{"id":1239,"date":"2022-08-26T12:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T12:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2023-01-18T17:21:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T17:21:44","slug":"things-i-wish-i-knew-before-starting-pa-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/things-i-wish-i-knew-before-starting-pa-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting PA School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1241 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_2975-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting PA school can be exciting, but also nerve-wracking and scary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before starting PA school, I didn\u2019t personally know anyone that had gone to PA school, so I really didn\u2019t know what to expect. I was nervous and felt like I had no clue what to expect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are definitely things that I wish I knew prior to beginning PA school that would have made my transition to PA school easier and less stressful.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note, this is just my personal experience and all opinions and recommendations on this blog are my own. My opinions and recommendations do not reflect the opinions or recommendations of my employers or schools. Nothing in this article is intended as medical advice. I share all this information to share information I wish I would have known prior to my experiences. Everything on the blog is just my opinion and experiences.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It will be hard but you can still have a life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have to study more than you ever have before, but you can (and should) still do things that make you happy. I had imagined that I wouldn\u2019t have any weekends free during PA school and that I could never see my friends or family, but that\u2019s far from the case. While you will have to study on the weekends, it\u2019s possible to still take weekend trips, hang out with friends, or relax without studying.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking a break and doing things you still enjoy will keep you motivated and energized during the week when you will spend countless hours working.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You\u2019ll be surprised of the amount of info your brain can hold<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So much information is thrown at you in PA school. If you truly learn the material (and not just memorize it), your brain will remember more than you can believe. By the end of the first semester, I was so surprised at how much I learned about the human body and medicine. You may be asked a question on a test a year later on the same information and somehow the answer is still in there somewhere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People won\u2019t understand why you\u2019re so busy all the time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While, as stated above, you can enjoy your life, your friends and family may not understand why you\u2019re so busy and why you do need to study so much. I have some dear friends that are not in the medical field and they don\u2019t understand why I have to study a lot or why I may have to turn down an invitation to hang out or meet up. It is completely understandable that they may not understand and it is okay, just something to be aware of. The short term difficulties are worth the long term benefits of going to PA school (by far).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You will study differently than you did in undergrad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I studied a lot in undergraduate and took many classes, but the way I studied is totally different than the way I study in PA school. The amount and depth of information you learn in PA school is a lot more than undergraduate classes typically have, which requires different study methods to get through it all. If you\u2019re interested in how I study in PA school, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/artlovemedicine.com\/how-to-study-in-pa-school\/\">How to Study in PA School<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You will make friends in school that understand what your going through&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One cool thing about PA school is that you will meet people like you. While friends and family may not understand the challenges of PA school, your classmates will. Having friends in PA school can make a huge difference in your PA school experience for many reasons, but most of all you have the shared experience of going through PA school together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your feelings about medicine may change&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before starting PA school, I had a very simplified view of medicine and our country\u2019s healthcare system. PA school (especially in clinical rotations) really opens your eyes to areas of the medical field that you may not know existed before. PA school has show me how incredibly multifaceted our healthcare system is and how it actually affects peoples\u2019 lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may change the specialty you want to do (and that\u2019s completely ok)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of people start PA school with an idea of what specialty they would like to practice in. The more you learn about medicine, different procedures, and how different specialties work, you may completely change your mind about what field you\u2019d like to go into. There are some specialties that I thought I would love to possibly do in the future that after having clinical rotations, I would not like to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it goes the other way around too\u2014there may be something you thought you\u2019d hate but ended up liking (this was surgery for me). The good thing about being a PA is that you don\u2019t have to commit to one specialty for the the rest of your life and you always have the opportunity to switch specialties during your career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your opinion about humanity will change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While you likely worked in healthcare before starting PA school, seeing multiple specialties from the provider role definitely gives a different perspective. You will see the best and worst moments of peoples\u2019 lives. There is so much suffering and joy. Medicine is truly humbling and will change how you view everyone around you.&nbsp;It is something that you can&#8217;t really prepare for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It\u2019s hard but you will grow as a person<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how much you prepare, you cannot completely prepare for PA school and how it will change you as a person. There will be hard times (even if you\u2019re the smartest\/ best studier\/ most experienced, etc). However, the difficulties will be worth it. Remember why you wanted to be a PA in the first place and let the end goal motivate you through the hard times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, these are the main things I wish I would have known before beginning PA school. Any thoughts or questions? 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