Michele Neskey, PA-C

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I built a portfolio career as a PA because I wanted both. The medicine I trained 20+ years for, and the freedom to build something that’s mine.

Some weeks that looks like oncology. Other weeks it looks like coaching pre-PAs through their personal statements, building tools for the next generation of applicants, or just being home with my daughter on a Friday in June.

It took years to get here. It’s not luck, it’s not “having it all,” it’s just what’s possible when you stop assuming there’s only one way to practice as a PA.

If you’re a pre-PA or current PA wondering what your career *could* look like outside the traditional path, this is your sign that it’s worth building.

Pre-PA students… I need an answer on this one. 😅

Would you rather bomb an interview or miss a shadowing deadline?

Both feel like the end of the world in the moment. Neither one is. (But I still want to know which one you’re more scared of.)

Drop your answer below 👇 and tell me why.

In case no one has told you your first year as a PA will definitely be your hardest, but now you don’t have to figure it all out alone.

AAPA just changed the game with the New Grad Navigator. 14-month program built specifically for everything PA school didn’t prepare you for. First cohort launches July 2026.

Deadline to apply is June 30th.

Drop NAVIGATOR in the comments and I’ll send you the link. 👇

A well-written essay isn’t enough if it’s not answering the question admissions committees are actually asking.

What essay are you struggling with right now? Drop it below and I’ll help point you in the right direction. 👇

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The PA profession was built on flexibility. Unlike many healthcare careers, we have the ability to move between specialties throughout our careers.

Yet 80% of PAs spend years feeling stuck in a role they no longer enjoy and never switch.

Not because they can’t leave.
Not because they need another degree.
But because change feels risky.

I’ve seen PAs go from primary care to dermatology, surgery to oncology, emergency medicine to aesthetics, and countless other transitions.

Sometimes the best career move isn’t leaving medicine,
it’s remembering that you have options within it.

Have you ever changed specialties as a PA, or is there one you’ve always wanted to try?

Tell me below 👇

Your life experiences essay is not a second personal statement.

Use it to show admissions committees the experiences that shaped you, not to repeat what they already know.

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