Case Author Note – DxR Clinician Headache Case Series

“Headache is a high volume, high risk problem for healthcare systems. In all age groups the incidence of primary headache is higher than the incidence of secondary headache. However, diagnosing a headache as primary based on likelihood alone can lead to missed or delayed diagnosis of a secondary headache, which in turn can have serious […]

How do you attract the best Physician Assistant students?

One student from Northwestern University’s Feinberg SOM PA Program has an answer: “The fact that Northwestern is a world-renowned teaching hospital attracted me to the PA Program here. I had heard great things about the program and its exceptional PANCE success rates, and the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) format intrigued me. After getting a preview of DXR […]

What to do post USMLE Step 2 CS

USMLE Step 2 CS In 2020, the USMLE suspended the in-person Step 2 Clinical Skills Exam. Under normal circumstances, students would interact with a standardized patient, then sit down at a computer and type in important history and physical exam findings, a differential diagnosis, and create a list of lab tests and management items for […]