10 things I wish I knew before PA school (now as a PA-C) #physicianassistant #prepa #Paschool

Here are a few things I wish I knew before PA school. I tried to keep the number down to 5 but I had so many tips to share the # ended up being close to 10. If you have any other tips or questions leave them below, or say hi!

-xoxo,
Audrey the PA 💛 

T I M E L I N E
00:19-Tip #1 medical equipment
02:07-Tip #2-Save $ and pay even a little towards your tuition
04:14-Tip #3-Comparison is the thief of joy
06:21-Tip #4 Find your people
06:32-Take breaks
7:20-Tip #5 You will have FOMO
08:07-Tip #6 Don’t cut corners in PA school
08:59-Tip #7 Clinical year isn’t easier than didactic year
09:57-Tip #8 Your program’s one goal is you passing the PANCE the first time.
11:08-Ask your professors to review your resume/ask for tips but ultimately it’s up to you to get to work on the job hunt
11:22-Take your PANCE early

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[flylikeallama]

Thank you for this video! I'm starting PA school this fall and your points reinforce most of what I've been preparing mentally and emotionally. Your first tip on medical equipment I haven't heard before! Definitely 👍🏻

[theonewithjen]

I returning to community college after getting accepted into a Private 3 year BSN program because my end goal is to apply PA school, and this private college is 100K in tuition and I felt that it will be hard for me to pay this off and attempt PA school. (I have been working as A CNA for 3 Years now) i'll be applying to transfer to a public 4 year and get a BS in Health Science, after 3 semester at a private nursing school and already 16K in student loans. Thank you for your tips, It's harder when you do not have the support of your family to get through college. My sibling always make me feel a horrible sibling/daughter for not being there for them.

[marionavarro]

Solid advice! 🤘🏼 I start PA school in two months and there's a little part of me that is freaking out. 🥴😂

[tannerwoolf]

I agree almost completely with your list except to buy SOME good equipment. I dont know if you have tried some of the other cheaper equipment but imo it just doesnt compare to Welch Allyn. I purchased cheap stuff to start PA school and ended up rebuying a few welch allyn pieces (not the expensive panoptic set) because I couldnt trust the cheap equipment. It doesn’t need to be new but I noticed a difference in quality. An extra $100 for the basic rechargeable welch allyn set is worth it, and a decent stethoscope, besides that the rest can be cheap haha. I think it has value even if the clinics you work in provide them, specially if you have children and can use them at home on family. Great list and i wish i would have known these things before my PA education.

[chseer]

I’m an optometry student and they don’t even tell us to buy the pan optic attachment … wow I’m shocked they told you guys that

[CielINV]

Can you share some tips for PANCE ? Like books, sample tests, etc
Thank

[alyssastern]

That take you r PANCE and #1 job of school is pass the first time is a lot like my EMT school they actually failed you out if they felt you could not pass the first time, and did whatever they could to get us to take the NREMT within the 1st month we were approved.

[hohothemonkey]

How long did it take you to become a derm pa? Did you go to university and then PA school or did you just go to PA school right after high school? Ah I’m not sure whether I should be a dermatologist or derm pa/np :) I’m worried about the big tests though since I am really bad with memory

[johnguillen]

I'm not sure on this but is PA school a year-round program? I mean the first year, is it non-stop let's say from Sept through Sept, or are there breaks in between?

[Njackco]

I really have always wanted to be a nurse but not be a NP (nothing wrong w NP just prefer medical model) at my college they told me I’d probably have to do an extra year after my nursing degree to meet the rest of the prerequisites for PA school. Do you think it’s a good idea to take that year to work as a nurse and go to college to meet the rest of the requirements or should I just major in psychology or exercise science instead for my undergrad?

[certifiedlover]

My high school has a patient care technician certification program and I want to use that as my patient care experience. I want to go to community college than transfer to a four year college to save money. Can you take PA school pre-reqs at a cc? For you how competitive was it for you to get accepted into pa school?

[alexruiz.]

Is there a possible way I could email you? I have a few questions in regards to PA school and your experience :)

[niranjanaaj]

Hi I'm from India😇 I was actually planning to do my masters (PA) in I have the following queries:


1) Can i do master's in PA after completing bsc PA in India. Is the indian degree valid in the aborad universities ( US ) preferably

2) Any bsc degree in india and then is it possible to do PA in foreign universities(US)? 

3) Which are the exams to qualify to do masters in PA abroad ( US ).

4) Inorder to practice PA in the US, is there any exam?

[Feastbeastno]

Do you have study material you can share with us?

[xxsamxx]

How many PA programs did you apply to?

[diyahm]

how much is the salary for a new dermatologist pa?