pavlovacloud Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Thought this would be a cool topic for new students! DIDACTIC Cup ramen, frozen food Tupperware!!! Electric water boiler (for ramen, coffee,tea) Light weight laptop - you gonna be carrying that rock everywhere Team of therapists - friends, SO, classmates. Cycle through them because they may get burnt out from your ordeals. ROTATIONS steth at all times watch Maxwell's pocketbook notebook to jot everything down multiple cheap pens, cheap because docs always borrow them forever Epocrates + Family Practice Notebook in your smartphone PANCE review sources breakfast during surg!!! (I fainted the one day I skipped mine while first assisting -_-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skraemer Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I think healthy food should be stressed. The stress of alone of being in PA school is terrible for you! Dont make it even worse by eating crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newton9686 Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Second for the light laptop. Also, make time to volunteer. Trust me, its very easy to become too selfish in PA school because PA school requires an element of selfishness to survive. Gettting out and helping in your community is a great way to remind youself that you are not the only one with major concerns in this world. You may even come to the conclusion that your problems aren't that major. And it may even remind you why you want to be a PA too, which can be forgotten during the grind of PA school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchampigny Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 A positive attitude....this can't be stressed enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly_Diana Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Food prep!! It'll be a great way to eat healthy and not have to worry about preparing food everyday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted October 11, 2015 Administrator Share Posted October 11, 2015 I gotta differ with Epocrates. I did just fine with Medscape, and find it's still doing well in clinical practice, despite being free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I don't like Epocrates either. I used Medscape all through school and still occasionally on my phone. A supportive significant other is very important, but I really disagree about hammering the point home with them over hours and expectations. A supportive spouse doesn't need you to tell him/her "I will only have one hour per day to spend on you and our relationship." That's pretty harsh. Nor does he/she need to hear you consider time spent on the relationship "thrown away." Yikes. Have an adult discussion and just ask them for flexibility if something isn't working. Also, caffeine. Mmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAchick Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Portable caffeine (I don't drink coffee, so Mio Energy is my bud) Multi-colored clicky pen (you know the type) Dry shampoo spray Gym membership (school or 3rd party) Frozen veggies sold already in steamer bags Orthotics (custom or not) if you have trouble being on your feet all day. Figure this out before you matriculate Friends/family/SO....somebody outside of the program who keeps you up to date on "real world" news and issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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