Category: Careers in Healthcare

When I started physician associate/assistant (PA) school, I had no idea how many scholarship opportunities existed for PA students. Like most of my classmates, I assumed financial aid meant loans,...

If you've come across this article, then you're probably (1) a pre-health student trying to figure out the right career, (2) an applicant looking to confidently answer the question “Why PA or NP,"...

Big news for the 2026 Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) cycle: there's another new essay prompt joining the lineup! The COVID-19 essay prompt is officially out, and a...

Hey, Phoebe here! If you’re new to my website, welcome. If you're not new, welcome back. 😊 A little bit about me: I recently graduated from PA school and will be starting my first PA position...

Updated February 2026 This article will be updated as new information becomes available. Executive Summary The U.S. Department of Education's Reimagining and Improving Student Education...

Clinical rotations can be intimidating, especially when one of your first ones is emergency medicine (EM)! For me, a current second-year physician associate/assistant (PA) student at Long Island...