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The Rosh Review blog provides study and exam prep tips, interviews, and deep dives for physicians, NPs, PAs, residents, and students. Below you’ll find a list of the blog posts that highlight our PA-C content. Take a look and learn something new—we’re here every step of your career.
The Rosh Review blog provides study and exam prep tips, podcasts, and more for physicians, NPs, PAs, residents, and students. Below you’ll find a list of the blog posts that highlight Certified. Take a look and learn something new.
PANRE vs PANRE-LA: Which Exam Should You Take?
If you are a PA due to recertify in 2027, you now have multiple options for completing your NCCPA recertification. Before this year, we only had one option for PA recertification: the high-stakes PANRE recertification exam, taken every 9–10 years. Now, we have an additional, flexible option that began earlier in 2023: the new PANRE-LA. read more…
Writing the Ideal Multiple-Choice Question (and 3 Common Mistakes Test Writers Make)
Have you ever wondered how the writers of standardized exams come up with test questions? What makes a good test question? Writing effective test questions is at the heart of our work at Rosh Review by Blueprint Test Prep. We hold ourselves to a high standard when it comes to creating high-yield content, ensuring that read more…
How to Use the Rosh Review Timed Study Playlists to Prep for Your Medical Boards
According to research at Stanford School of Medicine, instrumental music can help you absorb and interpret new information, boost your mood, and improve motivation. While studying, music can serve as consistent and predictable background noise, helping to drown out unpredictable sounds or disturbances that may otherwise divert your attention. When studying for your upcoming board exam, read more…
Give Back to Your Patients (for Free!) with Quiz for a Cause
Knowledge is power. Give back to your patients and enhance your quality of care by learning about some of the world’s most pressing issues. Check out the Rosh Review Quiz for a Cause assessments, free in your Boost Box! What is Quiz for a Cause? Quiz for a Cause is an ongoing series of free read more…
How to Get the Most Out of Your Rosh Review Free Trial
If you have recently signed up for a Rosh Review free trial, congratulations on taking the first step towards achieving your exam preparation goals! Our Qbanks are written with love and are specifically tailored to help you pass your medical boards with flying colors. With comprehensive and up-to-date content, Rosh Qbanks ensure that you are read more…
Here’s How to Become a Dermatology PA. Is It the Right Specialty for You?
If you regularly proclaim the benefits of petroleum jelly as a skin moisturizer and think it is superior to antibiotic ointment for wounds, dermatology may be the right PA specialty for you. My interest in dermatology stems from a curiosity about the weird red bumps on the back of my arms (keratosis pilaris), my dry read more…
How a Rosh Review Qbank is Made: Our Question Writing and Editing Process
You spend countless hours working through your Qbank to prep for your next big exam. As you read through questions, perhaps you’ve wondered how they were created. Who writes the content? How do they come up with the topics and scenarios? How do we ensure that information is up to date with the most current read more…
How to Create a Personalized Study Plan for Medical Boards
Reaching the point in your medical training when you are ready to take your licensing exams or so-called “boards,” is the culmination of a long but fulfilling journey. These tests are intended to be thorough assessments of new physicians to make sure they are ready to independently care for patients. Preparing for your licensing exam read more…
10 Tips for Effectively Using Flashcards in Medical Board Exam Preparation
No matter which exam you’re preparing for during residency, medical school, or PA school, flashcards can be a valuable tool when it comes to preparing for medical board exams, especially while balancing other responsibilities. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the benefits of using flashcards, provide tips for how to incorporate them into your board read more…
How to Use Your Qbank Search Tool While Taking the PANRE-LA Open-Book Exam
Preparing for the PANRE-LA requires a strategic approach, especially when taking into consideration the unique nature of an open-book exam. One valuable tool that can significantly enhance your preparation and performance is the Rosh Review PANRE/PANRE-LA Qbank. In this blog post, we will explore how you can leverage the power of a Qbank during the read more…
ECG Tips for Physician Assistants: A Tutor’s Guide
Although I have been a certified PA for almost 15 years, I remember those dreaded feelings of anxiety towards EKGs like it was yesterday. Sure, I understood the science, and even read a much-recommended resource on the topic by Dr. Dale Dubin, but putting that knowledge into practice was something else altogether. How did one read more…
Should You Pursue a Doctorate Degree as a Physician Assistant?
If you are anything like me, you love the practice of medicine. Do you find yourself eagerly looking for ways to improve your clinical outcomes? How about helping others discover their “aha” moments in learning? Do you enjoy conducting research and determining improvements for global health initiatives? Or maybe just want to further your own educational efforts? read more…
How to Negotiate Your Contract as a Physician Assistant
Maybe you’re accepting your first PA job offer or maybe you’ve had experience trying to take charge (and falling short) while negotiating your PA contract. Whatever the case, knowing how to effectively make your case during contract negotiations is an essential skill for any healthcare professional. What Happens Before the Job Offer Gets to You? read more…
Tips for Accepting Your First Job Offer as a PA
Whether you have one job offer or multiple, the process of finally accepting your first position as a newly certified PA is equally as exciting as it is overwhelming. You’ve worked so hard to make it to this point, and now your career as a health care professional is finally materializing. However, it’s important to read more…
How to Land Your First Physician Assistant Job
One of the most exciting yet stressful times in your PA school experience is when you find yourself finishing up clinical rotations. In between preparing for the PANCE, awaiting graduation, and finally looking at job opportunities, it’s important to celebrate your accomplishments yet practically impossible not to feel overwhelmed. So, to alleviate the stress and read more…
Everything to Know About the 2023 NCCPA PANRE/PANRE-LA Content Blueprint Updates
On January 3, the first quarter of the PANRE-LA began for many recertifying PAs (myself included). Whether you’re like me, deciding on the best way to prepare for your PANRE-LA quarterly question sets, or you’re in the process of preparing for an upcoming traditional PANRE, you should direct your attention to the 2023 updates made read more…
Top 17 Questions About Qbanks for PA-Cs & the PANRE
Researching the best Qbanks for PA-Cs and study methods and details about the PANRE can be overwhelming. Rather than doing the time-intensive searching yourself, you’ll find the answers to common questions here. This post will help clarify what types of study options exist, which one(s) are right for you, and what you need to know read more…
Top Questions About CME for Physician Assistants in 2023
Was I the only one who thought, “School is finally over!” after finishing PA school? Once I officially became a PA-C, I was under the impression that my learning would only continue as I gained experience in practice. I quickly realized that this profession is all about lifelong learning—for both didactic and clinical knowledge. I read more…
How Physician Assistant Programs Can Integrate Self-Directed Learning in 2023
Over the past three years, programs have transitioned to using more virtual-based learning platforms, either in combination with or in place of face-to-face instruction. As self-directed learning becomes more common, programs are looking for creative ways to use these learning platforms and keep students engaged. Program directors and faculty are asking similar questions: If you read more…
How to Manage Giving Medical Advice to Friends as a Nurse or Doctor
“In general, people only ask for advice that they may not follow it; or, if they should follow it, that they may have somebody to blame for having given it.” Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers I remember in one of my first doctoring classes in medical school, the preceptor advised that as time goes by, and your close friends and family endure more medical maladies, you read more…