McMaster University’s Physician Assistant Program
is hosting a
PA Program Info Night
this Wed Nov 23, 2016 @ HSC 1A1 at 7pm.

They are offering a live webinar / live stream of the info night that you can watch online for those that can’t make it!:

TO REGISTER & VIEW THE LIVE STREAM:
1. Go to: LINK
2. On the night of the live stream (Nov 23, 2016 at 7pm), click on "Register" and enter your information to join the live stream. Password should already be filled out for you.




FOR MORE INFO:

• Canadian Association of Physician Assistants http://www.capa-acam.ca
• McMaster University PA Student Resource Program http://mcmasterpa.weebly.com

If you have any questions you can contact Physician Assistant Program at: [email protected]

I was seeing a physician's assistant at my doctor's office for years. He quit to go work in the US, because he said the Ontario government had cut all funding for PAs.

Originally Posted by old guy

I was seeing a physician's assistant at my doctor's office for years. He quit to go work in the US, because he said the Ontario government had cut all funding for PAs.

The government may have cut funding for that PAs position, but for all PAs this is not true. There are some family health teams and neurosurgery positions that are 100% funded permanently. There are new PA grads from UofT and McMaster that have obtained temporary funding for the first year of work through Health Force Ontario, with the caveat that the PA employer continue to pay for the PA's salary beyond this.

Usually employers will get funding through department/hospital, and/or make the PA position as part of an expense that comes from hiring staff such as Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Admin Staff etc. Very setting dependent.