63: PA to DO – What Route Should YOU Take and Questions to Ask
The Premed Years
Ryan Gray
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2014
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode, Ryan talks with Dr. Mark Kauffman, the Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), who was previously a PA.
Links and Other Resources:
- Full Episode Blog Post
- If you are currently a PA, check out LECOMs Accelerated Physician Assistant Pathway.
- Related episode: Physician vs PA: How Do I Decide Which Is Best?
- Related episode: Questions About Transitioning from PA to MD/DO
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| 0:00.0 | MapCon is right around the corner October 6th through 8th in Baltimore, Maryland. |
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| 0:45.7 | MAPSCPCon presented by Blueprint MCAT. I will see you there. |
| 0:49.8 | If you're applying to medical school in 2022 to start medical school in |
| 0:55.0 | 2023, join me Wednesday or Thursday, Wednesday night at 930 PM |
| 1:00.7 | Eastern or Thursday at 11 a.m. eastern or Thursday at 11 a.m. eastern at pre-med workshop.com go |
| 1:07.5 | register today. I'm going to show you how to tell your story in your |
| 1:11.7 | application again that's pre-med workshop dot com if you are to tell your story in your application. |
| 1:12.5 | Again that's pre-Med Workshop.com. |
| 1:14.3 | If you are applying to medical school in 2022, |
| 1:17.3 | be there or B-square. |
| 1:20.6 | The Medical School HQ podcast, Session Number 63. |
| 1:25.0 | Hey, this is Z Dog MD. Rapper, Physician, Legendary, |
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| 1:32.0 | And you're listening to the Medical School HQ podcast hosted by the |
| 1:35.8 | irredeemably awesome Ryan Gray. Welcome back to the Medical School HQ podcast. Now whether you are pre-med lost in your journey or a medical student discouraged on your path, |
| 1:56.0 | we're here to help encourage, motivate, and enlighten you about why you are choosing to join one of the best professions in the whole entire world. |
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