My husband and I are preparing to move to Germany in a couple of months, courtesy of the U.S. Army. As part of the process for completing that move, I had to submit to a physical examination. I was really dreading my physical, mainly because I hate to hear bad news. I’m a lot heavier ...
Did you just finish a day of job shadowing? Were you fortunate to experience a day in the life of someone in your dream career? If so, it’s now time to write a thank-you letter. A thank-you note following a job shadow experience shows respect to the person who helped you. It is a nice ...
If your back or neck pain has you considering the Laser Spine Institute for salvation, here is exactly what’s involved. My father underwent laser spine surgery. The process began at a seminar given by the Laser Spine Institute. He brought with him the CD of his MRI that had been done through his HMO. The ...
As a Physician Assistant (PA), I often encounter the same questions: “What is a PA?” and “What is the difference between a PA and a physician?” The profession is not new it has been around since the early 1960s. However, educating the general public about it has always been a challenge. I believe today the ...
You thought you had it all planned out. You’d go to school to become a teacher, and enjoy the rest of your life educating ill behaved children. But, one day you woke up, and thought, “This isn’t the life I want. I can do more.” Or, perhaps, you had dreamed of becoming a neurologist. But, ...
As a physician assistant (PA), you will have practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician. Generally, physician assistants are usually required to at least have four years of experience in the health field prior to becoming a physician assistant. Many people group physician assistant and medical assistant together as the same profession, when ...
I was five months pregnant with my first child when I experienced a sharp pain in my chest on the right side. I was shopping with my husband and I had to sit down it was so intense. The pain was gone in a minute or two, and I stood back up and continued my ...
Becoming a health practitioner has been a childhood dream shared by many. With medical school becoming more and more competitive and a nationwide shortage of primary healthcare practitioners many people have started looking towards alternative careers in medicine. One of those careers is the physician assistant (PA). This career came onto the scene in post ...
“Royal Pains” first debuted as a summer show on the USA Network in 2009. It didn’t take long for me to be hooked on this show. Hank Lawson ((Mark Feuerstein) was dubbed as a MacGyver type doctor. I liked the show so much that I was not happy to have to wait until the next ...
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