In this episode, hosts Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C, editor-in-chief of the Journal of PA Education, and Carey Barry, MHS, PA-C, chair and associate clinical professor at Northeastern University, welcome Diana Pruitt, DMSc, MHS, PA-C, assistant professor at South College, to discuss her JPAE article, "Stories as Medicine: Reviving Reading to Foster Empathy and Growth in Physician Assistant Students." Dr. Pruitt explores how leisure reading and emotionally engaging fiction can help foster empathy, resilience, and personal growth among PA students. She shares the inspiration behind a student-led book club, discusses practical ways to incorporate reading into PA education, and examines how storytelling may help address burnout, compassion fatigue, and student well-being while strengthening the human side of clinical practice.

This episode is sponsored by Lincoln Memorial University School of Medical Sciences. For more information about the doctor of medical science program, visit www.lmunet.edu/pa.

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The PA Path Podcast is produced by Association Briefings.