We finished up the nephrology module and are now into the third week of hematology for the LMU Doctor of Medical Science program. I just finished reading a MKSAP chapter on Oncologic Emergencies, so I thought I’d take a few minutes to provide an update before working on some NEJM …
The Southern Illinois (SIU) School of Medicine announced last month that they’ll soon be offering a new Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) degree starting in 2021. The new degree will be offered along with SIU’s Physician Assistant program. “The Doctor of Medical Science program will have a clinical track for …
There’s a new Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) program coming in 2021–this time at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. The MMSc This is not the first time, George Fox has mentioned a DMSc program–a similar announcement was made several years ago. But this time the core curriculum, embodied in …
One week left of our 5-week module in nephrology! This module has been difficult for many of us. First of all, the cases are much more challenging. In the cardiology module, the cases were structured more like multiple choice questions, and although the cases had more than one part, it …
The PA profession was born out of war-time necessity. Over the last 50 years, however, PAs have evolved into an integral part of modern medicine. PAs are the primary care providers for millions of Americans while similarly trained clinicians treat millions more across the world. Captain Larry Aguirre of the …
I just posted my last weekly reflection for the cardiology module–that’s one module down and eight more to go in LMU’s Doctor of Medical Science program for PAs. For the next five weeks, we’ll be studying nephrology, with a retired nephrologist as our instructor.
We are now 2 weeks into our cardiology module and the LMU DMS program as a whole. While I feel like I’m starting to get a hang my new schedule–this was a tougher a week. The assigned reading was 15 pages covering heart failure and myocardial diseases. There was only …
We are halfway into our first week as Doctor of Medical Science students at Lincoln Memorial University (LMU)! Admittedly, I am still feeling a bit intimidated as it’s been almost 10 years since I graduated from PA School. I thought I was ready to jump back into nightly homework but …
It’s finally here! The start of my LMU Doctor of Medical Science program.
It’s been 8 months since I was accepted into the program and I’ve been anxiously awaiting this journey. This blog was actually first conceptualized as a way to document my path from PA to Doctor of Medical Science.
Dr. Susan Fernandes is an expert in health policy. She is also a skilled clinician. But Dr. Fernandes isn’t an MD. She’s a PA–a PA Doctor. Dr. Fernandes has been a PA for over 25 years but she’s only been a doctor for 8. Already an experienced clinician, she went …
