*16 ways to study that will help you hold onto the material long enough to pass this exam and the next one. (Page 10)
*Why working harder sucks and is terrible advice for 9 out of 10 PA students.(Page 5)
* What you should be getting out of your lectures and what you obviously should not be getting. (Page 7)
* Even Superman has some flaws. I’m going to expose them and show you that you’re not alone. (Page 3)
* I’ve got email after email from students who were at the top of their class in undergrad and now face the real possibility of failing out of PA school. I’m going to show you why this happens and how you can avoid it.(Page 4 )
* One important mental framework I learned in my first few weeks of surgery that has helped me through countless situations.(Page 2)
* The easiest places to “find” extra points on every exam.(Page 7)
* The one thing you must do in order to survive PA school. It’s the hardest thing of all if you resist it, but it’s so easy if you know it’s coming and roll with it.(Page 5)
* What to do when you’re busting your butt, up all night, and still falling behind. I’ve got an elegant solution for you. Step one is to realize that it isn’t just you. You’re not alone. Everyone is in same boat. Step two is on … (Page 8)
* A three-step plan to get you to implement the solutions in this issue. There isn’t any sense in reading this newsletter, agreeing with it, and then going back to what’s not been working. On page 16 I’ve give you a simple way to put all of this into action and start seeing the results.
Plus, a story from my undergrad physics class about how I wasn’t studying, an email from a not-quite desperate community member who can’t understand why they aren’t crushing PA school (I explain exactly why and what to do about it), a section that made my editor stop and send me clapping emojis, and so much more.
You don’t have to use every tip in this issue. There are too many to implement on day one. But if you test out one or two and start using, I’m confident you’ll see you scores on the rise. Then, you go back and pick out one or two more and start using those and so on and so on.
I can’t wait to see where this issue takes you.
It goes to the printer tomorrow, so be sure to get on board before the sun goes down.
Physician Assistant Exam Scholars
Brian Wallace