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	<title>The Physician Assistant Soapbox</title>
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	<description>Coming clean about being a physician assistant.</description>
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		<title>Cold Feets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to become a physician assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obamacare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you are going through your Physician Assistant program you get inundated with this huge amount of info. Every minute of every class is jam-packed with information that you will be expected to know when you graduate. Not just so you can pass a certification exam, but so you don’t kill somebody when you finally <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/12/09/cold-feets/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cheesecake for lunch again?</title>
		<link>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/04/23/cheesecake-for-lunch-again/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cheesecake-for-lunch-again</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[big pharma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to become a physician assistant]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry about being away for so long. Real life has been taking its share of my time, keeping me away from the computer. I have been dreaming a lot recently about what I would do if I was not a Physician Assistant? Like what would I do if I could do anything I wanted? I <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/04/23/cheesecake-for-lunch-again/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>In my head</title>
		<link>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/04/05/in-my-head/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=in-my-head</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qfwm2001</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In My Head]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical complaints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physician assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physician assistant job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why become a PA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You instruct your patient to open their mouth and say “AHH” during the exam. Patient opens mouth, but no “AHH”. They just hold their mouth open. “Ok, I need you to make the noise. Say “AHHH”. Good, I just need to see that hangy downy thing move around a bit.” (Are the instructions confusing? Two <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/04/05/in-my-head/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Yeah, I’m “JUST” a Physician Assistant</title>
		<link>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/04/01/yea-im-just-a-physician-assistant/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=yea-im-just-a-physician-assistant</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qfwm2001</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bacterial vaginosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to deal with angry patients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life of a physician assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upsetting patient encounter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a very interesting encounter with a patient’s mother the other day and wanted to get some feedback from the Physician Assistant community on what you would have done? I am curious, how you would handle this situation? This 25 year old Asian female presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of vaginal <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/04/01/yea-im-just-a-physician-assistant/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Family Jewels</title>
		<link>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/23/family-jewels/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=family-jewels</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/23/family-jewels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qfwm2001</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family fun]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Physician assistant life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I have had this idea brewing in my head for my next blog, but have been unsure of exactly how to get it started and I decided (finally) to get it started with a story. Well, several stories actually. (I sh@# you not, these are actual clinic encounters that I had. Even Stephen King <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/23/family-jewels/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Family is fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qfwm2001</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pet Peeves and Polls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Totally lying about the one million dollars, but since you’re here continue on and take the poll. Dealing with the family members of your patients can be extremely taxing. As much as you might try it is difficult at times to be understanding with unruly family members. Put on a smile, be polite, answer their <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/23/family-is-fun/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>This won&#8217;t hurt a bit!</title>
		<link>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/13/this-wont-hurt-a-bit/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=this-wont-hurt-a-bit</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/13/this-wont-hurt-a-bit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qfwm2001</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[overweight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patient encounters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vitals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what does a physician assistant do]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, PA guys and gals. Got another pet peeve for you. This is a recurrent theme at my clinic. Not like it happens every day or anything, but enough that I wanted to write about it and get a feel from all the PA peeps out there to see if you run into this. Patients <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/13/this-wont-hurt-a-bit/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Show Me the Money</title>
		<link>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/09/show-me-the-money/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=show-me-the-money</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/09/show-me-the-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qfwm2001</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[becoming a ppysician assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to become a physician assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life of a physician assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physician assistant pay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations, you made it! You completed all the required courses of study to become a full-fledged Physician Assistant. You went on rotations as a student in real clinic settings and were judged by your preceptors as having the skills and knowledge to become a full-fledged Physician Assistant. You passed the six hour NCCPA exam, you <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/03/09/show-me-the-money/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a doctor, but I play one on TV&#8221; part un</title>
		<link>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/02/24/im-not-a-doctor-but-i-play-one-on-tv-part-un/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=im-not-a-doctor-but-i-play-one-on-tv-part-un</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/02/24/im-not-a-doctor-but-i-play-one-on-tv-part-un/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qfwm2001</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[becoming a physician assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dont't call me doctor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to be a]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometime in like 1986’ish Peter Bergman did this Vicks 44 cough syrup commercial and according to Wikipedia he was made to say &#8220;I&#8217;m not a doctor, but I play one on TV&#8221; so people would not think he was a real doctor. This little phrase has become the stuff of legends. Embedded in the fabric <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/02/24/im-not-a-doctor-but-i-play-one-on-tv-part-un/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a doctor, but I play one on TV” Part Deux</title>
		<link>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/02/24/im-not-a-doctor-but-i-play-one-on-tv-part-deux/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=im-not-a-doctor-but-i-play-one-on-tv-part-deux</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/02/24/im-not-a-doctor-but-i-play-one-on-tv-part-deux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>qfwm2001</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[life of a physician assistant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[they call me doctor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what does a physician assostant do]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you have landed on this page and are not sure what the hell I am talking about, go to &#8220;I&#8217;m not a doctor, but I play one on TV.&#8221; Part Un. Read that blog then return here and you should be all up to speed. Also, don’t forget to take the &#8220;I&#8217;m not a <a class="read-more-link" href="http://www.thepasoapbox.com/2012/02/24/im-not-a-doctor-but-i-play-one-on-tv-part-deux/"><br />read more...</a>]]></description>
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