Becoming a Dermatology PA with NO Experience

Dermatology is one of the hardest PA jobs to get with no derm experience. Amanda Lark got one anyway.

And she didn't do it by applying to postings and waiting. She got creative about how she reached out, which is the part of this episode I'd rewind if I were you. Most good first jobs are not filled off a job board.

Her road to PA school wasn't smooth either. She hit obstacles and kept going, and she's clear that stubbornness is an underrated qualification for this whole process.

We also talk about what a derm PA actually does all day, because it's a specialty people picture completely wrong - it's not all cosmetics, and skin cancer is a serious part of the job.

If you already know you want a competitive specialty out of school, start building toward it now.

What we cover:

• Landing a derm job without derm experience
• How she approached practices instead of waiting on job postings
• What a dermatology PA does day to day
• Obstacles on her path to PA school and how she got past them
• Why hands-on patient care shaped her more than anything else
• Advice for anyone targeting a competitive specialty

Resources:

Free Resume Download: https://www.thepaplatform.com/services/free-resume-download

Free PA School Application Timeline: https://www.thepaplatform.com/services/free-application-timeline

PA Program Map: https://www.thepaplatform.com/pa-platform-map

Pre-PA Counseling: https://www.thepaplatform.com/services/pre-pa-counseling

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