Conference Review: ENT for the PA-C 2023
What and Where? ENT for the PA-C is a yearly CME conference designed for APPs practicing in ENT (otolaryngology). This year it was held in…
The Doctorate Is In – Interview with David Beck, PA-C
We regularly get asked about doctorates for PAs, as there is a trend towards this as a terminal degree for the PA profession. Given that…
CAREER VITAL SIGNS
INTRO When assessing a patient’s state of wellness or illness, one of the most important things that we collect are the vital signs: temperature, heart…
Advice | Career | Compensation
NEGOTIATING FOR MORE: How to recognize and build leverage
NOT JUST SWEET-TALKING Fine, I’m just going to come right out and say it: Don’t let any talking heads convince you that the only thing…
APPLICATION ESSENTIALS FOR PAs
Sometimes the inertia of creating your resume, CV, clinical summary and cover letters can be hard to overcome. If you’re soon-to-be-graduating, you may be getting…
Advice | Career | Coaching/Mentoring | PrePA
SAGE ADVICE IN OUR INTERVIEW OF CREIGHTON PA PROGRAM DIRECTOR, STEPHANE VANDERMEULEN
Since we started doing interviews for our blog, we’ve had a desire to interview a PA Program Director. Given that we work with so many…
How to Optimize Negotiating a Raise
Negotiating for a raise during the interview process is much different than negotiating for a raise once you are at a job. A lot goes into getting…
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Getting those requisite 1-2 years of experience
Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re graduating soon and looking for jobs, reading through postings that sound great, only to scroll down further and…
JOB POSTINGS: What you need to know
We all look at job postings. Perhaps you’re a clinical year PA student and searching for your first job…how exciting and overwhelming at the same…