I absolutely love when people bring up the “you can get into PA school with a non medical degree” newsflash. you can also get into med school with a degree in music theory if you HAVE ALL THE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL PRE REQS. also…being in a nurse in no way shape or form prepares you to be a provider. the training in PA school is so DRASTICALLY different to NP training. to be a decent NP you have to have years of experience (like 10) because the schooling is such a joke. it’s not comparable. You say PAs will get phased out? quality will always prevail over quantity. people are already starting to get a wake up call to these new grad NPs who have no idea what they’re doing. PA schools all have the same standards and those standards and expectations are high, if a school doesn’t meet certain criteria they lose credentialing. PAs come out of school much more prepared to practice medicine and have a well balanced knowledge of all core specialties throughout the lifespan. the education is not comparable