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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter wants a pre-health program that has both nursing and PA (hasnt decided which path).  More schools have nursing than PA – all the PA schools, like DPT schools, seem to be tiny  schools in terrible locations. Ugg.

The alternative seems to be Boston – but she wasn’t wanting a big city. Is there anything in between on the east coast? [/quote]
My daughter wanted direct entry accelerated PA school and really liked Duquesne and Drexel. Quick google search says they both have nursing as well. Also, Marquette. Not direct entry, but it does offer the accelerated program- you apply to the PA school as a sophomore. Not east coast either, but we thought Milwaukee was cool. [/quote]

I would have thought for undergraduate, someone would need to apply directly to nursing school, so it wouldn't really fall under the pre-health (medical, dental, optometry, vet, etc.) catch-all.  Is the OP interested in nursing?  Might need to clarify what pre-health means.[/quote]

There are a couple of different routes for nursing. One is direct entry BSN. However, many schools have an option for those who hold a bachelor's degree to gain a nursing degree. Sometimes it's someone who decides to go back to school for nursing as a career switch. Sometimes it's people who were pre-med or similar, did shadowing, decided nursing was their calling rather than medicine, physical therapy, etc. Mason's option:
[quote][b]Accelerated Second Degree BSN Program:[/b] a 12-month, full-time program for students holding a baccalaureate degree outside of nursing and have completed nursing prerequisite requirements.[/quote][/quote]

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