PA school... 27 months of lectures, labs, simulations, learning 85 didactic exams 11 clinical rotations 7 EOR exams 73,782 patients...

Dedicated to Shari, the most joyful soul I had the pleasure of knowing It is November, and I am nearing the end of my second and final year of PA school. And, to be honest, more than joy I feel relief. These past two years I have pushed myself to the breaking point and have finally reached burnout. For those of you who don’t know, burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by thr

I always knew I was destined for medicine… knew those genes were deeply embedded in my DNA as a daughter of Dave and Julie Mast. DR....