To become a physician assistant, you must complete four years of college followed by two and a half years of physician assistant school. After that, there’s no residency, and you’re free to start practicing as a PA immediately.
To become a nurse practitioner, there are two pathways:
The traditional pathway involves earning your bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing and passing the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX, to earn your RN license.
After that, you must attend a master’s or doctorate program which can last anywhere from two to five years. Similar to PAs, NPs are not required to complete any form of residency.
The direct entry pathway is for those who earned a bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field. These are three to five-year programs where you will take both the NCLEX to earn your RN and complete a master’s or doctorate program to become an NP.
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