 for anybody who came over from Instagram, you're not gonna sit up here and cry on my live, are you? You're not gonna do that. You ready to get some? Come, let me get you your sandwich. So yeah, I'm really excited because there is so many new subscribers coming on here and so I wanted to do a live Q&A about me essentially and everything is gonna be non-PA, I'm in the fridge. That's why I'm looking like this right now. Come on memes, non-PA school related. So it's get to a no Adana non-PA school. Here you go babe. You can go upstairs with us. So how's everybody doing? What's everybody, what's going on? I don't know, can I see these comments if there's any comments? Let's do that. Let's hit that. I don't know if, hi Rizan. Okay, what's my thoughts on nuclear medicine? So I wanted this to be non-medically, non-PA school related. Just get to know me. But as far as nuclear medicine goes, I think it's a really cool feel. There are some people that are interested in doing that as a rotation just to get to know what it's all about. So I could probably have a little bit more to say about it once they come back from their rotation. So I'm excited about that. Hi, Ellie Dummy. I hope I said that right. Hi Brianna. How are you guys doing this Friday evening? I'm really excited. I'm on like cloud 29. You guys because I just finished my first week of year two. If any of you saw that on Instagram and I am really excited because it's about to be like in no time in the next few days. Well, not really few days, like 20 days per se. We're going to be in clinical rotations and I'm really, really excited about that opportunity. I am great. This is, I'm great Riza or Raza. You guys gotta tell me how to phonetically pronounce your names, okay? Because I'm reading this. I sound a little bit like I have a learning disability almost because I'm getting tongue tied. Thanks Nora. Thanks. I'm really excited. So thank you for that. Congratulations. So my daughter got straight A's. So that's really exciting. So she's going to get something today as well. So everybody's hitting some milestones but I wanted to come on here because I saw that we were getting like a whole lot of new followers and subscribers on YouTube. And I'm like, man, I don't even know half of you guys and you guys get to know me down at the PA me through the channel but you don't really get to see me. So I wanted to give you guys the opportunity to ask me questions. And thank you Natasha. I got these glasses from Fermo. It was really, really inexpensive and really cheap. And so I love that website. I'm probably going to get some more. And I got this here from the- You ain't paid for them. I probably get- I probably get- You ain't, she ain't paid for them. That's why it was cheap because it was free. And I got this here from the beauty store. From the beauty store for five dollars. I'll probably get some more of that too. My journey is so in motivating. Oh, thank you. You know, that's what it's really all about. That's why I originally started this channel to do that. To not necessarily to be an inspiration but to have a resource out there that people can go to, especially people that look like me. I mean, I'm going out there for everybody. But honestly, like I wanted, I didn't have that resource when I was looking for PA schools and different things in general, like on YouTube and so coming on here and getting all of that information. I really appreciated the little, the small amounts of folks that I could see. And so I wanted to fill a void. And so that's why I made this channel as well. So I'm really glad that it is serving its purpose. It's motivating some of you to just do exactly what you wanna do in your life. And I'm happy for that. Oh, thank you. Okay, Ellie, don't me please tell me how to phonetically pronounce your name so that when I'm saying it, I can say it correctly, okay? Yeah. So let me see if there's a way to keep, I wanna keep. And thank you, Elijah. Elijah is my number two, because I have a number one. I have a number one. So you're like my number three rider, die, Elijah. You are in it for the long haul right now. You've been commenting. You've been following me on Instagram stuff. So I really appreciate that. Is your GPA the main thing for CASPA? Okay, so I guess because this is a channel about becoming a PA, you guys are still gonna ask these questions. But as far as is my GPA, is your GPA the main thing for CASPA? I mean, for CASPA, not necessarily, you're like with your CASPA application, obviously CASPA is the one who's calculating your GPA. So that is the thing that most people focus on because sometimes your CASPA calculated GPA is lower than what you thought your GPA was. So I guess you could kind of say it's the main thing, but it's not. I mean, and the GPA is not the main thing for PA school. It's just gonna kind of open the door to those schools. It's gonna be like, oh, you meet the minimum requirements. But from that, everything else has to play a part. You know, your extracurricular activities, your shadowing hours and all of that stuff has to be on point as well. So Brian, you appreciate my videos. Thank you. I appreciate all of you guys supporting me on this journey, honestly, because it's not easy. So I'm glad that we're both, this is a mutually beneficial relationship we have right now. Lexi said, what advice would I give a high school student? I love you by the way. Aw, thank you. What advice would I give you in terms of what? Like, well, one advice is to finish high school, right? Like that's the first says to start. And then, you know, don't be like, so I thought I knew what, like I originally thought I knew what I wanted to do, like from the job. I was like, man, I'm gonna be a doctor. And then I changed it, right? So don't be like afraid or don't beat up on yourself. If you don't know what route you wanna go yet, you still have time to figure that out. But definitely be like exploring and looking at different things just so that you understand where you fit