ray or telepathic clones, it’s the Doctor of Science (DSc) in Physician Assistant Studies at
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