PA School Letters of Reference Here are two letters of recommendation I received when applying to PA school. I am not posting them here to fluff my feathers but merely to serve as an example of what I included as part of my actual PA school application. A great letter of recommendation weighs heavily in your favor. […]
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Overview of the PANCE, PANRE and Pilot Alternative Blueprints
New 2019 PANCE, PANRE and Pilot Alternative to PANRE blueprints. With a look at the new PANRE three-tier assessment system.
PA VS MD: The Life and Salary of a Military Trained Physician
As part of the ongoing MD vs. PA discussion, I like to feature comments on the blog from both PAs and MDs. It’s a chance to learn more about what life is really like working in the trenches. Today’s post comes from Doctor B. an active duty military internist. Dr. B. explains how he went […]
Physician Assistant Salary Map: Compare Salary by State
Here at the PA Life, I am always trying to develop tools that make your life (and my life) easier. This might be one of my favorites. Trying to negotiate a salary is hard enough. This becomes even harder when you have to adjust for the never ending list of variables such as previous salary […]
Are Physician Assistants Capable of Deep Clinical Analysis?
Last week I wrote a letter to Wellness FX. They are an intriguing and progressive California based health care start-up offering laboratory diagnostics and online consultations. I wrote them asking if they were considering allied health professionals as part of their healthcare team. This is the letter I received back: Hi Stephen, Thank you for your interest in WellnessFX. At this time, […]
3 Things to Do the Night Before Your PA School Interview
It’s one of the biggest moments you have been waiting for, your PA school interview. Nerves, excitement, and curiosity are running through your head. You have spent days, weeks, even months preparing for interviews, but what about the night before? You’ve prepped for the interview day but what about the night before jitters? Here are […]
Do Physician Assistants Get Sued? Medical Malpractice, Liability and Lawsuits – A Guide for PAs
Do physician assistants get sued? Of course, they do, but based on seventeen years of data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, nationwide physician assistant malpractice demonstrates lower malpractice incidence and average payment amounts compared to MDs and advance practice nurses! Can I get a Whoot Whoot for PAs! PA Malpractice Incidence There is one malpractice payment […]
PA School Reapplicant Personal Statement Checklist
Are you reapplying to PA school and wondering if you should update or rewrite your PA school essay? There are a few reasons to update your personal statement as a reapplicant. For one, AdComs at the schools where you’ve previously applied can compare your essay with the prior year’s personal statements. Secondly, after a year […]
Cookie Cutter Medicine: The Future of PAs and The Future of Medicine
One of the most popular books ever written on building a business is called The E-Myth Revisited (affiliate link), and here’s what the author, Michael E. Gerber says about the perfect business model: The model will be operated by people with the lowest possible level of skill Because if your model depends on highly skilled […]
The 10 Best Cities for PAs to Move to in 2024
In its latest ranking of best healthcare jobs, U.S. News and World Report ranked physician assistants as the #2 healthcare job and the #4 best job overall in America. PAs are undoubtedly in high demand. As of the most recent estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are ~148,000 PAs working in the USA. They […]
The Physician Assistant Life Book Club
ISSUE 44 | NOVEMBER 2017 The Mask of Masculinity HOW MEN CAN EMBRACE VULNERABILITY, CREATE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, AND LIVE THEIR FULLEST LIVES By Lewis Howes BUY THE BOOK The Mask of Masculinity isn’t a book I necessarily planned on reading, but I was compelled to read it for two reasons: One, Lewis Howes is a […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 49
A 35-year-old male complains of acute left eye pain immediately after he struck a nail with a hammer. On examination, you note that the left pupil is elliptical. What diagnostic test/procedure will most likely confirm your diagnostic suspicion? fluorescein staining of the eye pressing on the globe to assess intraocular pressure an X-ray of the […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 20
A female in her third trimester of pregnancy developed hypertension, diffuse edema, proteinuria, and hyperreflexia. She was treated with intravenous magnesium sulfate and is now hyporeflexic and drowsy. What do you prescribe now? calcium diazepam an amphetamine additional magnesium oxygen Answer: A Calcium Pre-eclampsia causes hyperreflexia. Magnesium is the treatment. The sign of magnesium toxicity […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 48
A 14-month-old female is brought to your office with a 1-day history of a fever of 101 degrees rectally. Suddenly, today, the parent noted small red spots that became bumps and are now blisters. The majority of the lesions are on the thorax. Each vesicle resides on its own erythematous base. A. shingles B. Ramsay-Hunt […]
The Daily PANCE and PANRE Question 47
A 48-year-old male presents with crushing chest pain for 45 minutes. He is diaphoretic, nauseous and short of breath. His EKG demonstrates 4 mm of ST segment depression in leads I, aVL, V5, and V6. What is the most likely diagnosis? esophageal spasm hiatal hernia acute lateral wall subendocardial myocardial ischemia acute inferior wall myocardial […]