and what's gonna be good for your life. Because honestly, like college isn't for everyone, right? You know, some people just go into different like entrepreneur stuff. So looking at all of your options is, I guess the best advice that I can give to somebody that is a high school senior right now. All right, so it's been raining here like for the past few days. It's really nice outside today though. What's the weather like over where you guys are at? Anyone? Come on, you guys, you guys were like giving me all these questions and now everyone's super quiet. What is going on? This is supposed to be a Q and A. That's what we're supposed to be having right now. So you ask a question, I'll answer. So I'm gonna say, do you have a Spotify place? Sunny in Virginia, super sunny, Seattle cloudy. Oh man, yeah, there's this song that I really like that talks about, you know, raining like Seattle. And I'm like, I wanna go to Seattle just to kind of experience it. But I don't know because like the rain and clouds like dark gloomy weather makes me kind of like down and sad, so I don't know. A lot of you from Akron, can you go take a picture of LeBron's school? He got a school up there, right? Go ahead and take a picture and share that with me on Instagram. I know you're not, I know you're upset about what happened last night, Elijah, if you from Akron, because you have to be a LeBron fan and, you know, let me not even talk about that because that's just gonna give me some heart palpitations. I have to go to the emergency room again. No, Nora, so yeah, I get that a lot. Nora said with your name, Adana, are you Nigerian? I'm Nigerian at heart. I guess you can say. I am Trinidadian, but my father, he loved African, I guess loves African names. And so all of his kids have African first names. So my name was Adana, which, you know, means father's daughter or first daughter. And so that's why I have that name. But no, I'm not Nigerian. I get that a lot though. I'm not really sure if there's a way to like, because I know some of you guys are writing some comments, but it keeps disappearing off of my screen. There we go. Sorry for my finger in there. Yes, Nigerian at heart. But yeah, so I am excited. I'm with, you know, just life right now. I'm not in like the school setting, which is great. I'm able to kind of like self-study and stuff. How do I break up my time? Brittany says to do everything. You know, I don't get everything done, Brittany. So like, I don't want to put off that illusion. Like I have all these balls juggling and I'm just keeping everything up. You know, I have a great husband. He's over there. That's a ball of juggling. Oh, well, you see, that's, you know, that's how you know that you just got the mind of a child. He over here talking about the balls juggling. Anyways, I do have a great husband, okay? Who helps out tremendously a lot. And then some things just don't get done. Like there are some, you know, some days when, you know, my house is a mess. Maybe a couple of days when it's a mess. And then on the weekend I'll clean it or something, you know, like not, and not everything is just kind of like cut and dry. So, but I do my best. I try to do my best to, I guess, keep everything together. Do somebody, who was it? King asks, do I get tired of PA related questions? No, so I don't get tired of the questions. But I know like if you guys do watch my videos, I know like some of you have seen that I've put in the beginning of the videos. Like if you have a question, go into my search bar and type it because I may have made a video on that. And so those are the kind of questions that I'm like, well, just kind of like Google it because I probably made a video about it or it's on Google. But definitely like more in depth questions, I don't get tired of that because I wish I had somebody that I could go to and ask those questions. And so I know how it is for people who don't have a person that is like extremely close to them. But that's why I tell you guys, you know, I'm in school. So you're gonna have to give me some time to give back to you with those questions, generally like within a week or so. But I don't get really tired of them now. Well, thank you, Brittany says I'm doing great. Thank you. I don't know, I have to ask my husband and the kids if I'm doing great, but I appreciate you saying that. Brianna says, I am tackling prerequisites for a nursing program at my community college right now. Chemistry is next. Any advice on studying for that course? No more medical, PA related questions. Stop it. This is a Q and A for just fun. What did you guys do for you? Come on, Brittany said what did we do? What did we do for our anniversary? Ask questions that are fun and unique like Netflix or Amazon, which one? That's not, he's already done that. Who did that? You did. I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about them. Ask questions like, what kind of, do you like chocolate milk or I did not spit on your stuff. You did. I did not spit on you. Ask some fun questions. He just spit on me, you guys. Ask some fun questions, no PA questions. Well, I'm going to answer your question really quickly and then we can get to the non-PA related questions. OK, so advice for studying for chemistry, you just kind of have to do it. Chemistry is not necessarily like my most favorite course. It was really like, it was just a lot. And a lot of like those different isomers, if it's general chemistry, it's a lot easier. It's straight memorization, especially at the periodic table. But organic chemistry, I didn't like as much the second one because of those isomers, but you just kind of, you kind of have to knock it out and spend the necessary time. So that is my advice for that. Random, stop shouting. Yeah, you know, like we loud over here, honestly, we loud. So that's kind of what we do. Brittany, what did we do for our anniversary? You know, so I'm still in school, so we really didn't do anything like we don't. We watched the game, got really excited towards