AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE FOR PAs: Kat from PA The FI Way
Are you a new grad PA-C with a ton of student loan debt? Or are you a seasoned PA that loves your career, but is starting to notice…
How I paid off $53,000 in student loans my first year as a PA
Nothing feels better than your first paycheck as a new PA. Also, nothing feels worse than realizing how much of that needs to be directed to your student…
PRACTICE OWNERSHIP: INTERVIEW w/ TESS MACQUEEN, PA-C
Full transparency to start: Tess MacQueen and I go way back to the grind of PA school at the University of New England, where we graduated together in…
REAL TALK with KAREN CALCANO, PA-C
WELCOME KAREN! In growing The PA Blueprint, one of our favorite aspects of this business journey is to connect, learn from, and follow other PA-preneurs. We’ve learned a…
BOARD VITALS: BLACK FRIDAY CME SAVINGS!!
If you’ve read The PA Blueprint or our blog posts, you know that we love all things CME! We even have an entire chapter of the book dedicated…
Why am I refinancing my student loans?
Why am I finally refinancing my student loans? It feels so good to be finally saying “F@#* off, Fedloan!” Since I started payments in 2012, I’ve found working…
CANDID INTERVIEW AND CAREER TIPS WITH JEFF NEVERS, CAREER ADVISOR
Introduction Between our engagement with presentations to PA programs, social media, through our website, and via other media, we’ve been getting a TON of questions from clinical year…
3 SECRETS TO GETTING INTO PA SCHOOL
If you’re thinking there is some hack that I can tell you, in order to bypass the prerequisites and requirements for PA school, then you are already mistaken….
SHIFT WORK vs. FIXED SCHEDULE: THE GREAT DEBATE
As those of us working in healthcare know, people don’t just seek medical care between the hours of 9-5. This means that for those of us on the…
WHAT IS THE COST OF FINANCIAL IGNORANCE?
Job#1 I’ve been working as a PA for nearly 10 years, but only within the last 1.5 years did I understand my finances. I had no idea about…
What are some “MUST-DOs” in a job interview?
For many PA graduates, it’s interview season! Here are 5 tips to crush your interview: 1. DRAW ON YOUR PA SCHOOL INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE We all had to go…
WHAT IS THE OPTIMAL MORNING ROUTINE? A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SHAYNE
Here’s a peek behind the curtain of my workdays, as I’ve been asked about this recently, but before you read ahead, here’s this disclaimer: It’s not ground-breaking nor…