The Making of a Physician Assistant

Welcome back to another episode!

I can't believe we are already on episode 9 of season 2, which means we have one more episode after this one to close off the season! I have truly had an amazing time speaking with all of our guests and today's episode is no exception. 

On this conversation with Kathryn we dove deep into what someone can do to improve their PA school application as a reapplicant. However, the information we give you here is also useful for first time applicants. Kathryn is now a pediatric PA in Florida, but she was a 3x reapplicant herself and she can truly speak from both personal experience, as well as her experience coaching students. Her journey to PA is also interesting because she moved to a different state right after PA school and that move presented challenges when searching for jobs.

I am sure you are going to find this episode super helpful in your journey so I am going to let you enjoy and we will talk again next week!

You can find Kathryn on Instagram as @pa_kathryn and as pre-PA coach with The PA Platform. 

I am on the gram as @itsgabythePA and on TikTok too!

Hi Friends! Welcome back to another episode! If you are a current PA student and you are going to be taking the PANCE sometime in the future, then you need to listen to today’s episode to get all the tips! I had a fun conversation with Courtney, who is a new grad PA, currently working in dermatology, but she just took her PA certification exam (PANCE) just a few months ago and she is giving us all the tips and what resources she used to study for it and pass it! We also talked about clinical year and end of rotation exams, although her program is a little bit different than other programs, her tips are still very valuable and applicable to most of current PA students. To wrap it up, we talked about how networking can really impact your career, and I’ve mentioned this in previous episodes, but it is always a good reminder, specially when we have a wonderful example!

You can find Courtney on IG as @myway_topa and on her Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/PASCourtney

I hope you enjoy this episode and I will talk to you next week!

Welcome back!

On today's episode I sat down for a conversation with Stephanie Williams PA-C, also known as @thepolishedpa on instagram, who shared her story and how she was able to launch her own aesthetics boutique! Steph has been a PA for 8 years, she has experience in family medicine and dermatology, but she always had her heart set on aesthetics medicine. After some years and hard work, becoming a mom and just life thrown in the picture, she has made it happened and is now an entrepreneur PA. You'll have to listen to get the deets on how she was able to accomplish this and her experience as a mom of two little ones!

You can find Stephanie on instagram @thepolished PA and if you are in the Orlando, FL area and need an injector with experience, be sure to look her up and make an appointment by clicking here

I hope you enjoy and come back next week!

Welcome back friends!

This is a common question I get on my DMs, particularly when we had just found out about the pregnancy and I was a new grad: "How did I decide when to have kids?" And I do have to say, this was a topic of discussion at home for quite a while. Considering all possible scenarios and our priorities, we eventually decided IT WAS TIME! My baby is now 9 months old, and I have been a practicing PA for 2 years as of last month. So, join me in this episode as I share a bit more of how we came down to the decision of when, what things we considered, and how it all went down!

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Thank you for coming back to another episode! Today you will hear from Addie, she is a PA student in didactic year, on the five year program at Duquesne University, which means she had to get ready to submit her application while in high school! That is crazy to me, but she got it done and is thriving! Addie also shared her experience with dyslexia and how she has been able to succeed in academics in spite of it. I invite you to listen in to this episode and share it with someone who might be considering the PA profession and need some encouragement!

You can find Addie on Instagram at @addiemaythepa where she is constantly posting content about her PA school journey and helping other pre-PA and soon-to-be PA students!

You know you can find me on the gram too at @itsgabythepa and on TikTok as well!

Welcome back to The Making of a Physician Assistant! I am so excited to keep sharing my experience as I build my career as a PA and juggle life outside of medicine. 

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