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• Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) Strategies for PA School: A Comprehensive Guide
• Elevate Your Personal Statement: Using Bloom’s Taxonomy for Impactful Writing
• How to Answer Behavioral Questions in Your PA School Interview
• From Mock Interviews to PA Practice: Tolu Fannon Shares Her Journey
• The Most Important Reports and Data on Physician Assistants (PAs)
• How Much Does it Cost to go to Physician Assistant (PA) School?
• Generative AI and PA School Applications: What You Need to Know
• How to Change PA Specialties: Pain Management, Family Practice, Dermatology
• I’ve Been a PA for 18 Years, and Still, Nobody Knows What I Do for a Living
• Everything You Need to Know About Being a PA (and then some)
• Who Gets Into PA School in 2024? Here’s What You Need to Know
• Crafting the Perfect Letter of Recommendation for Your PA School Applicants
• What is a PA? How to Nail This Not-So-Easy Interview Question
• Will AI Phase Out Physician Assistants? Not on My Watch!
• The Ultimate June Checklist for PA School Applicant Success
• Why Our Program? How to Answer This Common Supplemental Essay and Interview Question
• 50 PA School Supplemental Essay Prompts You Need to Know
• How to Become a PA for IMGs and International Students
• ChatGPT Answers the Top 46 PA School Applicant Interview Questions
• How to Add Virtual Shadowing to Your CASPA Application
• How to Cope with PA School Application Rejection
• CASPA Video Tutorial Section Four: Program Materials
• CASPA Video Tutorial Section Three: Supporting Information
• CASPA Video Tutorial Section Two: Academic History
• CASPA Video Tutorial Section One: Personal Information
• How to Bring Your Best on PA School Interview Day
• My PA School Interview Preparation Strategy
• Here’s What a REAL PA School Interview Looks Like (in 2024)
• I got into PA School and So Can You! Top Advice from an Accepted 2022-23 PA School Applicant
• The Ultimate PA School Applicant Logbook – Track HCE, PCE, Volunteer Hours, Schools, Costs (and more!)
• Start at the End: Advice for your PA School Personal Statement
• 5 Reasons Every PA School Applicant Needs a LinkedIn Profile
• Webinar Replay: The Ultimate Guide to PA School Supplemental Essays
• Mind Mapping: A Tool for Personal Statements, Supplemental Essays, and Interviews
• How to Write Your CASPA COVID-19 Optional Essay
• Personal Statement Panel Review (Replay)
• Ratatouille: A Pixar Recipe for PA School Personal Statement Success
• Inside Out: How to use Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling to Improve your PA Personal Statement
• How to Deal with Bad News in Your Personal Statement
• PA School Reapplicant Personal Statement Checklist
• Don’t Make This Mistake with Your PA Resumé
• How to Write a Personal Statement Intro that Readers Want to Read
• PA School Reapplicants: How to Rewrite Your PA School Essay for Guaranteed Success
• Physician Assistants: What We Are and What We Are Not
• How to Squash PA School Interview Day Stress (4 Simple Steps)
• How to Choose the Best Undergraduate Major to Get into PA school
• Sticker Shock Alert! This is The Real Cost of Applying to PA School in 2024
• Podcast Episode 90: Ten PANCE, PANRE, and Rotation Review Questions
• Little Big Men: The Rise of Kenya’s Clinical Officer
• Podcast Episode 89: Ten PANCE, PANRE, and Rotation Review Questions
• How to Be a Better PA Part 2: Medical Staff, Administrators, and Supervisors
• The 4 Most Common Reasons PAs Quit Their Jobs
• The Wealthy PA Part 3: Long Term Disability Insurance (and How to Buy it)
• Meet the World’s Sexiest PA School Applicants
• The Wealthy PA Part 2: The Three Student Loan Repayment Strategies
• Physician Assistants: In Whom We Place Our Trust
• The Wealthy PA Part One: Are PAs Wealthy?
• Does Attending Community College Hurt Your Chances of Getting into PA School?
• Apply for the PAEA Student Health Policy Fellowship and “Be the Change!”
• How Long Does It Take to Become a Physician Assistant/Associate?
• Podcast Episode 87: Ten Internal Medicine EOR Questions
• Should You Write Physician Associate or Physician Assistant on Your PA School Essay?
• What Can a Physician Assistant Specialize in?
• The Ultimate PA School Applicant Cheat Sheet With 7 Quick Tips for Getting into PA School
• How to Prepare for Your PA School Interview Day Essay
• The Big List of PA School Applicant CASPA Statistics (cGPA, sGPA, GRE, HCE/HCE, etc.)
