Can a physician assistant become a nurse practitioner?

One of the main differences between the two professions can be seen in the different ways they approach patient care, and the training they receive around the different practice models used to prepare them for clinical practice. read more

With the United States facing a physician shortage, especially in primary care, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are stepping up to provide services to more and more patients Let’s take a look at some facts about these providers that you may not have known. read more

There are programs that allow nurses to become both a nurse practitioner AND a physician assistant. A high-school classmate of mine has done so (and I’ve looked into the same program). As an NP has more legal autonomy, that is the role she operates under but she took the boards for both. read more

PA: Physician assistants typically complete a three-year graduate program that includes clinical rotations and results in a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. NP: A master’s degree in nursing is the minimum requirement to become a nurse practitioner. read more