Physician's Assistant Career Choices

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Choosing a career is a difficult task. There’s a lot of research involved and many decisions to make. The career I chose is a Physician's Assistant. When looking through all of the options between pay rate, years of schooling, and flexibility with the job, it was the best choice for me. The medical field is what my overall career choice has been for years. I initially chose it because of personal reasons. One of those being that I would have died if it hadn’t been for a physician that saved me. I just want to do the same for others. Though I had chosen a field to practice in, I still wasn’t finished choosing my major and specialty. It took many weeks of research and discussions with different nurses and doctors about what the best choice would

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