How to Become a Physician's Assistant

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Stacie Royer and I'm a career specialist in Austin, Texas. I'm going to talk to you today about becoming a physician's assistant. The first thing that you'll need to do is know that you love working with people. Then, you'll need to obtain your bachelors degree from an accredited university. You can obtain that degree in any type of field but it's preferred to have a degree in biology or premed. From that point you'll need to submit your application to the American Academy of Physician's Assistants Program. Once you've become excepted there then you'll need to fulfill the two to three year requirement at an accredited ARCPA establishment or organization. Remember, all physician's assistants will have to continue their medical education. That is done typically on a year or two year basis. From that point you can start working for a doctor and have a lot of fun with it."