• How the Heck Did I Get into PA School?
• 3 Things to Do the Night Before Your PA School Interview
• The Ultimate PA School Application Timeline
• Answered: How do I Choose the Right Elective PA School Rotation?
• 3 Things Everyone Should Do Before Starting PA School
• How to Get Shadowing Hours During a Global Pandemic
• 5 Best Ways to Give a Memorable PA School Interview
• How to Be a Better PA Part 1: Nurses, Lab Techs, and X-Ray Technicians
• PA Programs with a 100% 5-Year PANCE Pass Rate
• How to Celebrate PA Week Every Week of the Year!
• PA School is Like Drinking From a Fire Hose – Exaggerating? Definitely not!
• Don’t Make This Critical PA School Interview Mistake!
• Laos: The Birthplace of the U.S. Physician Assistant?
• Podcast Episode 85: Ten Mixed Multiple Choice Questions
• How to Write the Perfect PA School Supplemental Essay
• Who’s Your Average PA? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
• Cardiac Pharmacology Part One: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Episode 84
• Why Choose PA Over NP? Here’s the Perfect Answer
• How Much Money Do Physician Assistants (PAs) Make?
• 31 (NEW) CASPA PA School Personal Statement Examples
• What are Three Things You Wish You Could Say to Your Pre-PA Self?
• How to Answer Tricky PANCE and PANRE Test Questions Part 2: Podcast Episode 83
• What’s Your #1 Personal Statement Struggle?
• The Australian Physician Assistant: The PA Model Around the World
• Made by PA: Rapid and Reliable ECG Interpretation With The EKG DDX App
• How to Write the Perfect Physician Assistant Cover Letter
• You Have 625 Words and 2.5 Minutes to Get Into PA School: Use Them Wisely
• How to Answer the Hardest PANCE and PANRE Test Questions: Podcast Episode 82
• Podcast Episode 81: Internal Medicine EOR Cardiology Questions
• 7 Rules You Must Follow While Writing Your PA School Essay
• How to Study for Your PANCE: Podcast Episode 79
• 12 Secrets to Writing an Irresistible PA School Personal Statement
• Can the PA-CAT® Exam Predict PA School Success?
• The Indian Physician Assistant (PA): Past, Present, and Future
• The Worst PA School Interview Question Ever!
• Podcast Episode 77: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast
• The 5 Best Books for Aspiring Physician Assistants
• South Africa’s Clinical Associate (Clin-A): The PA Model Around The World
• Mastering Your PA School Interview: Tone Matters
• Trials and Tribulations of the Liberian Physician Assistant
• Podcast Episode 75: Ten FREE PANCE and PANRE Audio Board Review Questions
• Meet The PA Pioneers of Israel: The Israeli Physician Assistant
• Why We Really Need PAs in the UK: The British Physician Associate
• PAs in the Netherlands: The Dutch Physician Assistant
• American Cheese: The Origin of the U.S. Physician Assistant
• Podcast Episode 73: Ten FREE PANCE and PANRE Audio Board Review Questions
• 101 PA School Applicants Answer: What’s Your Greatest Strength?
• The Interview That Got This Pre-PA Into 5 PA Schools
• 7 Questions to Ask Yourself While Writing Your PA School Personal Statement
• As Good As You Can: The PA Model Around the World Part One
• Podcast Episode 71: Ten PANCE and PANRE Board Review Audio Questions
• Top 5 Reasons NOT to Become a Physician Assistant
• 5 PA School Essays That Got These Pre-PAs Accepted Into PA School
• 4 Skills Pre-PAs Must Develop Before PA School
• Podcast Episode 69: Ten PANCE and PANRE Board Review Audio Questions
• 10 Questions Every PA School Personal Statement Must Answer
• Physician Assistant Salary by State: 2019 Comparison Table
• The GRE and PA School: The Pre-PA Advisor Series
• Overview of the PANCE, PANRE and Pilot Alternative Blueprints
• Infographic: Countries Where Physician Assistants Work
• 10 Reasons Why Physician Assistant/Associate (PA) is the #2 Healthcare Job in 2024
• Podcast Episode 67: Ten PANCE and PANRE Board Review Audio Questions
• Where PAs and Physician Associates Can Work Internationally
• Why Are So Many Women Becoming PAs? Here’s One Man’s Answer
• How Many PANCE and PANRE Practice Exams Should You Take?