the end and then got super disappointed and then I went to sleep because I had to wake up for like 5.30 in the morning to go to an orientation. So that is what we slash I did for our anniversary. But you know, we have nine years, well 12 years in this, nine years married, so we'll pick up a little bit later when there's a little bit more free time. And yes, Nora, he is looking out for me and he's always looking out for me, so I appreciate that. Sometimes he gets a little overzealous, so I gotta rain him back in. But I do appreciate that. Random, is a PA like a nurse? No, a PA is not like a nurse. A PA is more so trained in the model of a physician. But I guess you could say they are similar to nurse practitioners in that they are mid-levels. I don't necessarily like that term, but that is the general term that people use, they're mid-levels like nurse practitioners. Nurse practitioners have a little bit more autonomy than PA's do at this moment in time, but we have a lot more lateral movement, I feel, than nurse practitioners do. You see us across a lot more specialties. Yeah, definitely celebrate when I graduate. I'm gonna celebrate big. I'm excited about that, you know, 14 months until I graduate. And then I'm probably going to do a doctorate, so it'll probably be another year after that, but I'm excited. And I don't know where, maybe we'll go to Fiji. Oh goodness, random, yes, PAs can write prescriptions. We can do schedule two through five, I believe it is. What do I want to pursue my PhD in? So I'm not really sure. So you can do it in a specific field or more so research base, and I think I have time to figure that out. I definitely feel like I want to do something like underserved area population base, so I'm really kind of just figuring where I want to go with that. But it's really like an education type base doctorate degree. King said, when I seen your intro video and it had rich homie type of way, I was like, yes, finally. So I'm going to always look at your channel for inspiration because it gave me so much hope, much love, I'm like, all right, bye King. Thanks for joining me on this live. Why get a doctorate baller, right? Baller 6262, why get a doctorate? I feel like it's necessary in terms of education wise, it's like saying, well, why get a high school diploma or why get a bachelor's degree? It's really about just obtaining as much education in the field or career practice that you're trying to go into. And so at the end of the day, I would never tell somebody if they're able to not continue their education, right? If that's what's good for you and that's what's best for you in your life and you love to learn and you want to learn more then why not get a doctorate? It's not really about being called doctor but it's about being an expert, I guess you can say, in your field of practice. So that's kind of what I want to do and be able to now kind of help others on their way after that. So that's why I would get a doctorate. I also tell them about the whole health. Oh, and, right, and that's another thing as well. You know, I'm sure people said, well, why get a bachelor's degree? Because the PA degree was actually a certificate before it was a bachelor's. And then a bachelor's obviously before it came a master's. So I'm sure there were a lot of people out there who was like, well, why get a bachelor's degree? It's a certificate. But it's changed in the 50 years of its existence and I only, like, of course it's only gonna continue to change. And right now it's currently at a master's degree level but I think probably in the near future we'll kind of, there'll be a shift towards the doctorate degrees. And so you kind of want to be ahead of the curve as well. So that's another reason as to why get a doctorate. Can you add title doctor in front of your name after PA graduation? So no, not after PA graduation because you are a certified, so it's gonna be a PAC or certified physician assistant. But after you get your doctorate degree, especially if you're in academia, you're called doctor whoever. So I know one can take that from you because you've gotten that education. When it comes now to medical practice that's where it's a little shaky because you don't want it to be like confusing to the patient, although you have your doctorate you're not a physician. And so in that medical practice, usually PAs that have doctorates, they just introduce themselves as their first and last name on the PA just for lack of, for clarity. It says PAs are able to teach with their masters in being a PAC are you considering being a professor Diana? That's so Diana, I don't know. Currently, I don't really see myself being a professor. Anywhere near down the line just because I don't think I'm the best teacher. I don't do well when students like the TAs, the students that I had when I was a TA. The students that are in that part of the setting. I don't know, I don't know. So listen to me, okay you guys? Cause I was a TA and all that stuff. Like I was a tutor and it frustrated me when my students didn't understand. And I don't know if I had to look like is it me? Am I just not doing a really good job teaching or is it them? And so I'm not really sure if teaching is the right route for me. Maybe at some point as I get more knowledge and I am in the field for a little bit longer, maybe that might be something that I might look into. But currently no, I don't wanna be a professor. That's like the furthest thing from my mind. But I love doing these YouTube videos and talking to you guys and teaching you what I've learned thus far. So in this sense, yeah, I'd love to be a professor. A YouTube professor. What do you think of PA residency programs, Adrienne? I think they're really cool. I wanna do a residency honestly. I feel like it's just extra added training like that. You're gonna be so proficient as in whatever you do your residency in. And it's just like with any physician that has to do a residency in their particular field of choice. Like I think