One week left of our 5-week module in nephrology! This module has been difficult for many of us. First of all, the cases are much more challenging. In the cardiology module, the cases were structured more like multiple choice questions, and although the cases had more than one part, it …
I just posted my last weekly reflection for the cardiology module–that’s one module down and eight more to go in LMU’s Doctor of Medical Science program for PAs. For the next five weeks, we’ll be studying nephrology, with a retired nephrologist as our instructor.
We are now 2 weeks into our cardiology module and the LMU DMS program as a whole. While I feel like I’m starting to get a hang my new schedule–this was a tougher a week. The assigned reading was 15 pages covering heart failure and myocardial diseases. There was only …
One of the last things any new graduate thinks about is adding to their student loan debt. Thankfully, I never really had this problem. But with tuition for the new Doctor of Medical Science program reaching up to $35,000, I had to decide how I was going to pay for it regardless.
One of the questions I often get is, “Why PA Doctor?” It’s kind of confusing, I’ll admit. But it piques peoples’ interest and invites further conversation. I’m not at all advocating for misrepresentation. Are Master’s-trained PAs doctors? No, but they do what a medical doctor does and will continue to …
The first Doctor of Medical Science program for PAs was created at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate, Tennesee. It was developed in conjunction with LMU’s DeBusk School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2016 to give PAs additional didactic and practical training to better care for the underserved. In 2017, Doctor of …
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?
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.
Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana announced last month that they are in the final stages of launching their own Doctor of Medical Science program for practicing physician assistants. The latest addition to the DMS/DMSc family, Rocky Mountain College joins at least four other universities in offering the new degree. …
I love practicing medicine. I can’t imagine spending time and money getting another advanced degree to move into… *gasp*… administration! Yet that’s what so many physician assistant doctorate degree programs are supposedly designed to do. Non-clinical Doctorate Degree Programs Take, for example, an online DNP at a private university that …