• The Top 5 Reasons People Choose to Become a PA: Put To The Test
• Podcast Episode 65: Hepatitis B Breakdown With Joe Gilboy PA-C
• Mock PA School Interview With Pre-PA Kassidy Anthony
• The 4 Best PANCE and PANRE Study Guides and Review Books
• Mock PA School Interview With Pre-PA Lily Boyle
• Episode 63: The Audio PANCE and PANRE PA Board Review Podcast
• Mock Physician Assistant School Interview With Taylor Hill Pre-PA
• Life as a Single Mom in Physician Assistant (PA) School
• How to Become a Physician Assistant (PA) in 8 Easy Steps
• The Ultimate Guide to CASPA Character and Space Limits
• The Tsum Valley Nepal Medical Mission: A Search for Clarity in the Valley
• Episode 61: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast
• The Ultimate PA School Personal Statement Starter Kit
• The #1 Mistake PRE-PAs Make on Their Personal Statement
• Made by PA: MEDtakeovers and Medthusiast by Andrea Benedict PA-C
• 2019 NCCPA PANCE Content Blueprint Updates
• The 10 Best Cities for PAs to Move to in 2024
• Episode 59: Emergency Medicine EOR – The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast
• The Pre-PA Advisor Series: Patient Contact Hours and Healthcare Experience
• The Power of Picmonics Plus Get 20% OFF!
• The Perfect PA Program Picker: PA School Search, Sort, Match, and Apply
• Episode 57: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast
• Made by PA: The Applicant’s Manual of Physician Assistant Programs
• Physician Assistant Stats, Data, and Demographics
• 2018 Physician Assistant School Tuition and Fees: Cost Comparison Table
• PA School Prerequisites: Admissions Directors Answer Your Burning Questions
• Torn Between PA or MD? Here’s How You Decide!
• Episode 55: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast
• How to Pay for Medical Mission Trips as a Broke Pre-PA
• Going Midlevel Midlife: Michelle’s Story of Becoming a Physician Assistant in her 40’s
• 20 Answers to The Question: Why Do You Want to be a Physician Assistant?
• The 10 Best Websites for Physician Assistant Job Search in 2024
• Episode 53: General Surgery End of Rotation Exam – The Audio PANCE and PANRE Podcast
• 5 Ways to Save Money On PA School Textbooks
• PA School Mock Interviews: Prepare with a LIVE, Recorded Video Interview
• 300 PA School Interview Questions You Should Be Ready to Answer
• Welcome to Your Virtual PA School Clinical Rotation
• Applying to PA School with a Low GPA: Admissions Directors Answer Your Questions
• 7 Tips for Addressing Shortcomings in Your PA School Personal Statement
• Episode 51: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast – Comprehensive Audio Quiz
• Book Review: Atul Gawande The Checklist Manifesto
• Physician Assistant State Licensing: Everything you Need to Know
• Episode 49: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast – Comprehensive Audio Quiz
• PANCE & PANRE Exam Pass and Failure Rates: An Update for 2023
• Infographic: PA VS MD Understanding the Differences
• Use VisualCV to Create a Stunning Physician Assistant Resume
• 5 Things I’ve Learned Going Into My Fourth Physician Assistant Application Cycle
• 101 PA School Admissions Essays: The Book!
• Finding a Physician Assistant Mentor: The Foolproof PA Shadowing Guide
• PA School Ranking by PANCE Pass Rates
• Episode 47: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast – Comprehensive Audio Quiz
• Secrets of Successful PA School Letters of Recommendation
• Physician Assistant Postgraduate Residency and Fellowship Programs: The Ultimate Guide
• Murmur Madness: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Episode 45
• Long or Short – Does Your PA Program Length Really Matter?
• The Ultimate Physician Assistant Shopping and Gift Guide
• The PANCE and PANRE Content Blueprint Checklist
• Episode 43: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast
• No Experience Required! 84 PA Schools That Don’t Require Healthcare Experience
• A Look Inside Two PA School Interviews
• 187 US PA Programs That Accept International Students
• An Open Letter to all Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools and Others Interested in PA Programs in the United States
• Episode 41: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast
• 80 PA Schools That Don’t Require the GRE
• 13 Provocative PA School Personal Statement Expressions
• 2017 Physician Assistant Program Tuition and Cost Comparison Table
• Made by PA: Labulator is an app to help expand differential diagnoses via laboratory results
• Reproductive System 1: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Topic Specific Review Episode 39
• How to Write “Physician Assistant” The Definitive PA Grammar Guide
• How to Write Your Physician Assistant Personal Statement The Book!
