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PA School
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 PA School. Take a look and learn something new.
Top PANCE FAQs: Everything You Need to Know for Exam Day
Taking the PANCE is the culmination of your PA school journey. Everything you learned comes down to passing this one test before you can FINALLY put your knowledge to work. The odds of you passing the boards are high, especially if you put in the work—the PANCE pass rate was 92% in 2022, so the read more…
3 Ways to Prepare for Life After PA School
As you start to think ahead to your “next steps” after PA school, you may be considering ways to enhance your clinical skills, expand your network, and make yourself a more competitive candidate for your dream job. Remember, your number one priority as a PA student is to focus on your didactic coursework, clinical rotations, read more…
Introducing the Newest Live PANCE Review Course
With recent declining PANCE pass rates, it’s more important than ever to ramp up your PANCE prep and guarantee you pass the exam on the first take. To help you study for your exam with additional structure and accountability, the team of PAs behind the Rosh Review PANCE Qbank is now bringing their expertise to read more…
How I Became a Physician Assistant in Cardiothoracic Surgery
I have written a lot of generalized blog posts on the PA experience, but I have yet to take the time to really explain my career. While I’ve known for some time that I wanted to go into the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery, I did not actually get this position right out of graduate school. read more…
PANCE Pass Rates Are Down To 92% in 2022. Here’s How to Pass in 2023
In April 2019, the NCCPA announced that PANCE pass rates had dropped from 98% to 93% after the release of the newest PANCE Blueprint. After trending upward to 95% in 2020, 2021 saw a decrease to 93%, and new data reports that the 2022 pass rate further dropped to 92%. While a 92% pass rate read more…
How to Ace Your PA Clinical Rotations
Transitioning from the didactic portion of the PA program to clinical year can be a whirlwind. At this time, you will go from sitting in class all day to working a full 40-hour week. Although there is a reduction in the number of exams you may have to take, there is definitely no shortage of read more…
Would You Benefit From a PA School Tutor?
Whether you’re just starting physician assistant school or you’re knuckling through your PA clinical year, surviving PA school can be a tricky chapter of your educational journey. But you don’t have to tackle these challenges alone! If you’re struggling with any of the following obstacles during PA school, a tutor may just be your new read more…
How to Choose Your Top Physician Assistant Programs
With 300 accredited physician assistant programs (estimated to increase to 326 by 2024) to consider, finding your perfect PA program can be a challenge. While every program has promise and pitfalls, selecting the right fit for you is important to set yourself up for success in your educational journey and ultimately your career. Graduate education read more…
Understanding PA School Acceptance Rates & Admissions in 2023
For many pre-PA students, the first step of the application process is deciding your top programs. As you start to explore PA schools, you feel your chest tighten and pulse quicken as you examine the statistics. How do you know if your application is competitive for your top programs? Should you factor in acceptance rates read more…
Top Mistakes to Avoid When Applying to PA School
Being a PA is a challenging yet rewarding career. However, before you can launch this lifelong quest for knowledge and patient care, you must first gain admission to a program. With prerequisite courses, experience hours, deadlines, entrance exams, and an ever-growing list of available programs, this first step of the PA journey can be overwhelming. read more…
PA School Prerequisites: The Ultimate Guide
When I was gearing up to apply to PA school, I remember feeling increasingly overwhelmed while reviewing prerequisite courses for programs. There was such a variation in required coursework from program to program that I had little idea of where to start. In some instances, the requirements listed on a program’s website differed so wildly read more…
The First Step of Your PA Journey: A Tutor’s Guide to Pre-PA Success
You’ve been waiting for this! Now is the time to finally embark on your PA journey, the career you are destined for. Whether your hopes and dreams are to serve communities with fewer resources, medically assist those in your hometown, or provide care in remote parts of the world, you need the know-how to get read more…
How Much Do Physician Assistants Make? A Cost & Compensation Breakdown
If you’re on the path to becoming a PA-C, there’s a good chance you’ve wondered what your salary and overall compensation will look like at the end of the road. The short answer is that, according to the AAPA Salary Report, the median salary for a practicing PA in 2021 was $115,000. The long answer read more…
How to Write Standout PA School Supplemental Essays
If you’re applying to PA programs, you likely already have a handle on the requirements for your CASPA application. But what about any supplemental applications? It can often be difficult to navigate each program’s individual requirements for supplemental applications, including different essay prompts and additional fees for each. If you’re wondering how to make your read more…
How Long Is PA School? A Walkthrough of the PA Journey
Are you thinking about pursuing a career as a PA? If you’re wondering how long your overall PA journey will take, there are a few variables to consider first. The pathway to becoming a PA varies depending on where you are in your career and your educational background. Here’s an overview of how long PA read more…
The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing an Impactful PA School Personal Statement
So, you’re ready to apply to PA programs and are navigating your way through the application process. You’ve taken all of the right prerequisites, spent hours shadowing and working in health care, and sent out requests for references. Now you’re wrestling with what to write in your personal statement. The personal statement is one of read more…
Reducing Test Anxiety in PA School: A Tutor’s Guide
Although each student is different, the PA education and certification process poses similar challenges for all individuals. As a recent graduate, I can attest that the transition to the graduate program and subsequent preparation for the board examination can be a whirlwind. If you’re struggling to feel confident going into your PA school exams, you’re read more…
Support PA Students (& Sharpen Your Knowledge) with the AAPA Challenge Bowl Qbanks
PA students are facing unique challenges right now, from restrictions on in-person clinical training to isolation from their classmates. During a time when your PA community needs support, you can hone your knowledge while giving back to PA students by purchasing the Rosh Review Challenge Bowl Qbanks. Support PA Students The Challenge Bowl Qbanks contain read more…
How to Maintain Strong Relationships During PA School
It has been said there is an art and a science to medicine. The same consideration should be said for relationships when one or both individuals are studying medicine. In large part, I attribute the joy of being accepted and graduating from a physician assistant program to my husband’s support. In fact, we celebrated our read more…