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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a 20-year RN and if I had to do it all over again, I would go for PT.  With a master's degree, I could hang out my shingles.  I have a friend who had a BS in Physical Therapy and has her own PT practice.  She has two other therapist with master's degrees working for her.  Recently she completed her PhD in PT taking 18 months.

If I didn't have to go full time, I would consider going back to school.  Unfortunately, in this area there are only 3-4 programs, and competition is fierce for admittance,[/quote]

+1 on the PT, except I was going to suggest PT assistant for salary reasons. Since insurance determines how much a procedure is worth, a business can only recover a certain amount. This stifles the salaries available to PTs. Check out the salary differences, but I'm pretty sure my sister pays $80k for PTs and $60k for PTAs (she has several clinics in Boston) - not a huge difference considering one is an associates degree and the other is a doctorate (PhDs are required for PTs now). [/quote]$60k for a PTA?  That's an excellent salary.   I wouldn't mind having that to complement my RN.  Thanks for the insight![/quote]

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