In Forbes Magazine’s annual ranking of the best and worst master’s degrees for today’s job market, physician assistant graduate programs top the list. According to the magazine, “…although there are too few doctors in the U.S. and too few seats in medical schools, those shortages are good for one segment of the population: people who get degrees as physician assistants.”

IMPACT 2011: AAPA’s 39th Annual Physician Assistant Conference
May 30 – June 4, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Join the leaders of the PA profession as they address the hottest topics in medicine and health care.
Early Registration ends on February 25, 2011 so sign up fast!
http://www.aapa.org/upcoming-events/annual-conference
Cost to attend the conference is $150 per student (if a member of the AAPA)
Here’s a link to the brochure:
http://www.aapa.org/images/stories/Impact2011/AAPA_AdvancedReg_Web.pdf

Forbes.com has recently released a list ranking the best Master’s degrees for jobs. Physician assistants were given the top spot!
http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/19/masters-degrees-jobs-leadership-careers-education-best_slide_2.html