Registration for the April 33 Days to Pass the PANCE cohort closes Wednesday, March 25 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. This episode is a focused “decision guide” for PA students and grads who are on the fence. If you’ve been hovering over the link thinking, “I don’t know if this is really for me…” listen to this first, then decide. In […]

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Failing the PANCE after doing “everything right” is gut‑punch territory. Taylee graduated from the University of Washington, used all the big‑name tools (Smarty PANCE, Kaplan, PANCE Prep Pearls, podcasts, Ninja Nerd) and still scored a 326 and failed her first attempt. In this conversation, she walks through how she stopped just adding more content… and […]

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From “uncertain, unconfident, and scared” to “confident, assertive, and ready” Madison started 33 Days at the end of didactic year feeling like a lot of PA students do: The idea of adding one more thing felt insane. He was skeptical too. In his words, there are so many “coaches” now that the default reaction is, […]

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In this episode of the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast, we walk through the “Do I worry?” side of derm: how to quickly sort benign vs concerning skin lesions using pattern recognition, not panic. Instead of memorizing every lesion in isolation, you’ll learn to organize them into buckets you’ll actually see on exams and in clinic: By […]

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Desquamation Desquamation refers to the loss of the outer skin layers due to epidermal cell breakdown and shedding. In dermatology and on exams, the term is used when the epidermis begins to peel or slough. This ranges from mild peeling in well-appearing patients to life-threatening epidermal detachment in critically ill patients. Why it matters on […]

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In this episode of the Physician Assistant Exam Review Podcast, we talk with Ealum, a PA student who was stuck after three failed PANCE attempts and finally made a 90 point jump to pass on his 4th try. He had teenage kids at home waiting for life to move forward. He was in Alaska, couldn’t attend a single live […]

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