From Overwhelmed to Overprepared: Master Your PA School Exams

From Overwhelmed to Overprepared: Master Your PA School Exams

Staring at mountains of unorganized lecture notes wondering what will actually show up on your didactic and End of Rotation (EOR) exams? That’s exactly why I created these comprehensive study guides that have already helped dozens of PA students ace their finals! I’m Phoebe, a clinical-year PA student who’s maintained straight A’s while serving in multiple student leadership positions, and I’ll get you from stressed to successful with my high-yield guides!

Why These Study Guides Work

My guides aren’t just summaries or your typical notes, they’re graphically organized cheat sheets designed to cut through the chaos and help you hone in on what truly matters. Here’s what makes them different:

  • Created by a Peer Who Gets It: As a PA student, my classmates and I have sat where you’re sitting: exhausted, a bit overwhelmed, but extremely determined to succeed.
  • High-Yield & No Fluff: Every guide is distilled from 100+ hours of analyzing EOR exams, clinical guidelines, and “gotcha” questions. It’s everything you need to know, and very little you don’t.
  • Designed for Real Life: Bolded keywords, margin space for notes, and visual algorithms make these guides perfect for quick reviews during rotations.
*Helped me ace my Physiology final with a 94% when I needed a 90!*

“I LOVED how concise and well-formatted the study guides were. When faced with hundreds of slides, these guides distilled everything into high-yield, well-organized pages. The charts had space for notes, and the algorithms made even complex topics easy to understand.”

— Melina, PA-S

*These study guides saved me in a high-pressure, one-week clinical medicine module!*

“If a professor’s lecture was confusing, these guides helped me focus on the most important details. Concise yet comprehensive, they were the perfect supplement to my studies. Without them, I don’t know how I would have passed my clinical medicine exam.”

— Andrew, PA-S

Available EOR Guides

PA School EOR Guides
ENT Guide

ENT Study Guide

Master ear, nose, and throat disorders with concise explanations, high-yield summaries, and diagnostic criteria for rapid recall.

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GI Guide

GI Study Guide

Develop your knowledge of upper and lower gastrointestinal conditions, hepatobiliary disorders, and emergency presentations.

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Infectious Disease Guide

Infectious Disease Study Guide

Understand bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections, including antibiotic selection and high-yield treatment protocols.

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Ophthalmology Guide

Ophthalmology Study Guide

Learn to diagnose and manage common eye conditions, red-flag symptoms, and visual acuity disorders with confidence.

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Pulmonology Guide

Pulmonology Study Guide

Gain full knowledge of COPD, asthma, pulmonary infections, and emergency respiratory conditions.

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Rheumatology Guide

Rheumatology Study Guide

Master diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, arthritis, connective tissue disorders, and their management.

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Surgery Guide

Surgery EOR Exam Study Guide

Develop your understanding of perioperative care, common surgical conditions, emergency surgical indicators, and post-op complications.

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Women's Health Guide

Women’s Health EOR Exam Study Guide

Dive deep into OB/GYN, pregnancy, gynecologic conditions, high-risk complications, and reproductive health.

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Why Trust These Guides To Help You Get A’s?

Before creating my guides, I worked in endocrinology, interventional cardiology, and ophthalmology. This clinical experience, combined with my research background as a Stanford COMET Fellow, has helped me understand what matters most in real-world patient care.

I’ve poured all of this knowledge—plus countless hours of analyzing PA school exams, clinical guidelines, and commonly tested concepts—into creating study materials that actually get your test scores above 90%, FAST.

The Science Behind My Study Guides

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High-Yield Focus

Each guide targets the 20% of material that shows up in 80% of exam questions. I’ve analyzed dozens of PA school exams to identify what’s frequently tested, so you can focus your study time on what actually matters.

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Strategic Visual Organization

Every topic includes color-coded diagrams and decision trees that are easy to recall during exams. Emergency conditions are highlighted in red, diagnostic criteria in blue, and treatment algorithms in green—making visual memory your secret weapon.

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Intuitive Clinical Groupings

Related conditions are clustered together in ways that match clinical practice. When you see a patient with similar symptoms, you’ll immediately recall the organized layout from your study guide.

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Layered Learning Approach

Each section starts with must-know essentials and builds to deeper details. Perfect for both quick reviews before rounds and comprehensive exam preparation, with key concepts clearly highlighted throughout.

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Practical Memory Triggers

Visual frameworks and color-coding make information stick without endless memorization. During exams, you’ll find yourself mentally referencing the guide’s layouts rather than struggling to recall dense text.

No-Fluff Content

Every page is stripped down to exactly what you need to know. I’ve removed the extraneous details that bog down typical study materials while keeping enough depth for thorough understanding.

*Perfect for reinforcing study sessions with classmates!*

“Phoebe’s study guides were structured perfectly to condense all relevant information without feeling overwhelming. I used them with classmates to quiz each other and review before exams—it was an excellent reinforcement tool.”

— Luba, PA-S

*Phoebe’s study guides were a life saver!*

“Phoebe’s study guides were a life saver! They flow well together, either going from body system to body system, or from head to toe which helped when some powerpoints we had were all over the place. Her study guides provided the most relevant key concepts and often showed how two or more diagnoses relate/differ from each other which may have not been recognizable at first, and could potentially mix up on an exam question if you didn’t realize the small differences.”

