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Choosing a career path is both exhilarating and nerve-wracking. I have been there, hemming and hawing over what to major in and what path to take. For the longest time, I thought I wanted to go to medical school (because I didn’t know about really any other career paths). It wasn’t until I got sick […]

Full body care is finally becoming a topic of conversation and for a good reason. With TikTok trends and Korean skin care routines, a lot of people are becoming interested in how they can best take care of their skin with a full body skin care routine.  As a dermatology physician assistant (PA), I spend […]

The term burnout is becoming more and more widely known. The honest truth is if you are overworking and not taking care of yourself you too may be on a path leading to burnout. I still consider myself a new graduate. After graduating from physician assistant (PA) school, I anticipated it would take me many […]

I remember the goal of being accepted into physician assistant (PA) school was my dream for so long. When I got the email that started with the word “congratulations!” I had an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. In all honesty, it simply was the goal of getting into PA school that I was after. I knew […]

This post may contain affiliate links, which means I’ll receive a commission if you purchase through my links, at no extra cost to you. I have fine hair and thanks to the stress of physician assistant (PA) school and COVID-19 I experienced telogen effluvium for a period of time that I am just now getting […]

Consider this my latest dilemma and a hot topic of conversation in my household for the past few weeks. During my first physician assistant job, I worked both 4-day weeks at one point and 3-day weeks (12-hour shifts). When I was hired for my second and current dermatology physician assistant job I was given the […]

Congratulations on being offered an interview for physician assistant (PA) school! The first step is complete and now you just need to win the faculty over with your bubbly personality. If you are anything like me you are planning on studying a lot for your interview. I remember researching common questions asked at PA school […]

Let’s talk about hair loss (otherwise known as alopecia!). We all know by now that alopecia is a generic umbrella title for hair loss. The truth is, there are many different types of hair loss but they fall into two main categories. These two main categories are scarring hair loss and non-scarring hair loss. As […]

Have you ever considered what it will be like to be someone’s supervisor after you graduate from physician assistant (PA) school? While this may not be something you think about while in school it should be. I have had a lot of ups and downs when working with different people over the past few years. […]

When I first started undergraduate school at the University of North Carolina I was pre-med like everyone else. Unlike many on this track, I did not have family in the medical field. Growing up I was pushed towards this idea that if I wanted to be successful I had to become either a doctor or […]