Best idea:
If you want to be an AA get a 3.5 +/- .2 gpa in a biological/ or health sciences degree, and get a 28+ on the MCAT or at least a 1200 on the GRE. If during the summers u have time become a emt, er tech or ekg tech. If u cant then forget about it and focus on your grades. I was an anesthesia tech and though it has been a tremendous aid the only reason it was a good idea was of how my life happened to come together. I would not let the pursui of any other healthcare degree slow me down from going to AA. If I had known about it when I graduated from my undergraduate program I would already be done with AA school. Don't delay getting into grad school so u have a leg up on your class mates for the first two semmesters. If your already an AT or can get a job with no extra schooling and do it in the summer thats great.
If you are a freshman, sophmore or junior in college I would transfer to perfusion school to become a perfusionist its a bs degree you make 60-80k out of school and would easily get into AA school with that kind of healthcare experience. Also if u dont get into school or change your mind about grad school you still have a good job (rather than having a worthless BS in biology). I know perfusionists making 120k. This is a much better idea than making tops low 20's an hour as a AT
barry university
http://www.barry.edu/cvp/default.htm
or rush university
http://www.rushu.rush.edu/servlet/Satellite?c=RushUnivLevel2Page&cid=1192572150460&pagename=Rush%2FRushUnivLevel2Page%2FLevel_2_College_GME_CME_Page
or sunny upstate
http://www.upstate.edu/chp/programs/cp/
and last but not least
Medical University of South Carolina
I would go to MUSC if I had to pick. All other perfusion programs are now masters degrees. Rush and Barry are in expensive areas and are expensive schools. Idk about sunny. I know MUSC has a good reputation.
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