• What are the Best PA Schools in 2024? Physician Assistant School Rankings
• Musculoskeletal 1: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Topic Specific Review Episode 37
• Your Main Goal on Your Path to PA Shouldn’t be Immediate Success or Money, But to Learn as Much as Possible
• Made by PA: Through the Eyes of a Young Physician Assistant
• Direct Entry and Dual Degree BS/MS Pre-Physician Assistant/Associate Programs
• Genitourinary 1: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Topic Specific Review Episode 35
• How to Survive PA School as a Dad: Advice from a PA School Parent
• My First Day as a Physician Assistant: Faking it Till You’re Making it
• EENT 1: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Topic Specific Review Episode 33
• Married with Children in PA School: How This Mom Makes it Work
• Gastroenterology 1: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Podcast Topic Specific Review Episode 31
• The PA History Quiz: I Scored a 3 Out of 25, How About You?
• Pulmonology 1: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Podcast Topic Specific Review Episode 29
• 5 Tips to Get you Started on Your Personal Essay (and why you should do it now)
• 238 Free Online Science, Math and Pre-Medical Courses
• 9 Simple Steps to Avoid Silly Spelling and Grammar Goofs in Your PA School Personel Statement
• A Question for Physician Assistants: Why Are You In It?
• Cardiology 1: The Audio PANCE and PANRE Podcast Topic Specific Review Episode 27
• PA VS MD: The Life and Salary of a Military Trained Physician
• Do Physician Assistants Get Sued? Medical Malpractice, Liability and Lawsuits – A Guide for PAs
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 25
• Scholarships, Grants and Loan Repayment Programs for Physician Assistants
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 23
• Physician Assistant Personal Statement Workshop: “To say I was an accident-prone child is an understatement”
• Physician Assistant Recruiting Video: Spoiler Alert, There’s a Dolphin!
• A Surgeon Speaks: 7 Reasons Why You Should Choose PA Over MD
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 21
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 19
• PA Personal Statement Workshop: Essay 7, “I Want to Take People From Dying to Living, I Want to Get Them Down From the Cliff.”
• PA Personal Statement Workshop: Essay 6, “That First Day in Surgery was the First Day of the Rest of my Life”
• PA Personal Statement Workshop: Essay 5, “Then Reach, my Son, and Lift Your People up With You”
• PA Personal Statement Workshop: Essay 4, “I Have Gained so Much Experience by Working With Patients”
• PA Personal Statement Workshop: Essay 3, “She Smiled, Said “Gracias!” and Gave me a Big Hug”
• PA Personal Statement Workshop: Essay 2, “I Want to Move Towards the Forefront of Patient Care”
• 7 Essays in 7 Days: PA Personal Statement Workshop: Essay 1, “A PA Changed My Life”
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 17
• The DO’S and DON’TS of the PANCE and PANRE Examination
• Interactive Map of State Constituent Chapters of the AAPA
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 15
• Healthcare Experience Required for PA School: The Ultimate Guide
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 13
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 11
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 9
• Prerequisite Coursework: How to Design the Perfect Pre-PA School Curriculum
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 7
• If You Take the Red Pill: Reflections on the Future of Medicine
• 2015 Physician Assistant Program Tuition and Cost Comparison Table
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 5
• What is the Number One Regret People Have in Life?
• Physician Assistant School and Program Directory eBook
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 3
• The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 1
• Do You Recognize These 7 Common Mistakes in Your Personal Statement?
• Which State Has the Largest Number of Physician Assistant Programs?
• Physician Assistant Programs Offering Part-Time Options
• The Daily Eponym: A FREE Email Series That Will Impress Your Preceptor and Save Countless Lives
• The Virtual PANCE and PANRE – It’s Like Having a Pearson VUE Testing Center in Your Living Room
• Who is the Ideal PA School Candidate? Surprising Lessons From Olympic Ice Skating
• My PA School Rejection Letters – How to Turn Your “Set Back” into a “Set Up”
• MD Versus PA Showdown Round 1 – Show Me The Money!
• The Meaning of a Physician Assistant Life
• Trying to Decide if You Want to be a Physician Assistant? Then “OOCH!”
• Attention Procrastinators: Introducing The Daily PANCE and PANRE FAST-TRACK Email Edition!
• The Turkey Book – An Introductory Manual for The Wards
• A Physician Assistant’s Guide to Becoming an Epic Failure
• Virchow’s Triad: Social Medicine, Morality and Public Health
• PA School Finder – The Ultimate Physician Assistant School and Program Directory
• The Physician Assistant Essay and Personal Statement Collaborative
• How to Find The Direct Patient Care Experience You Need to Become a Physician Assistant
• The Physician Assistant Interview: Thank You and Follow-up (With Sample)
• The Physician Assistant Job or PA School Interview – Email Etiquette
• Use this Interview Hack to Get The Physician Assistant Job of Your Dreams!
