Students
The charge? Take students from a variety of backgrounds, with differing degrees and types of health care experience, and train them to become compassionate, competent health care providers in around two years - PhysicianAssistantED.com
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Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting PA School
Hi all! I’m Aashna, a PA student in her second semester of didactic year. I’m excited to be guest posting for Andrea and sharing a few things about my experience as a PA student. Last Friday my school was doing their second round of interviews for the class of 2019. I got to meet the group interviewing that morning and one of the girls asked me what surprised me the most about PA school. That question sparked the motivation behind this post! Here are a few things I wish I’d known before I started PA school:
1. You are capable of so much more then you ever realized. The amount of information your brain can learn and withhold is unreal. I remember how overwhelmed…
Resources
Physician Assistant Demand Rivals That Of Primary Care Doctors
Physician assistants are increasingly an integral part of value-based care models proliferating across the country like accountable care organizations (ACOs) and patient-centered medical homes that contract with insurers, Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The Future Is Now for Physician Assistants and Nurses
We are the ones who venture into the rural and underserved urban areas and stay there for our careers. We are in the practice of medicine for the patient and are committed to offering health-care services to those who have less access to care, no transportation, no money, are homeless, have mental-health and addiction issues and cannot (or won't) see a doctor.
Old Man On Campus
A middle-aged engineer blunders into medicine, goes back to college at 58, and becomes a physician assistant
Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting PA School
Last Friday my school was doing their second round of interviews for the class of 2019. I got to meet the group interviewing that morning and one of the girls asked me what surprised me the most about PA school. That question sparked the motivation behind this post! Here are a few things I wish I’d known before I started PA school.
Inside PA Training
Inside PA Training started in the late summer of 2011 when I met my classmate and dear friend, Gabe, during our first week of classes at UC Davis School of Medicine’s Family Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Program. We quickly decided it might be fun to write about our experiences. These days, the blog’s all me, but I take counsel from my pal Gabey-baby on a regular basis.
McMaster PA Student Resource
A Physician Assistant student resource made for PA students by PA students and alumni!
PA Forum
Welcome to the Physician Assistant Forum. Established in 1998, the physician assistant forum has become the largest online social network of physician assistants, physician assistant students and those interested in becoming a physician assistant.
PA-Student.com
A resource for the physician assistant student, practicing physician assistant, or student interested in becoming a physician assistant. PA student.
PAINE Podcast and Medical Blog
The PAINE Podcast and Medical Blog is designed to help physician assistants master the information from the NCCPA blueprint so they can pass the PANCE/PANRE. It is meant to be a FREE resource (in true FOAMed spirit) so busy students and professionals can listen to the podcast and then come to the blog for the show notes and references.
Physician Assistant Insider
Physician Assistant Paul Kubin of Inside PA Training reveals everything you need to know about the field of physician assistant medicine -- from the inside.
Trust Me, I'm a PA
This blog was created by Paul A. Gonzales, a PA student living in Dallas, TX. Gonzales uses his blog as a platform to discuss articles featured in publications such as PA Professional, JAAPA, and JPAE, with the goal of helping pre-PA students, current PA students, and practicing PAs - Jess Huckins
DermCast.tv
The official online media resource of the SDPA.
Life as a PA
I'm a Physician Assistant in pediatric critical care and total science nerd that suffers from an unhealthy obsession with luxury travel. Life as a PA was created to give all those interested in healthcare a "behind the scenes" look at working in medicine and my 'Life as a PA'. Join me as I show you what it's like working in medicine and traveling the world!
NEWS-Line
NEWS-Line publishes print and online news magazines, as well as weekly e-mail newsletters, providing News, Information and Career Opportunities for Health Care Professionals in an easy-to-read, non-clinical format. We reach thousands of licensed professionals and students at their homes, schools or healthcare facilities nationwide.
Physician Assistant Education Association
The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) is the only national organization in the United States representing physician assistant (PA) educational programs. PAEA serves as a resource for individuals and organizations from various professional sectors interested in the educational aspects of the PA profession.
Physician Assistant History Center
Our mission is to promote the professional and personal development of physician assistants and to make known their clinical and non-clinical contributions to the delivery of high quality, cost effective patient care services. Our desire is to encourage scholarly dialogue on the benefits of team-oriented practice, changing professional roles and the development of better models for delivering health care services with measurable outcomes.
Introducing Stitches!
Your Path to Meaningful Connections in the World of Health and Medicine
Connect, Collaborate, and Engage!
Coming Soon - Stitches, the innovative chat app from the creators of HWN. Join meaningful conversations on health and medical topics. Share text, images, and videos seamlessly. Connect directly within HWN's topic pages and articles.
