Intotheblue12 Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hello, I am looking at making a career change and doing some research on the PA career. I am hoping to speak to some PA's in Alberta to get their perspective on the market here for their services. -Is there a market for it in Alberta? How hard is it to find jobs? Where do you look for jobs once trained? -Is there any talk of a PA school coming to Western Canada, or does everyone here have to go out east to get training? I am concerned because if this was a growing profession in high demand there would be more pressure to have a school in Western Canada, which currently does not exist. Any comments here are appreciated. -How does being a PA here in Alberta compare to being a PA in the states? There is lots of information about the career in the US but not much about the career in Western Canada. What are the in demand practice areas, and what can you/can you not do in a clinical setting here. Thanks in advance for anyone willing to reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Being a PA is relatively quite different in Canada vs the US where it is much more popular and established.Your best bet is to contact the Alberta Health authority to see what options for PAs exist and scope etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS94 Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hello all, Can anyone provide the same info for PAs in British Columbia ? Are there any practising PAs in BC ? What is the scope of this profession in BC ? Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxingbath Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I believe there is only 1-2 PA in Alberta and that there is a program in development but unsure if the program will actually happen. I do not believe there are any PA in BC, and currently they are working more with getting more scope for NPs. That being said CAPA is targeting BC as the next province to raise awareness and hopefully get them integrated into the healthcare system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS94 Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Unfortunately, I did not find any PAs in BC, that's not exciting I hope the province would start working on this soon. Thanks relaxingbath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertaPA Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Hello I am a PA working in Alberta, originally under the demonstration project. There are 13 civilian PAs working in AHS, a few working in the oilfields camps, and a few employed by the military. All PAs from the demonstration project are now permanent positions within AHS. There is a working group working with U of C med school developing a PA curriculum but no launch date yet. I expecting within a couple years it will be launched. The demand for PAs is great as resident positions decrease. My department is looking for funding for more PAs and there are new jobs appearing. Last word was 2 in Medicine Hat and 2 more in Calgary ( believe Hospitalist and ortho positions). There are 2 places to look for employment in Alberta 1. AHS job site and 2.CAPA (Canadian association of PAs) website.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intotheblue12 Posted October 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Thanks for the info. It sounds like to much of a risk to go get trained out east with the hopes that there are jobs out west here once your done. I think its safe to say the best approach may be a wait and see approach to see if industry works with the universities to get programs up and running here in Alberta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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