Hello, hello, hello.
First, Physician Assistant Exam Scholars is my baby. The content put out in the monthly newsletter is precious to me.It’s everything I’m learning, working on, and using. Or it’s the things I’ve been asked about for the past ten years and the processes I use to answer them. Some things are quick and easy, and some demand a deeper explanation.
“How do I get more done?”
“I’m a terrible test taker.What should I do?”
“I get so nervous.What do I do?”
“I just failed my first EOR and I can’t keep up.”
“I failed my PANCE for the third time and I don’t know what I’m going to do.”
“Suddenly everyone else seems so smart.What am I doing wrong?”
“My teachers love me, but I’m still struggling.”
“How do find a job in surgery with no experience?”
“How can I remember more so I don’t have to keep studying the same things over and over?”
“I do okay, but I keep running out of time on my exams.”
“You ask ‘do I feel confident going into this exam?’ …hell no!”
The Physician Assistant Exam Scholar‘s Newsletter is where I give that deeper explanation. I have the space and the room to cover more ground and let you see into my way of thinking. Most of what I teach in there is a different way of looking at problems, a different and, in my humble opinion, better way of thinking and looking at problems.
The newsletter is not a list of ninja tricks. It is not a magic pill.It will not help you pass your test tomorrow.
The newsletter is certainly not for everyone. It is not shiny.It is not fancy.It is a black and white print (physical) newsletter delivered to your mailbox for that reason. I want the pages and the content to be clean. I want you to sit with it and consume it. I’ve had people suggest I dress it up a little, and I pleasantly explain that the newsletter isn’t for them.
The material I cover takes time to settle in.It takes time to absorb into the way you do things. Yes, there are always things you can apply from the minute you read it (and should) but more important are the philosophies that go deeper. Those do not get incorporated (or even believed) right away.
Allow me to demonstrate
I received these two emails a few days ago on the very same day.
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I would like to cancel my subscription to the PA exam scholar newsletter and receive my refund for the last 3 months as I was unhappy with the newsletters.
With sincere respect, everything seemed to be very drawn out before you got to the point and so it was a bit frustrating to read. I was hoping to receive a newsletter that talked about cover letters or applying for jobs or interviewing but so far the newsletters I have received have not really been helpful to me. Hopefully this feedback helps.
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Hi Brian –
I LOVE your newsletter.
I’m so grateful for all of your knowledge and help. Unbeknownst to you – I appreciate all you have done for me from the time I started studying to pass my PANRE to the job search! You have played a large part in my success and I can’t thank you enough!
Erin Mischke
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Funny how that works.One person upset and angry about the content, and another one crediting me with her success.
The December newsletter (which heads to the printer on December 2nd since the 1st is a Sunday) is all about a specific way I go about “seeing” and reading the test questions. A way you can open your eyes to what the test writers are really talking about and asking. I was able to do this better than ever on my last PANRE which made it so that, with only 10 days of studying, I got a stupendous score on my PANRE.It’s not because I know medicine. It’s because I know how to study and take tests.
We’re going to use pulmonology as the backdrop this month since that’s what we’re currently covering on the podcast. Come and join us inside Physician Assistant Exam Scholars where we go well beyond content knowledge.
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Brian Wallace