PA-S, FML: Inside PA School, from a Real PA Student with stories, studying, and advice.

Being a PA is a little bit like being a detective; you can't always rely solely on what you're told. In medicine, we're taught to operate under the principle, "Trust, but verify." PA Kay highlights the importance of this good advice by unpacking a few cases when the patient's chief complaint told one story, but the physical exam revealed something entirely different.

Did you know that hospitalists weren't a thing until like 20 years ago? Do you even know what a hospitalist is, let alone what they do? PA-Kay takes you behind the scenes of her inpatient hospital medicine rotation, giving you a glimpse at how the day plays out and what kinds of medical issues are being admitted. She also gets real, digging into some of the harder things to deal with that come with the territory, and eventually a few real-life patient stories, including--consider yourself warned--a tear-jerker.

The second installation of "Things I wish I knew before I started PA school." Stress & anxiety may be coming for you; what's your plan of attack to keep your shizz together? PA Kay offers her advice after dealing with her own unexpected battle with anxiety. And spoiler: it's ok if you're not ok.

PA Kay takes a deep dive into her current rotation in the emergency department, ranting about why she hates the word "preceptor," and dishing out clinical pearls, including the one about the thing that looks like appendicitis but isn't. Originally intended to be 2 episodes, this one is longer than those to come, so no hard feelings if you hit the pause button when you need a break.

The very first episode of PA-S, FML. PA Kay introduces herself (briefly) and why she started this podcast (i.e., to give study tips, an inside look, and panic studying). Also, the first installation of the segment, Things I wish I had known before starting PA school: Do the math. 35-40 hours a week of new material is probably unlike any academic setting you've ever been in. WTF are you going to do about that? Finally, a clinical pearl about keeping your nose clean.