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[quote=Anonymous]PA school is 2 yrs after undergrad.  That’s it.  Some programs require a certain amount of “clinical” hours to be accepted, some don’t require any at all.  Once you graduate you can get a job, there is no specialty training.  You are free to job search once you graduate and pass board exam. PAs that get hired in specialty offices just get on the job training from whatever physician is working with them.

Doctors have 4 yrs of medical school after undergrad. Acceptance to medical school is highly competitive.  At the end of those 4 yrs they pick an area of interest (internal med, peds, gen surgery, etc) and do a bunch of interviews to gain a spot for residency.  There is not a residency spot for all graduating doctors.  Some have to do a year or research or get a masters degree or something and wait to reapply for residency the following year. Depending on area of specialty, residency can be 3-5 yrs plus another 1-2 of fellowship following residency for some sub specialties.  It’s a long and tough road [/quote]

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