Fiona D'Agostino is an internal medicine physician assistant. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Kinesiology and completed her master's degree in physician assistant studies in 2017 from Rosalind Franklin University of medicine and science. She has been working in primary care for the past 3 years and has worked in underserved areas and urban populations. Fiona has spent time in undergrad and graduate school mentoring pre-PA and current PA students through their journey. She is passionate about educating and helping others in the Pre PA journey!
Articles by Fiona D'Agostino PA-C
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Answered: How do I Choose the Right Elective PA School Rotation?
If you know you want to work in a specific specialty, this is an excellent opportunity for you to get 4-8 weeks of job shadowing/training! This will give you a genuine insight into the day to day of that specialty. Also, it is a wonderful way to meet potential employers or leverage preceptor connections. You […]
3 Things to Do the Night Before Your PA School Interview
Whether or not your interview is in person or virtual take some time to get everything together, so you are not rushed the morning of your interview Double-check the time of the interview. Put your resume, portfolio, notepad, pen, all in your bag. Get your outfit together the night before so you are not scrambling […]
How to Prepare for the PA School Interview Day Essay
Any interview question or scenario can be made into essay form. So, any question you have prepared for could be a prompt! If, at first, you read the prompt and draw a blank, relax. Think: “did I prepare for a similar question?” Common topics will be current healthcare issues, ethical questions, an explanation of why […]
What Can a Physician Assistant Specialize in?
The PA role was created to support primary care: Internal medicine and family medicine. These are outpatient positions (sometimes can include inpatient as well). However, there are many outpatient physician assistant specialties like endocrinology, nephrology, dermatology, cardiology, neurology, OBGYN, psychiatry, pain management, and pediatrics. Some outpatient PA specialties can get even more specific. For example, […]
