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A Day in the Life Articles

A Day in the Life: Nicole Larson, MPAS, PA-C

Nicole Larson, MPAS, PA-C October 19, 2010

A PA who practices in thoracic surgery describes a busy day in the hospital and the clinic.

A Day in the Life: Timothy Sayles, MPAS, PA-C

Timothy Sayles, MPAS, PA-C August 17, 2010

The author recounts the challenges and rewards of practicing at a rural health clinic in central Texas.

A Day in the Life of Gina Brown, MPAS, PA-C

Gina Brown, MPAS, PA-C June 25, 2010

A PA working at a family practice clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan, describes her day as a Mother-Child Health Coordinator.

A day in the life of Major Shawn T. Buller, APA-C, MPH

Major Shawn T. Buller, APA-C, MPH April 13, 2010

The author narrates the activities of a day while deployed as a aeromedical physician assistant in Iraq.

A day in the life of Alexandra Braunstein Scott, MS, PA-C, MPH

Alexandra Scott, MS, PA-C, MPH February 11, 2010

A PA who works in the Michigan Clinical Research Unit at the University of Michigan Hospital describes an average day in the unit.

A Day in the Life of Scott Blow, MPAS, PA-C

Scott Blow, MPAS, PA-C December 28, 2009

Follow this PA as he treats a wide range of burn wounds in the operating room and clinic at a regional burn center in Florida.

A Day in the Life: Alexandra Godfrey, BSc, PT

Alexandra Godfrey, BSc, PT October 14, 2009

A day in both the anatomy lab and the hospital teaches this student how a constant awareness of illness, suffering, and loss will be part of being a PA.

A Day in the Life: Shana Perman, PA-C

Shana Perman, PA-C August 19, 2009

Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit face many struggles, from intubation to gastric surgery to eye surgery. The reward comes in seeing a baby get better enough to go home.

A Day in the Life: Michelle M. Howe, MPAS, PA-C

Michelle M. Howe, MPAS, PA-C June 11, 2009

Facing down protesters, reassuring anxious patients, and conducting research for a better future are all in a day's work for a PA working at a large family planning clinic.

A day in the life: D. Cristopher Benner, PA-C, MMSc, FAWM

D. Cristopher Benner, PA-C, MMSc, FAWM April 01, 2009

In addition to practicing in emergency medicine, I am a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine, Wilderness Medical Society, and I volunteer with a search and rescue (SAR) team that responds to incidents all over the state of California.

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