PAI24: PAs in Academia
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In this episode, Paul interviews Bobbi Marici, PA, Director of the DeSales University PA program in Center Valley, PA. Clinical practice isn't all you can do as a PA. How about teaching PA students? Paul and Bobbi talk about what it's like serving as faculty for a PA program, balancing work and home life, and even why you might not want to switch specialties. This episode is brought to you by POCN+ (), a free educational source for the NP and PA community.
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PAI23: How to Pay for PA School, Part 2
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In this second of two episodes on the topic, Paul interviews Kristin Burton, PA-C, about strategies to pay of your PA school student loan debt. Kristin is a critical care PA who paid off her considerable student debt in just 16 months. She has since started Strive Coaching, a business helping people of all kinds to find financial independence, through coaching and e-courses like her new course, Cashflow Cornerstones.
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PAI22: How to Pay for PA School, Part 1
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In this first of two episodes on the topic, Paul interviews Kristin Burton, PA-C, about the most common ways that students pay for their PA education, including grants, scholarships, and loans. Kristin is a critical care PA who paid off her considerable student debt in just 16 months. She has since started Strive Coaching, a business helping people of all kinds to find financial independence, through coaching and e-courses like her new course, Cashflow Cornerstones.
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PAI21: What's Your Story?
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Today, my guest, Lisa Walker, PA-C and I talk about a crucial factor in giving a good PA school: knowing your story.
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PAI20: Rejected by PA Schools! Now What?
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It's fall, and thousands of hopeful pre-PAs are finding beginning to find out that they're either in or out for the next cycle of PA school. If you've been rejected, you may be angry, disappointed, or confused. But what to do? Here Paul provides a thoughtful approach to dealing with your upset and deciding what to do next.
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PAI 19: How to Open Your Essay
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Most students do a poor job of starting their PA school essays. You don't need to be an English major to write a good essay, but you do need a good beginning to get the reader engaged and to tell them some important things about you. In this episode Paul goes over how to write a strong introduction to your PA school essay. Visit us at http://www.insidepatraining.com for hundreds of articles, the Inside PA Training Forum, the Physician Assistant Program Directory, and more.
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PAI 18: Get Involved!
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Enough thinking about it -- it's time to act. If you're exploring a career as a PA, it's great to read and listen, but there are plenty of ways to get engaged and actually start DOING. What better way to learn and show your commitment to the field? Today Paul talks about how getting involved helps you and your application, and exactly where to start. Visit us at http://www.insidepatraining.com for hundreds of articles, the Inside PA Training Forum, the Physician Assistant Program Directory, and more.
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PAI 17: Medical Ethics Interview Questions
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If you are interviewing for PA school, you can expect questions on ethics. Medical ethics is the study of right and wrong in the medical setting, and many students stumble on them and show their weakness. But with some learning and practice, this can be an area of your interview that sets you apart from the masses. Here Paul talks about what you need to know, how you can prepare, and gives specific strategies for answering ethics questions. Visit us at http://www.insidepatraining.com for hundreds of articles, the Inside PA Training Forum, the Physician Assistant Program Directory, and more.
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PAI 16: Difficult Patients
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If you plan on going into medicine, you need to know RIGHT NOW, that not all of your patients will be appreciative, good communicators, reasonable, or even NORMAL. In truth, you will run into plenty of odd, demanding, impatient, inappropriate, or otherwise difficult people that it will be your job to help. Don't let it scare you -- just understand that you'll need to get good at handling them. Stories from a PA on the topic abound in today's episode, along with a few insights on how to handle them. Visit us at http://www.insidepatraining.com for hundreds of articles, the Inside PA Training...
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PAI 15: Knowing Your Limits
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There comes a time for any practitioner when a patient or problem is beyond you. PAs, just like physicians, are trained to know when that is. But how do you know? And what about mistakes and avoiding them? How does it work when you're new to the PA scope of practice? To be a good PA, you need confidence and skill, but you also need to know what and how much you don't know. Let's talk about it! Visit us at http://www.insidepatraining.com for hundreds of articles, the Inside PA Training Forum, the Physician Assistant Program Directory, and more.
info_outlineIt's fall, and thousands of hopeful pre-PAs are finding beginning to find out that they're either in or out for the next cycle of PA school. If you've been rejected, you may be angry, disappointed, or confused. But what to do? Here Paul provides a thoughtful approach to dealing with your upset and deciding what to do next.