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Maryland
offers a great deal for PAs, from both a lifestyle as well as a practice perspective.
If you are considering moving to Maryland, these links may be helpful to you.Maryland
is a small state of 9,774 square miles and just over 5 million people, it stretches
from the Alleghany mountains in the west to the Atlantic coast. It is bordered
by West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Virginia. Maryland is the primary
land mass surrounding the ecologically rich Chesapeake bay and its largest city,
Baltimore (nicknamed:
Charm City) sits at the head of this estuary. The capital of Maryland is Annapolis,
which is located on the Chesapeake Bay. Annapolis is also home to the the United
States Naval Academy. While the District of Columbia is separate (it sits
on land ceded by Maryland in the late 1700s) from the state, a large number of
Maryland PAs work in or live in the city or suburbs of Washington,
D.C. Marylanders often vacation on the Eastern Shore and its beaches. The
Chesapeake Bay bridge allows for easy access to the shore and most citizens are
no more than three hours away from the shore. Maryland also has a wealth of parks
and historical sites, for more information see the links at left. Practicing
in Maryland is fairly receptive for PAs. Due to recent legislative changes, Maryland
has one of the better practice acts in the country. Maryland PAs are authorized
to prescribe for all medications (including Schedule II-V) without restriction.
There are no procedural "laundry lists" and supervision is defined as
per AAPA recommendations. There are several exemplary health care institutions
in Maryland including Johns
Hopkins and the National Institute
of Health and a large number of excellent specialtists are available for referral.
Maryland's Medbank program
provides medication for chronically ill or under/uninsured patients. For more
information about Health Care
in Maryland see our site.