Rotation Stations

A must-do for PA students and early career PAs. Head to our designated learning area in the Exhibit Hall for these short, fast-paced presentations that will cover what you need to know. Check out the full session descriptions below the schedule.

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Surviving and Thriving in Your Clinical Rotations
Lifelong learning is the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge. It not only enhances personal development and but also employability. Clinical rotations have a significant impact on a student’s lifelong learning process, so it is important to thrive, not just survive. Get an overview of helpful tips and pearls of wisdom for students entering the clinical phase of their education. Learn how to study during clinicals, how to elicit and act on feedback, and ultimately maximize the clinical experience. Presenter: Cynthia Booth Lord, MHS, PA-C, is Associate Professor and PA Program Director at Case Western University School of Medicine.

Drinking From a Fire Hydrant: How to Study Effectively in PA School
Everyone talks about how difficult PA school can be, but no one directly addresses how to study effectively. By focusing on the finish line from the very start, developing strong personalized study skills, and maintaining a willingness to adapt, students will learn how to feel confident on test day through both didactic and clinical years. Presenter: Savanna Perry, PA-C, is a dermatology PA and the founder of The PA Platform.

Zip Up Your PANCE
Come hear tips and tricks as you prepare for the PANCE. From study hints to day-of pointers, this session is for all the test takers… the cautiously optimistic, the nervous wrecks, and all those in between. Presenter: Katie Iverson, MPAS, PA-C, is the Hippo Education Medical Editor, and an Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Department of Physician Assistant Studies and Services.

Getting Hired for Your First Job: Secrets From a PA Employer
Come hear the top 10 “secrets” to getting hired for your first job out of PA school and the what to do and what not to do list. Presenter: Rev. Josanne K. Pagel M.Div., MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, is the Executive Director of PA Services at Cleveland Clinic Health System.

What I Wish I Would Have Known: How to Survive Your Transition From Student to PA-C
PA school teaches us the science and medicine required to take care of patients. However, we are often not educated on the red tape we must cross in order to begin treating patients. My talk will discuss the strenuous process of hospital credentialing and the transition from PA school to real world medicine. I will provide a checklist and tips to ease the suffering through this process. Presenter: Hillary Bennett, MHS, PA-C, is a Trauma Physician Assistant at Wesley Medical Center.

Student Loan Best Practices for PAs
Becoming a PA is a long and expensive journey with graduate degree requirements and the certification process that follows. In fact, according to the PAEA 2018 Matriculating Student Survey, 46.4% of PAs anticipate they will graduate from PA school with $100,000+ in student loan debt. Join Laurel Road in an interactive session covering all student debt repayment options available to PAs. Laurel Road will also debunk several student loan myths, share the true cost of your current student loan interest rate, and answer all your FAQs. At the end of this session, you will have answers to: What is student loan refinancing, and am I eligible? Is Public Service Loan Forgiveness a viable option for PAs? What are the considerations surrounding the decision of whether to refinance vs. pursue loan forgiveness? How much could I save by refinancing? Will refinancing affect my credit at all? How much could the AAPA rate discount save me?

Protecting Your Assets and Your Career
Learn basic concepts of medical malpractice law, how they apply to PAs, and how you can transfer malpractice risk away from the PA’s personal assets. Typically, this is through employer-provided malpractice insurance. But not all insurance is created equal; PAs should be aware of how their insurance works, especially when transitioning between jobs. After this session, participants should be able to: understand that PA practice and malpractice risk are necessarily intertwined; understand that PAs are personally liable to patients regardless of who provides malpractice insurance; know how employer-provided insurance varies from individually obtained insurance and the pros and cons of each; and what to “nail down” regarding malpractice insurance when changing jobs. Presenter: Gary McCammon, President Professional Risk Advisor

Beating Burnout and the Viability of Locum Tenens as a Solution
Burnout among PAs is not limited to a specialty or setting or based on tenure. Some of this is due to the culture that has traditionally surrounded front-line providers of medicine. The idea that PAs are so focused on helping others they never stop to care for themselves. Thomas Massing, a Locums Tenens PA, will share with you what causes burnout among PAs and how locums can be a viable solution.