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Becoming an NP Online
January 21, 2013 12:21 PM by Stacey Snodgrass
Last month during the lull of winter break, I had a sudden fear that I would not be able to find a job after graduation. I guess it was because of the lull, no case studies to do, clinical hours completed for the semester, and final grade deemed passing, Read More...
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Ghost Stories
January 8, 2013 11:36 AM by Terrance Clarke
I am sitting in a building erected in a decade when buildings were square and walls could never be thick enough. Brown ivy climbs a brick exterior white-washed so many times that it seems smooth. The old steel radiators chitter like a multitude of sparrows Read More...
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Celebrating PA Practice
October 8, 2012 9:29 AM by Caroline Pilgrim
Saturday was National PA Day and PA Week runs Oct. 6-12 th . This week is important for us students to educate our friends, family and communities on why in the world we disappear for 2 years and then come out of our education with amazing jobs and opportunities Read More...
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A Time to Talk
September 10, 2012 4:55 AM by Caroline Pilgrim
When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don't stand still and look around On all the hills I haven't hoed, And shout from where I am, What is it? No, not as there is a time to talk. I thrust my hoe in the mellow Read More...
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Onward and Upward
August 20, 2012 10:18 AM by Terrance Clarke
Terry Clarke, student nurse here. I am in an accelerated nurse practitioner program at UMASS Worcester. We just finished our year-long RN BSN equivalency. I've been feeling like a hand-stamped 18-year-old at a bar, able to join the conversations but not Read More...
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Harvey Who?
July 16, 2012 8:45 AM by Caroline Pilgrim
"If you know history, you know that there is no such thing as a self-made man or self-made woman. We are shaped by people we have never met. Yes, reading history will make you a better citizen ... but it is also an immense pleasure." --David McCullough Read More...
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The Doctorate Debate
June 18, 2012 7:46 AM by Caroline Pilgrim
Last month, after spending 12 hours in a compact car driving north to Toronto, Ontario, I attended the AAPA annual conference with 11 of my classmates. (I hope you enjoy the photos depicting this experience!) The conference was filled with highlights Read More...
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Losing My Test-Taking Mojo
June 11, 2012 12:46 PM by Stacey Snodgrass
Last semester was rough. For the first time in my life, I feared not passing a class. I believed I was sure to be devastated. I did not do well on one test, which seemed to shake my test-taking confidence to the core for the entire rest of the semester. Read More...
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Why Is It So Hard to Find a Preceptor?
May 14, 2012 1:24 PM by Stacey Snodgrass
Finding a preceptor was one of the most difficult things I have had to do thus far on my journey to becoming a family nurse practitioner. I believe what made this so difficult is dealing with the rejection - and sometimes rudeness - that I encountered. Read More...
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The Value of Silence
May 7, 2012 8:01 AM by Olga Trouskova
We sat in silence for what seemed an eternity. Her face was still, and she was holding back tears. She was uncomfortable. I was, too. Awkward silence engulfed us like dense, heavy fog. You could cut the atmosphere with a knife. I tried filling the air Read More...
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When the Budget Doesn't Balance
April 23, 2012 8:11 AM by Caroline Pilgrim
Hello blogosphere, As a PA student in the very middle of the "drinking-from-a-fire-hose-of-facts" didactic year, I wanted to begin this first post with a brief introduction, a few disclaimers, and conclude with a few tips on how the financially broke Read More...
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Ceviche and Salsa for This Russian!
April 11, 2012 10:48 AM by Olga Trouskova
Privet (hello in Russian), my name is Olga. Yes, it is a typical Russian name, but my story does not unfold how most people expect it to. I was born in Moscow, Russia, but I spent most of my childhood years on the other side of the world - in the evergreen, Read More...
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