The Daily PANCE and PANRE Question 46
A 17-year-old male is stabbed in the anterior chest with an ice pick. He quickly becomes hypotensive, tachycardic and obtunded. His breath sounds are equal, his neck veins are distended, and his chest x-ray is normal. What condition is most likely? Simple pneumothorax Tension pneumothorax Pericardial Tamponade aortic laceration distal to the origin of the […]
PA School Finder – The Ultimate Physician Assistant School and Program Directory
Watch this introductory video to see the website in action Are You Trying to Find The Perfect PA School to Fit Your Needs? Are you interested in attending PA school, but you have limited resources and no idea where to begin? Do you worry about the program requirements and waste countless hours going from […]
The Daily PANCE and PANRE Question 45
An elderly patient is recovering from pneumonia caused by Influenza. Suddenly, the patient’s condition deteriorates. You order a chest x-ray that demonstrates an air-fluid level, suggestive of an abscess. You empirically begin treatment for: Streptococcal pneumoniae Chlamydia Haemophilus influenzae Staphylococcus aureus Legionella pneumophila Answer: D Staphylococcus aureus Empyema (lung abscess) is almost always staph aureus. While […]
The Ultimate Guide to CASPA Character and Space Limits
Does this sound familiar? That essay you’ve spent countless hours revising, run through grammar check over and over, asked your readers to proof it so many times they stopped answering your calls, and had your computer read it back to you aloud for a final check, is done. You upload it into your CASPA application […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 44
An 18-year-old female presents after completing her freshman year at college. Two months ago, she developed “bronchitis” which has persisted. She has become increasingly tired and has frequent night sweats. A chest x-ray today reveals a left mediastinal mass. What is the next step in her evaluation? repeat the chest x-ray in six months ultrasound […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 43
A female patient presents for an evaluation for primary amenorrhea. She is noted to be short of stature and has short fourth metacarpals. What diagnosis do you suspect? XO XXY XXX XXXY Trisomy 21 Answer: A XO This is the genotype for Turner’s syndrome. XXY is the genotype for Klinefelter’s (which is a tall, mildly retarded […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 10
An EKG demonstrates a PR interval of 0.16 seconds, a P to QRS relationship of 1:1, a variable heart rate and an R to R interval that is noted to accelerate and decelerate during the respiratory cycle. What is the diagnosis? Wenckebach third-degree heart block atrial fibrillation sinus arrhythmia atrial flutter Answer: D sinus arrhythmia […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 41
A patient at a Christmas party on a cruise ship develops a terrible headache. His blood pressure is 224/158 mm Hg. Which of the following agents is this patient most likely taking regularly? tricyclic antidepressants barbiturates benzodiazepines monoamine oxidase inhibitors phenothiazines Answer: D Monoamine oxidase inhibitors This is a typical scenario for MAOI induced malignant hypertension […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 8
A 48-year-old nurse, with a body mass index of 31, presents for an evaluation of back pain. She relates that historically, she had a positive PPD test a year ago and did not follow-up as directed. She has recently been experiencing night sweats and coughing. An x-ray of her lumbar spine reveals osteopenia and cortical […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 40
A 51-year-old male with renal artery stenosis and an elevated BUN and creatinine is newly diagnosed as hypertensive. Which of the following agents should be avoided? hydrochlorothiazide-triamterene prazosin nifedipine verapamil furosemide Answer: A Hydrochlorothiazide-triamterene This is a potassium-sparing diuretic and should be avoided in anyone with renal disease. ACEI should be avoided as well (but none […]
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The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 7
A 14-year-old is experiencing a severe asthma attack. Although he is using accessory muscles to breath, auscultation of his chest reveals no audible wheezing. His heart rate is 160 and his respiratory rate is 52. Which of the following arterial blood gases represents the worst prognosis? pH = 7.52; pC02 = 28; p02 = 80 […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 39
A 6-year-old female presents complaining of right ear pain. The tympanic membrane cannot be well visualized. She complains of pain when the tragus is manipulated. Several periauricular lymph nodes are easily palpable. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? acute otitis media acute otitis externa eustachian tube dysfunction Ramsay-Hunt syndrome perforated tympanic membrane […]
PAs in the Netherlands: The Dutch Physician Assistant
Welcome to part two of this powerful nine-part miniseries by documentary filmmaker Adam Halbur on the physician assistant model around the world. The Advent of the Dutch Physician Assistant I met Quinten van den Driesschen, a pioneering Dutch physician assistant, at AAPA in Las Vegas, about which he quipped, “In the Netherlands, we say, ‘A […]
The Daily PANCE & PANRE Question 6
A 27-year-old nulliparous female presents because she’s been trying to get pregnant for two years, but has failed. She relates a history of a misdiagnosis of appendicitis that lead to abscess formation when she was 14 years old. Which of the following diagnostic studies would be most helpful at this point in her evaluation? TSH […]