Finally...

My family has started to see that being a PA is going to be fine and may even be the better option for me, because of Obamacare. Someone (I think it was Dr. Carson) told my papaw about how Obamacare is going to make medicine even crazier, especially with insurance. It also is going to give everybody insurance..which means everyone will go to the doctor offices now that are are probably close to being over crowded right now. Due to the Obamacare changes, the medical field is shifting to 

favor PAs and NPs more than doctors in two ways:

First, PAs and NPs do not have to directly deal with the hassles of insurance (coding, malpractice, etc.) like MDs do. While Obamacare is screwing the doctors, 

the PAs and the NPs won't have such a pain to deal with. 

Second, a doctor's office that already has a large patient base can only expect more hoards of patients to come when everyone gets insurance under Obamacare. These already over crowded offices can accommodate the growing number of patients by adding a PA or an NP.

Sidenote: Obamacare will also favor specialists, not primary care doctors like what I previously wanted; yet another reason to be a PA instead!

 

I was so happy when I realized that I think my family is finally starting to realize me changing my plans so suddenly isn't a bad thing AND that being a PA as opposed to a MD might actually be a better career choice for me. It's a shorter amount of school time, which will leave Aaron and I plenty of time to get married and have a family without worrying about waiting until I'm finished and then rushing so I can have kids before I'm 40.. I can still do what I've always dreamed of, but without the title. And if that's a problem, I wasn't doing it for the right reasons anyways. It would be nice to be called Doctor Allison (and eventually Doctor Worley), but it's not a big deal if I don't get that title. I wanted to treat, diagnose, and take care of people, mainly in a hospital setting. PA school won't leave us with a huge amount of debt like med school will, on top of the loans Aaron and I both already have for undergrad. I can specialize if I want. There's no residency - woo hoo!! It could also lead me to eventually going to med school to get that MD, but if not, that's okay too. It's a more flexible work load (aka nine to five work day instead of endless shifts and being on call).

Do you see my point? There's so many reasons why I feel like PA school is a better FIT for me and for me and Aaron together as well. I'm excited. I have three GRE books that belong to Averi that I can't wait to dive into (but I'm going to wait until Christmas..maybe even summer break). I can't wait to take the other classes I need for PA school (anatomy, micro, and developmental psych). I can't wait to get home after I GRADUATE COLLEGE to see how I can spend my year off gaining experience for PA school. I'm excited to get started, in general. I'm excited to get started with the next phase of my life, the next big step. In a way, I almost am ready to be done with school and start doing SOMETHING. I have been in school all my life now. I'm ready for a change, a purpose, a different goal. I'm ready to be free from the constant pressure to make straight A's every semester.