Clincial Year

Hello all,

Clinical year has been so much different than didactic year and I have to say I AM LOVING IT!!...My first rotation was in surgery and the first week I cried just about everyday. I didnt know what to do, who to talk to, who to follow it was a mess. I began to question so many things especially why Shenandoah thought it was a good idea to put me in surgery first. Then that first weekend of my first rotation I called my clinical coordinator and told her how I was feeling and what was going on and she gave me a little pep talk and told me how to be assertive without being aggressive and I prayed about it and I wouldn't believe the change my experience was after that. I actually am considering going into surgery now which is a dramatic change for me but we shall see.

Currently I am in my family medicine rotation in moorefield, wv and so far I just love it. I get to teach diabetic education to everyone and you really get to know your patients on a different level than surgery. Its pretty challenging because you have to know EVERYTHING, however it keeps you on your toes and forces you to continue to read as you should be doing anyway. All in all I am learning so much and clinical year is where you really start learning what you need to know for the "real world". I can't believe I finally made it this far. Ill be back soon to tell you all more about my clinical rotations :) Stay in touch!!

Finally getting to say the line Hello my name is Taneisha and Im a PA-S. Now I am just waiting for the day to turn that PA-student to PA-certified...AAAHHH in due time!!

Toodles,

Taneisha

It's fun putting letters behind your name...

Well, here I am; here we are. The class of 2010 is finally on the other side – calling ourselves colleagues to the faculty. No longer students! (not that we get to stop learning as everyone will continue to remind you) Nonetheless, we are now healthcare providers and partners to all those practicing in the field of medicine with a common goal to improve lives and help people to the best of our ability.

We are now a part of that special privileged group of individuals who get to call themselves Physician Assistants – it means a lot more today than it did sitting in that seat during that Friday afternoon seminar 2 years ago. It’s real now.

A majority of us have passed our boards and set out into the work force, PA-Cs, with jobs in fields such as orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine, urology, family practice, orthopedic trauma surgery, Air Force & Navy family practice, and many more. Others are interviewing, working on resumes or spending time with family before they take their boards.

In any case…we are all very proud to have accomplished finishing the program and being eligible to sit and take an exam that means more than just a score on sheet of paper.

I just finished my first 3 days on active duty in the US Air Force as a 1^st Lieutenant and new physician assistant as a part of the 628^th Medical Operations Squadron in Charleston, SC.

I am excited for this new chapter as a healthcare provider, a physician assistant, and a military officer. Likewise, I am excited for all of my friends and colleagues who are working as PAs all over the country.

Class of 2010 Graduation

Photo taken by: Tony Miller, SUPA program Director

(One classmate has already been on a medical mission trip to Haiti as part of the Bless Back Worldwide movement. – Already out changing the world. J)

Good luck to the class of 2011 on your clinical year!

Josh Adili, MPAS, PA-C