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Ten Awesome Things I Did My First Year In PA School
On June 28, 2011, I crossed the halfway mark to completing PA school. In honor of this momentous occasion here's list of just ten awesome things I did during my first year in PA school (click the red links to read a few of them): Wrote my first prescription. Since I was still a student, [...]
Student-Run Clinics: JVMC
I've written previously about my Clinica Tepati, one of UC Davis School of Medicine's seven student run-clinics. This weekend, I had my second chance to volunteer my time at a different student-run clinic, and it was a blast! What is a student-run clinic? A fully operational (usually part time, e.g. Sat/Sun) clinic where patients are [...]
PA Student: Inject Thyself
One of the best parts of being a PA student is all the fun new things you get to do; today, we got to give ourselves shots. I know, that wasn't what you expected, but it wasn't that bad, and there was a point to it. Get it? A point? Wow, tough crowd... Anyway, the [...]
Today’s Lectures: Endocrinology
I figured it was time for a quick update on our current activities in the program. This week, we returned to class after two weeks "off," during which we prepared for our EKG exam number 1. This block, we're learning endocrinology, which is complicated, but fascinating. We took the EKG exam 1 on Tuesday, our [...]
Introducing My Preceptor: The Thin Man
I began my official work with patients this week, so it’s time to introduce the newest character in the PA education saga – my preceptor, The Thin Man. Who is the Thin Man? He is a family practice physician with personality! I think of him like an oversized hummingbird – zipping around the clinic, holding [...]
Our Toughest Quarter of PA Training Begins
The Real Fun Begins Winter quarter is here, and with it, all the brain-bending goodness of what everyone tells us is the the hardest quarter of our PA training program. We hear that this is because: Winter quarter of year I is where things start to get crazy. Now that we are two [...]