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This blog post was inspired by a presentation I did for a Pre-PA Club and there is an accompanying YouTube video you can watch here . As an undergrad, you are in a great position to be a competitive PA school applicant even if you're applying this cycle because you still have some time to work on

If you have three, four, or even five months until you start PA school, here are three things you can do right now to make sure you are prepared for when you walk in the door.This is the book that our PA program required us to read before PA school. We had a two-week "primer" of medical terminology before our program kicked off. The book simplifies the process of memorizing complex medical terminology by focusing on the important word parts--common prefixes, suffixes, and root words--to…

Here is my ultimate PA school applicant cheat sheet with 7 quick tips for getting into PA school. Do these seven things for the best chance of getting into PA school and becoming a physician assistant! 1. Shadowing: Get one hundred hours of shadowing experience across various specialties. 2. GRE: Aim for a score of 300 + (150 +Here is my ultimate PA school applicant cheat sheet with 7 quick tips for getting into PA school. Do these seven things for the best chance of getting into PA school…

Are you struggling to decide between PA or MD, NP or PA, pre-nursing or biochem, a new job vs. your comfy job, CNA vs. MA, or scribe vs. EMT? One day you favor option A and the next day you flounder back to option B or worse, you start looking at option C. Wouldn’t itAre you struggling to decide between PA or MD, NP or PA, pre-nursing or biochem, a new job vs. your comfy job, CNA vs. MA, or scribe vs. EMT? One day you favor option A and the next day you flounder back to option B or worse…

Physician Assistant School Interviews are Extremely Challenging | Here is a wonderful list of 46 high frequency questions that you are likely to encounter.

Why did I choose to become a Physician Assistant? This is a question I was asked often in PA school. The PA career is on the rise, becoming increasingly popular with young women like myself. Howeve…

Why Do You Want to be a Physician Assistant? You will be asked many different times: "Why?" "Why do you want to become a physician assistant?" "Why don't you just go to medical school or NP school?" "You will make more money as a physician; you will have more prestige and recognition as a physician."Why Do You Want to be a Physician Assistant? You will be asked many different times: "Why?" "Why do you want to become a physician assistant?" "Why don't you just go to medical school or NP…

If you are just applying to PA school or just starting in a program, it may not have hit you just how intense it is. When they say the program will pretty much become your life for the next 2+ years, they mean it! But with all of the studying and multiple tests per week, you have

We interviewed twelve PA school administrators from twelve top-ranking PA programs across the country in search of answers to a simple question: What do PA school administrators want to see in your PA school essay? The results of this search were eye-opening.

Holly has some awesome tips on how to survive didactic year of PA school. If you thought getting into PA school was the hard part, you better get ready for the didactic portion. This post is great for whether you are just getting ready to start school or already pushing through P