Everyone gets twitchy during PA school. It's normal. You're out of control and pouring through unimaginable amounts of information. It's a crazy time. Not too long ago, I got an email from a member of Physician Assistant Exam Scholars. (One of the perks you get as a member is responses to your … [Read more...]
What keeps you up at night?
If you're like most PA student, lots of things get you biting your nails. The sheer volume of material, test-taking anxiety, studying, not knowing enough, getting pimped on rounds, what will I do when I’m actually out in the world practicing medicine? There are so many things you could worry … [Read more...]
Fear and the art of test taking
After speaking with hundreds of PA students and PA-Cs who have failed their exams, there is one thing that causes more failures than anything else. Fear. Bhodi was right when he said, “Fear causes hesitation, and hesitation will cause your worst fears to come true.” (Point Break) Being … [Read more...]
Medical content is useless
Getting as much content as possible into your brain may seem like the best thing to spend your time on, but I would disagree. And perhaps as someone who has taken and passed this thing 3 times and helped thousands of people do the same, you’d give me your ear. Even if it’s just so that you can call … [Read more...]
Can’t sleep
"But Brian, what do you do at 4 AM when you only have two or three hours to sleep?" We all know how important sleep is for brain function. The studies are pretty clear. Losing sleep is the same as going out for a few beers before an exam. I’ve been there. Heck just this past week we had a big … [Read more...]
