023: What Do I Do If I Don’t Get In??
The Physician Assistant Startup Podcast
Release Date: 08/22/2018
Shadowing vs. Work Hours
The Physician Assistant Startup Podcast
Which is better: more shadowing hours or more work hours? Shadowing hours expose you to more real-world scenarios as a PA, but work hours give you direct patient contact. We offer some tips in this podcast on getting both! Don't forget to subscribe to the PA Startup channel. Leave us a comment below; we need something to do while we wait for our next case to start! Links: Visit us: FREE RESOURCES: Complete Episode List: Give us a FOLLOW! Instagram: Twitter: Support PA Startup: Swag: https://pastartup.co/store PA Startup Guide to...
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5 Essential Writing Tips for your Personal Statement
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There's a lot of pressure on writing your personal statement, but generally people overthink it. Take a breath, catch our tips, and you'll have a stellar statement in no time! Don't forget to subscribe to the PA Startup channel. Leave us a comment below; we need something to do while we wait for our next case to start! Links: Visit us: https://pastartup.co FREE RESOURCES: https://pastartup.co/resources Complete Episode List: https://pastartup.co/podcastlist Give us a FOLLOW! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pastartup/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PAStartupDOTco Support PA Startup: Swag:...
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Setting Up Shadowing
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Shadowing seems intimidating, but it's actually fairly straightforward to set up. Be resourceful, have courage, and go get those shadowing experiences! Don't forget to subscribe to the PA Startup channel. Leave us a comment below; we need something to do while we wait for our next case to start! Links: Visit us: FREE RESOURCES: Complete Episode List: Give us a FOLLOW! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pastartup/ Twitter: Support PA Startup: Swag: https://pastartup.co/store Audible trial: PA Startup Guide to Writing Your Application Essay: ...
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PA Startup is BACK!
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We're back! After a lengthy break to work on some CME projects, we're back to producing podcast episodes again. If you're interested in our CME projects, check out these: Endoscopic Vein Harvest training for you CT Surgery PAs! Echocardiography training: Don't forget to subscribe to the PA Startup channel. Leave us a comment below; we need something to do while we wait for our next case to start! Links: Visit us: FREE RESOURCES: Complete Episode List: Give us a FOLLOW! Instagram: Twitter: Support PA Startup: Swag: PA Startup Guide to Writing Your Application...
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How To Prepare for Rotations
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The PANCE blueprint has a lot of topics to study, so how do you know what to focus on? We haven't ever claimed to be the best students in the world, but you can gain from both our procrastination and our experience as preceptors over the last 14 years: Learn the basics. Know the easy stuff: 3 options for treating nausea, most likely causes of postoperative fever...don't swing for the fences and learn obscure pimp questions. Those might get you some props in the moment, but the best students (who we later pursue for jobs) are the ones who get the big picture. Google search the "Top conditions...
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I'm OVERWHELMED!! Will I EVER make it as a PA??
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#PASchool #PAStudent #PhysicianAssistant #PrePA #PAStartup Shadowing, school, rotations...it all seems so overwhelming. A recent Reddit post reminded us of being in school and wondering how we'd ever remember or understand things to make it as a PA. We have some tips for you! Don't forget to subscribe to the PA Startup channel. Leave us a rating and review! Visit us: FREE RESOURCES: Complete Episode List: Give us a FOLLOW! Instagram: YouTube: https://youtube.com/PAStartup Support PA Startup: Swag: Audible trial: PA Startup Guide to Writing Your Application Essay: ...
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3 Tips to make the MOST out of your Rotations
The Physician Assistant Startup Podcast
#PASchool #PAStudent #PhysicianAssistant #PrePA #PAStartup Shadowing, school, rotations...it all seems so overwhelming. A recent Reddit post reminded us of being in school and wondering how we'd ever remember or understand things to make it as a PA. We have some tips for you! Don't forget to subscribe to the PA Startup channel. Leave us a rating and review! Links: Visit us: FREE RESOURCES: Complete Episode List: Give us a FOLLOW! Instagram: YouTube: Support PA Startup: Swag: https://pastartup.co/store Audible trial: PA Startup Guide to Writing Your Application Essay: ...
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A Day In The Life: Psychiatry + More!
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Psychiatry is actually in every specialty, but what would a job as a PA in in psych be like? Meet our friend Ariana, a Psychiatry PA (who recently moved on to Burn and Reconstructive Surgery)--she has some amazing tips for medical providers of any kind! She has been active in her state chapter as well to help advance the PA profession both in the field of psychiatry as well as Optimal Team Practice! Thank you Ariana! Ariana's Instagram: Timestamps: 11:30 - How to connect on some level with patient 14:20 - Establishing trust 32:00 - What her typical day is like 39:00 - Future of PAs in Psych...
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How to spot a good PA/MD working relationship
The Physician Assistant Startup Podcast
Want to watch this podcast instead? (you'll quickly see we have good faces for podcasting!): Support PA Startup, subscribe to our channel--I mean, we might as well make this official, am I right? How do you find a good fit as a new graduate who is just wanting to get hired? Too often new grads take a job without thinking about their relationship with the physician. We work closely with physicians as PAs, but not all physicians understand the best ways to utilize PAs. There is a huge difference between working in a practice where you're utilized well and practicing to the top of your ability...
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How to Stand Out On Rotations //
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Please help support our YouTube channel: like and subscribe this video (you'll have to look past our ugly faces!!) We gave students a little bit of a hard time on our "Things You SHOULDN'T Do on Rotations" episode, so it's only fair to follow up with ways you can stand out. Show notes: What do you think? Leave a comment over on YouTube and let us know what we forgot to include! Surgical Recall: Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2021: Current Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment: Scut Monkey: Clinician's Pocket Reference: PANCE Prep Pearls, Part A: PANCE Prep Pearls, Part B: ...
info_outlineEveryone fears rejection, but it’s a fact of life
Statistically speaking, it very well might be part of your PA school journey. While it hurts to not get in the first time through, the way you handle this rejection and get back on task makes all the difference. My guest for Episode 23 has lived it—and handled it like a champ.
Check out more in the show notes here: Epsiode 23
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