When I tell you about this secret weapon that I’ve been using in my career, that has landed me jobs, founded friendships and created connections, I mean it! I can’t keep something this good a secret, so I’m sharing all about networking on today’s episode of The PA Is In.

There are less than 200 PAs working in the US in Radiation Oncology and Joann Timberlake is one of those. Starting a job in a new specialty, especially one so sparsely populated with PAs, is intimidating. Luckily Joann was willing to share with us how she broke into this role, transitioned out of the ER and into Rad Onc and what that process was like for her.

PA is named as the #2 profession in the healthcare sector and #4 overall for all professions in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report.

Financial Independence is defined as the total amount of money in all of your accounts that will sustain you for the duration of your life.

The PA One Sheet is the one sheet of paper you’ll need to have in preparation for your next PA salary negotiation.

It’s awesome if healthcare is your calling, your passion, your profession and something you feel drawn to, but hopefully you can have some passions and pursuits outside of the healthcare realm as well.

What does the future of post-COVID medicine look like for the PA profession? PA thought leader Dave Mittman shares his thoughts.