• PA Link Love: From PA Study Guides to a Dermatological Instagram
• Pre-PA Hack of the Day: Use Volunteering to Gain Essential Experience as a Physician Assistant
• Free PANCE and PANRE Board Review – Email Series
• The Physician Assistant and the Frog: Kiss Many a Frog Before you Marry a Toad
• Stop Making Comparisons on Your Road to Becoming a Physician Assistant
• The #1 Trait that Determines Long Term Success as a Physician Assistant
• Make a Difference – Train the Next Generation of PAs in Sub-Saharan Africa as a Clinical Associates Mentor
• The Physician Assistant Applicant Attack Plan: Personalized Goal Sheet
• Are you a PA Practicing Medicine by Design or by Default?
• Free PANCE and PANRE 120 Question Exam with Interactive Q&A
• Physician Assistant Program Tuition and Costs – Comparison Table
• Physician Assistants in Primary Care – A Dying Breed, Indeed!
• Physician Assistant Salary Map: Compare Salary by State
• The Costco Vitamin and Supplement Shopper: Patient Cheat Sheet
• The Top 46 Physician Assistant Applicant Interview Questions
• The Reason I became a Physician Assistant in 20 Minutes and 46 Seconds
• Overcoming Obstacles on Your Path to Becoming a Physician Assistant
• How NOT to be a PA Sellout: The Physician Assistant Vocation
• Haiti Medical Mission Trip: Settling In, Resetting my Clock and Resetting my World View
• How to get 100 CME Credits as a Broke Physician Assistant
• I Want to Know if I am Making the Right Choice to be a Physician Assistant?
• Physician Assistant Application Letter of Recommendation Samples: Applying to PA School
• Teens in Crisis: Emergency Telephone, Text and Web Resources Available to all Teenagers
• Working as a Physician Assistant in Haiti: Organization & Logistics
• Cookie Cutter Medicine: The Future of PAs and The Future of Medicine
• My First International Trip to Haiti as a Physician Assistant – Preperation
• NCCPA Examination Content Blueprint PDF (ECB)
• Free 5 Minute Clinical Consult and Epocrates Online Premium
• Most Social Problems Do Not Have a Quick Fix
• Is Physician Assistant (PA) School Hard?
• Pulmonary System: PANCE and PANRE Examination Content Blueprint
• Cardiovascular System: PANCE and PANRE Examination Content Blueprint
• Free PANRE and PANCE Practice Tests and Exam Questions
• 31 Online Medical Calculators for Physician Assistants
• Why Do You Want to be a Physician Assistant?
• How Clay Aiken and Reality TV Helped Me Ace My PA School Interview
• How to Write the Perfect Physician Assistant School Application Essay
• A Conversation Every Physician Assistant Has Had
• Why my Wife is Happy I am a Physician Assistant and not an MD
• How to Go to PA School for Free: The NHSC and Me
• Google Glass: Welcome to the World of Augmented Health Care
• Save a Patient Save the World: The Crisis Text Line
• The Best Medical iPhone and iPad Apps for Physicians, PAs, and Medical Students
• The PANCE and PANRE Preparation Checklist
• A Better Way to “Cram” for your Next PA School Exam
• Why I love being a PA: My letter to a prospective MD
• 10 Reasons Why You Should Become a Physician Assistant
• Physician Assistant New Graduate Sample Resume and Curriculum Vitae
• Are Physician Assistants Capable of Deep Clinical Analysis?
• PANRE and PANCE Review: EKG
• Healthcare and the Hunger Games – Tributes and Patients
• The Globalization of Physician Assistants
• Judge Not, That Ye Be Not Judged
• Physician Assistant vs. Physician Associate: A Rose is a Rose?
• The Future of Physician Assistant Education: Stop Stealing Dreams
• To be a Great Physician Assistant Focus on Patients not Numbers
• Physician Assistant vs. Nurse Practitioner vs. Medical Doctor
• What it Means to be a Physician Assistant: My Journey to PA-C
• Why Religion and Health Care Shouldn’t Mix–A Contraceptive Conundrum
• The PA and Supervising Physician Relationship: 5 Must Haves!
• The Best Treatment For Your Patients: Your Time and Attention
• Physician Assistant Resume and Curriculum Vitae
• My PA School Interview: The Journey of a Lifetime
• How to Study for (and Pass) The Physician Assistant Recertification Exam (PANRE)
• How to (Really) Get Into the PA School of Your Choice!
• Time Explored: Looking Back at 6 Years as a Physician Assistant