I got this email a few weeks ago
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I am scheduled to take my PANRE on xx/xx/xx. I have taken your advice, and I am listening to my pa life questions via the podcast as well. Those questions are very detailed- or are those the harder questions on the exam. But knowing the basic key terms is the majority?
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I already responded to this chap so no need to worry, but I figured I’d pass along some of the critical points to you.
NO key terms are not the MAJORITY!
“Wait, what? Aren’t you the key term guy? Aren’t you the guy who wrote The Final Step which is all key terms?”
Yes & yes.
I think key terms are HUGELY important. I think they can make the difference between confidence and terror, passing and failing.
But…
Key terms are the foundation no the majority. That’s like saying is knowing multiplication tables is the majority of calculus. If you don’t know your multiplication tables, you’re going to struggle in calculus, but it’s the foundation, not the majority. Key terms make the next level easier and possible. Without them you have to work 10x as hard, but please don’t misunderstand. The exam isn’t a matching test. You have to think a little.
I can’t respond to every email I receive. I read every email, but getting back to everyone is a different story. If I responded to everyone, I wouldn’t be able to make new things or record podcasts.
But…
One of the perks of being a Physician Assistant Exam Scholar is priority email. PEAS members get bumped right to the top of the stack with their questions and concerns — just one of the many golden nuggets available to members. Speaking of gold, the March issue is all about stacking up piles of gold. (Or whatever currency you prefer). I’ll tell you more about soon.