Hey i'm a PA student.... You dont become a physician assistant to then continue to become a doc... PA school is an abreviated medical school so it is very busy... Trust me many would hate to go back and sit in 4 years of lectures in things they have already been taught after getting there masters as a PA. Financially its doesnt work out... Figure if you become a PA you will make 90-100 coming out... 4 years of medical school will increase your debt and your potential earnings wont be there. Financially you wont make it back for a long time... There are some who can work while in medical school s a PA usually the first year or 2.

with all that... If you want to be a doc think of it as 2 years more than PA school... Of course there is residency but you will be paid a small amount during that. considering you are still in high school I would suggest you do a biology major and then goto medical school without taking any time off. PA school often requires health care experience prior and sometimes can be more of a pain to get into.

Either way... If I can give you any tips it would e to keep asking questions, do what you want to do, not what your parents want you to do... and keep your grades up... For medical school or PA school you are looking at over a 3.5 gpa to be considered.

Becoming a physician assistant only takes 1-2 years less than becoming a doctor. You can "continue" your education to go from being a PA to an MD, however, the fact that you are a PA will not make your medical schooling any shorter, though it will probably be easier for you. You could use the bachelor's degree you earned before going to PA school in order to get into medical school. Being a PA may also help you with being admitted to medical school, but, once admitted, medical school will still take you 4 years to complete just as it does everyone else.