Sometimes what your patient really needs is your time and attention. This, of course, is not just true in your medical practice but applies to your life in general. We get so caught up with things that can be measured. We look to our prescriptions pads for the answer. But I will tell you this: […]
Archives for January 2012
My PA School Interview: The Journey of a Lifetime
It seems like just yesterday. Like Gene Kelly in the 1952 classic “Singing in the Rain,” there I stood, rain-drenched, under an iconic cast-iron streetlight, holding a soggy white letter in my hand. The letter that said: “You have been accepted for a PA School Interview.” I was living in Seattle at the time, two […]
How to Study for (and Pass) the PANRE and PANRE-LA
Which exam you’re taking, what’s really on the 333-topic blueprint, the open-book rules for the PANRE-LA, and a five-step study plan from a PA who passed with a 1384.
How to (Really) Get Into the PA School of Your Choice!
verybody’s journey to becoming a PA is a bit different. We all have different lives, different upbringings, different barriers to overcome to reach our goals. We have different paths that have led us to want to become a physician assistant. No single formula will assure you a golden ticket to PA school (I am sorry to […]
Time Explored: Looking Back at 6 Years as a Physician Assistant
It has been six years since I began working as a Physician Assistant. I still can’t believe it. When the NCCPA sent me my first PANRE reminder letter, I figured they must have miscalculated. But it’s true; I have been working six years in the field, and I have some new gray hairs to show for […]