— Marinda, PA-S

Why Invest In Your PA School Success?

Let me be candid with you. As a PA student myself, I know every dollar counts and most of us aren’t in a position to waste money on frivolous purchases. However, when my classmates first started using these guides, I saw them saving anywhere from 10-30 hours of study time per exam (that’s 1-4 hours per day!).

This is time my classmates would use to get better sleep, improve their job options through extracurriculars, or actually enjoy their clinical rotations and make memories, rather than drown in unstructured PowerPoints. Plus, more importantly, they achieved higher scores! That’s the whole reason why I’ve priced each guide at under $30: I want them to be accessible to every PA student who’s feeling overwhelmed and underprepared.

*Helped me survive didactic year of PA school!*

“These study guides helped me survive didactic year of PA school! They were incredibly well-organized and covered all the relevant key concepts from lecture. Each guide provided clear, concise content that made complex topics more digestible, which helped me retain the information better. They are also not overwhelming at all and very neat!… I was able to score a high score even with studying a complex topic in a short amount of time, and I give lots of credit to these study guides.”

— Emily, PA-S

Study Support Options

Individual Guides: While I’ve easily spent over 100 hours creating each of these, they’ll cost you far less than your typical textbook because I believe the right tools should be accessible to everyone, and should never break the bank! Check out the links below:

ENT Study GuideGI Study Guide
Infectious Disease Study GuideOphthalmology Study Guide
Pulmonology Study GuideRheumatology Study Guide
Surgery EOR Exam Study GuideWomen’s Health EOR Exam Study Guide

Complete Bundle: $199 for all 8 guides Save $40 and get everything you need for your clinical year. Includes lifetime updates and priority email support because I want to be there for your entire journey. (Top purchase this option, reach out to me directly at howmedworks@gmail.com)

Personalized CoachingOpens in a new tab.: During my first few rotations, I really wished I had someone to guide me – someone who understood exactly what I was going through. That’s why I now offer one-on-one coaching. For $149, we’ll spend an hour developing a personalized study strategy, and as a bonus, you’ll even get four study guides of your choice included!

*These guides made my life so much easier!!*

“I did great on my first phys exam, not great on my second and so I was SO scared for the final, but Phoebe’s study guide for the phys final SAVED ME!!!!! I remember I needed a 90 to finish the class with an A and I got a 94!!! LEGIT ALL THANKS TO HER STUDY GUIDE!! These guides made my life so much easier!!”

— Melina, PA-S

*Helped me study more efficiently while feeling confident going into my exams!*

“These guides provided so much information in a structured, non-overwhelming way. They made reviewing topics easy and saved me a ton of study time.”

— Timothy, PA-S

Don’t Wait Until You’re Struggling

It happens every rotation: brilliant, hardworking students get caught in the spiral of trying to balance exam preparation with everything else on their plates, and get way too stressed out to perform at their best. The good news is, you don’t have to do this alone! Whether you choose the guides, coaching, or just want to reach out for advice, I’m here to help you succeed. 😊

Questions? I’m always here to help: howmedworks@gmail.com

Check Out Even More Of My 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Study Guide Reviews!


*Helped me score high on my neurology exam in a short study period!*

“I was completely overwhelmed, but this guide broke everything down so well. The included images helped reinforce concepts, and the bolded high-yield sections made last-minute studying much easier.”

— Emily, PA-S

*Made my Surgery EOR prep so much easier!*

“The Surgery EOR blueprint was overwhelming, but these guides helped me focus on the high-yield topics. I was able to study more efficiently and felt much more confident going into the exam.”

— Matthew, PA-S

*Made memorizing cardiology simpler and more intuitive!*

“Cardiology was tough, especially valvular diseases, but this guide highlighted key patterns and differences that made everything click. It was an invaluable reference!”

— Richard, PA-S

*Helped me study more efficiently while feeling confident going into my exams!*

“These guides provided so much information in a structured, non-overwhelming way. They made reviewing topics easy and saved me a ton of study time.”

— Timothy, PA-S

*Helped me ace my Physiology final with a 94% when I needed a 90!*

“I LOVED how concise and well-formatted the study guides were. When faced with hundreds of slides, these guides distilled everything into high-yield, well-organized pages. The charts had space for notes, and the algorithms made even complex topics easy to understand.”

— Melina, PA-S

*These study guides saved me in a high-pressure, one-week clinical medicine module!*

“If a professor’s lecture was confusing, these guides helped me focus on the most important details. Concise yet comprehensive, they were the perfect supplement to my studies. Without them, I don’t know how I would have passed my clinical medicine exam.”

— Andrew, PA-S

*Perfect for reinforcing study sessions with classmates!*

“These study guides were structured perfectly to condense all relevant information without feeling overwhelming. I used them with classmates to quiz each other and review before exams—it was an excellent reinforcement tool.”

— Luba, PA-S

*These guides helped me survive Physiology!*

“Phoebe’s study guides streamlined the disorganized PowerPoints and focused on the most important topics. I saved so much time not having to make my own study guides!”

— Marinda, PA-S