How I Went to PA School for FREE and You Can Too
Channel: Boris Temkin, PA-C
Date: 2021-05-05

PA school is expensive, but it's possible to go for free AND have your housing costs and books covered while you are going to school! Most of these options are through the United States military or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). There is also a loan repayment program through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to have $50,000 in loan repayment for a two-year commitment to work in a clinic or hospital that serves an underserved population such as taking care of people who live in rural environments or refugees. Military options include: the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP),  the military loan repayment program for new enlistment and officer contracts, the Inter-service Physician Assistant Program (IPAP), the Medical Service Corps In Service Procurement Program (MSC IPP), and of course the post 9/11 GI Bill. Each of these programs has its advantages and disadvantages, and I've briefly touched on each one of those in this video. For much more information, please see these references and resources:

References/Resources:
https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/nhsc-loan-repayment-program.html
https://navypa.com/navy-pa-info/student-info-and-pa-programs#health-professions-scholarship-program-hpsp
https://www.aapa.org/news-central/2019/03/va-providing-scholarships-pa-studies-masters-degree/#:~:text=The%20average%20scholarship%20is%20%2452%2C000,a%20maximum%20of%20four%20years.

In the video, I also discuss the possibility of using an enlistment to get patient care experience hours (PCE), obtain a bachelor's degree, and earn the GI bill to use for PA school, which is an excellent strategy for a younger person considering PA school or medical school!
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0:00 intro
0:25 National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
1:35 Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)
4:58 loan repayment by the US military
7:37 Inter-service Physician Assistant Program (IPAP)
7:53 Medical Service Corps In Service Procurement Program (MSCIPP)
8:53 Post 9/11 GI Bill
9:30 free tuition and housing allowance
10:20 graduating debt free
11:20 enlisting in the Navy
11:43 benefits of enlisting
13:32 outro
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ1SHiMgiqQ to watch a video about how to get into PA school with a low GPA

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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EOwV_O1CAc to watch a video where I describe several options to go to PA school for FREE!!!!

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