Clinical Rotations

Transitioning from the didactic portion of the PA program to clinical year can be a whirlwind. At this time, you will go from sitting in class all day to working a full 40-hour week. Although there is a reduction in the number of exams you may have to take, there is definitely no shortage of read more…

Fellowship is an exciting next step in your training after residency. Not everyone needs to do a fellowship (and many people don’t), but the advantage of further subspecialty training is the additional expertise that will set you apart from your colleagues. In this article, we’ll explain the different types of fellowships, how to apply to read more…

Starting residency is an exciting time! During this time, some specialties may require you to do a modified intern year before continuing to your “advanced” residency. This specifically applies to applicants going into anesthesiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), radiation oncology, radiology including interventional radiology (IR), and in some cases, urology and read more…

I never had a sister growing up. My older and younger brother and I convened daily to either play video games or soccer, with all encounters ending in a dog pile and us retreating to our respective rooms. During clinical rotations, I imagine PA students feel like a younger sister (or what I’d heard having read more…

PA school is full of many firsts: first day of didactic year, first didactic exam, first standardized patient, and then your first REAL patient on your first clinical rotation. The transition between didactic year and clinical year is a big one. You go from the comfortable academic environment with the same classmates, hidden behind your read more…