RosieVu0903 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 So I just failed my PA school first exam (pharmacotherapy). What should I do next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 So I just failed my PA school first exam (pharmacotherapy). What should I do next?Shake it off and try another approach. I found drawing drug family trees to be helpful.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Many students will find that study skills that worked in undergrad start to break down in PA school. There's a bunch of reasons for this. Speak with your advisor. In general, there is a limited number of things that go wrong: Did you prepare enough? Have enough contact time with the material? Are your study skills effective? Did you practice recall? Did you use poor test taking techniques? (Not pace yourself well, change answers, etc.) If you feel like you need a study skills overhaul, I recommend the book Teach Yourself How to Learn by Saundra McGuire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAdamsPAC Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Follow your program's policy of retesting and do some more studying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAdmission Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Shake it off. Did you learn anything to change the way you study? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD2012 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 It happens to most everyone in PA school. I failed my first exam on the day of the white coat ceremony and felt like I did not deserve my white coat. Gotta learn this is a marathon and not a sprint and one failed exam is not the end of the world. Go back to the drawing board and figure out why you failed. Did you not know the material well enough? Did you change your usual method of studying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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