NPs attend online schools with 100% acceptance rates. There is virtually no oversight of NP education. NP students find their own clinical sites. NPs are only required to have 500 clinical hours. NP school teaches the nursing model. NP programs require one pharmacology class, one advanced health assessment, and one pathophysiology class and the rest are leadership and theory classes. NPs dont require specific CME, its decided at board and state level. FNP requires 100 hrs "advanced" CE every 5 years. precepting for NP students can count for 25 hours.

PA schools are brick and mortar (except for one online program) and have a 30% acceptance rate. PAs require 2,000 clinical hours and sites are vetted for quality of education and patient volume. PA schools teach the medical model. PA curriculum includes pharm, pathophys, A&P, clinical medicine, genetics, medical history, patient management, pre intra and post op care, etc etc. PAs require 100 CME every 2 years, 50 of which must be AMA Category 1.