Welcome to the Blueprint PA blog (formerly Rosh Review), where you’ll find resources from day 1 of PA school through the PANCE and beyond. We’re here for you along every step of the PA journey! 🩺
Making it through PA didactic year is quite the challenge—congratulations! You’ve finally graduated from the “firehose” of classroom information and now get to apply your knowledge in a clinical setting. While it’s undoubtedly an exciting transition, many students soon discover…
As you’re applying to PA school and filling out the Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA), you may wonder about the “Experiences” section and how much detail to include. At its core, the CASPA experiences section is meant to…
So, you’ve decided PA school is the right place for you to be. That’s great news! But I bet you’re also wondering about the PA school application timeline. For instance, you may have questions like, “When do you apply to…
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…
When PA students finally make it through the didactic year and get to clinical rotations, they’re usually fired up about leaving the classroom behind and heading to clinical practice. It’s such an exhilarating feeling to finally put those hours of…
Are you thinking of applying to PA school in the future? This is a big undertaking, and it can be confusing if you don’t know where to start! In this post, we’re going to talk about some of the things…
You may have already heard of the title change for PAs from “physician assistant” to “physician associate,” but many people are still curious about who made this decision and what it means for the profession. Why did this change happen?…
“How will I know if I’m ready for my upcoming exam?” I asked myself this very question while preparing for end-of-rotation exams and the PANCE nearly a decade ago. I didn’t have a great answer then, so I powered my…
Many people thinking about applying to PA school are preoccupied by a single question: “What bachelor degree do I need for physician assistant school?” The process of even gathering the material to apply to a PA program can be daunting.…
The Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) personal statement is your opportunity to explain the “why” behind your decision to become a PA. Talking about yourself can be challenging and uncomfortable, but this is your chance to be your…