Don’t wait for your surgeon to yell at you because the camera has fogged up and you’re just sitting there. Be proactive! Have laps ready to dab away blood, suction ready.. You get the idea.
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I could tell them all about their baby’s glucuronosyltransferase activity but had no idea how many wet diapers they should be making per day! The realization that I had no idea what was normal for babies hit me hard and I spent much of my time asking my preceptor things like how to choose a baby formula or how often a 2 month old should be eating.
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A typical day for me included rounding on the patients by myself before my preceptor arrived, writing progress notes (more on that later), and then presenting the patients with my assessment and plan. I also performed detailed H&Ps on new admits and dictated discharge summaries.
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By the third week, I was suturing and performing I&Ds solo and on my last week, my preceptor let me get a taste of being an actual provider by putting in my own orders for labs and imaging, deciding whether or not to admit my patients, and perhaps the most commonly used skill for any medical provider → charting, charting, charting. (CYA, am I right!?)
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To celebrate, I compiled the 17 most commonly asked questions about PA school that I received this year. I started the blog to do exactly that, spread interest in the profession, inspire others to pursue their academic dreams, and provide a resource for pre and current PA students.
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While it is true that “grades aren’t everything,” exams are an inevitable part of a professional program and let’s be real… it feels SO good to get that A!
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When I was in the process of applying, I felt sort of lost. There were no clear guidelines to follow or lists detailing every step of the way. Now, having crossed the stormy CASPA waters and come out on the other side as an excited, accepted PA student, I know that there is no perfect recipe for acceptance but there are certainly some key ingredients, which is the basis for this post.
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Before taking the exam, I did some googling for information about it but did not find much. There are endless resources and blog articles regarding the PANCE but not much about the PACKRAT.
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You can think of the hips and pelvis as the body’s junk drawer, where all of the energy and stress that you’re not quite ready to deal with, yet not ready to release stays and becomes cluttered. While this may seem like an abstract concept, the anatomical structure of the hips and pelvis actually forms a bowl which is full of dense and complex musculature that the rest of body depends on for stability and motion.
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How do I study? After a lot of consideration about what I do that works, and what I have done that doesn’t work, I’ve come up with these key things. I understand the varieties of study methods ( btw, I reject the idea that everyone has ONE “learning style”) and I believe that these strategies are applicable for any focused study session.
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I thought about asking my program for deferment. I thought about forgoing graduate school altogether. My dreams were in conflict with one another.
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“My sexuality accounts for one of the thousands of things that people know about me, and it’s not all that I am. By honoring the diversity in all of us, we create a happier, healthier society!”
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If you boil it down to the most basic concept, public health is simply making as many people as possible healthier.. mentally, physically, and socially. This, to me, is a beautiful mission and it’s something that I have internalized and carry with me through my studies of diseases, drugs, and surgeries.
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