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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…

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…

First, give yourself a moment of celebration: you’ve made it to the end of your PA program! Now, the fun part begins (that is, depending on your definition of fun): preparing for the PANCE. Maybe you’ve already picked out the perfect PANCE review resources but are struggling to create a study plan with them. Or, read more…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

If you are a PA due to recertify in 2024, 2025, or 2026, you likely received an email from the NCCPA regarding your upcoming recertification options. The high-stakes PANRE recertification exam, taken every 9–10 years, is the only option for PA recertification in 2022. Now, we have a new flexible option beginning in 2023: the read more…

Taking the PANCE is a big day in every PA’s life. It’s the day you’ve been working toward for years, and you want to make sure it’s a successful one. Most of the buzz about the PANCE focuses on exam content and coverage, with little mention of scheduling logistics. As the final checkpoint to becoming read more…

Researching the best PA exam review methods and details 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 to prepare for your didactic read more…

Have you ever wondered which questions in your PANCE review Qbank are answered incorrectly most often? Some of the questions are definitely trickier than others, and it’s not always on purpose. So as an end-of-the-year treat, we’ve released the 50 most commonly missed questions from the 2019 PANCE Qbank. These “hardest” 50 questions are available read more…

Historically, PA classes and exams are replete with “buzzwords”—key words or phrases that are associated with particular diagnoses. And the thinking is, if you know the buzzwords, you’ll score higher on your exams. Meanwhile, there is talk that the boards are moving away from including buzzwords in their questions. Whether this is the case or read more…

So you have to take the Pediatrics End of Rotation™ Exam (EOR™)… Perhaps you have children, take care of a little one, or have no exposure to kids aside from the five weeks spent at your clinical site getting sneezed and urinated on. Either way, this article will hopefully help you prep for the daunting PAEA read more…

Clinical rotations are exciting—finally you get to practice what you’ve spent all of didactic year learning about! But, they also come with their own challenges: the PAEA End of Rotation™ Exams (EOR™). I have completed three rotations thus far into my clinical year: women’s health, general surgery, and internal medicine. I passed all three of read more…

PAEA End of Rotation™ Exams can be grueling and intimidating, but with the right tools and techniques, there’s no need to worry! You can use many study techniques and habits to be successful and confident when taking your exams. Visual, auditory, kinesthetic—different learning styles are better for each learner, and it is important to adapt read more…

We want to celebrate your efforts with our first ever $250 Giveaway! Share the Rapid Review eBook post and enter to win a $100 gift card and more. 4 winners will be selected on July 12, 2019 We added even more ways to win! You can now like and share our eBook post on Instagram read more…

On Monday, May 20 at 7pm in the Bellco Theatre in Denver, Colorado more than 200 physician assistant students from seventy programs across the country will compete for the rights to claim the 2019 AAPA National Medical Challenge Bowl trophy. We are proud to announce, for the second year, Rosh Review will provide all of read more…

The Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE): the word itself will send the average PA student into instant tachycardia. It’s what you’ve been told about, taught about, and worked for since the very first day of PA school. To add to the stress, you also know that the past 24+ months of hard work and read more…

You just spent the past 24–36 months preparing for the biggest exam of your life, the PANCE. You sign onto the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) dashboard and there before your eyes is the “C.” You did it! You are officially a PA-C. But now what? How about landing your first read more…