that's a really good option. I would love to do one. It's probably something I'm gonna look into doing after I graduate alongside with my doctorate because you can do that. You can do like a fellowship slash residency program for the school that I'm looking at with respect to the doctorates. So I don't know. That might be something that I might do. But I do think that it's a good option for PAs. But we gotta pass our exam first, right? Elijah said, I think you'd be a good teacher for me and I'm not even PA school. Well, I mean, you know, perception is everything. Like what you see is not always what you get. So I don't know, but we'll see. If they missed the vlog of New Orleans vlog, come check that out. Adrienne said, thank you for your response. Oh, you're welcome, Adrienne. I got you. And yes, so you know, I did do the vlog of APA. So go ahead and check that out. If you guys haven't already done so. And follow me on Instagram because, you know, some of the stuff that I talk about on Instagram, I don't necessarily post it here. So you guys can see all of that stuff on Instagram as well. Man, we've been on here for 23 minutes. All right, y'all. So we got seven more minutes. I'm only gonna be here for 30 minutes, okay? Because that like that time just flew by, but let's get some more questions. So Vanessa said, non-PA question. Even though you're in school, what do you like to do in your free time? Vanessa, I don't got no free time, girl. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. First of all, thank you, Vanessa. Thank you, Vanessa, for the non-PA question. Vanessa, I don't really have any free time, honestly. So in my free time, I like to spend time with my family. My free time is really Sabbath. So sunset Friday, like, you know, tonight when the sun sets to sunset Saturday, that's my free time because I don't get to spend that much time with my family during the week because, you know, I'm at school, my kid is at school, the other one's at home, I come home, I'm studying, that kind of thing. But we do different things. Like we go out, walk downtown. There's like this little park with some water for the kids. We've done that. We've gone out of town. So just kind of spending time with the family as much as I can is what I like to do in my free time because, you know, I'm missing time as it is. You know, although I don't want to think about it like that, but I am missing time throughout the week as I'm studying and doing other things. So, you know, you try to play catch-up on the weekend. Nora, you said, what did I mean in regards to pursuing a doctorate? I don't know what you mean, what did I mean in regards to pursuing a doctor. So if you could just clarify that a little bit more for me, then I might be able to answer it. I just want to know what kind of doctor. Oh, so yeah, so there are doctoral programs for PAs where you can get your doctorate degree and you can become Dr. Jones. It's usually used in academia, like that doctor title. And it's great for like administrative roles and things of that nature. But yeah, it's just extra added learning in a particular field, you know, a particular research and it's a good option for PAs who just want a little bit more education. Hajj. Ha, ha, ha, okay. I don't know how to say your name, but you said, I'm so proud of your work and dedication and I hope you're prosperous and you're correct. Thank you. I really appreciate that. You know, and I really appreciate it. I know there are some of you that are praying for me and stuff, I really appreciate that as well because I needed you guys. Like I said, it's not easy and sometimes it does get weary after a while. You're like going through the motions. You don't really see the light at the end of the tunnel, but it's there. So, and that's with anything. So stick with it. I put a post up on Instagram, aunt told me something last night and I was like, yeah, you know, that makes a lot of sense. Sometimes you don't hear God speaking or you think that there's silence and oh man, God has left you, but it's not necessarily for your punishment. It's more so for your discipline and teaching you patience. And I've learned a lot of patience over this last year. I'm excited about what this new year is gonna bring in clinicals, but yeah, it's not easy. So I appreciate each and every one of you. Vanessa says, it's good to know. I'm currently trying, oh, it's good to know. Currently trying to get into a program, but I do have a daughter and like to consider your perspective. Oh, well, thank you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, there are a lot of people who have kids or, you know, who had multiple children or are pregnant and stuff that I've heard stories of that have gone into PA school that have, you know, that are out of PA school and they're doing fine. So it's absolutely doable. I'm not the first one. I'm just, I guess the first one to broadcast it on YouTube, but yeah. So it's doable. Don't be discouraged. Mom said, thank you for your videos. How many hours a week do you study? I study a lot of hours a week. On average, I don't know. Let's say so. How many hours are in a week? That's how many hours you study in a week. That's not true. I mean, I do, so I have like a little flip guides and things like that on my phone for apps that I use to run through quiz, like test questions, quiz questions where I'm studying that way, you know, especially when there's a test, this may study a lot more than when I may just have like a quiz or something. But I get out of school around like five and, you know, we come home and I'll study maybe from like seven till it's almost bedtime, like around 10, 10, 30, 11. Sometimes I'll go a little later depending on what my week looks like. And I study all day on Sunday because I don't study on Saturday and I study like Saturday during the day or Friday at night. And then I also study Saturday night. So like I have to pick my times because of my religious beliefs and, you know, the different things that I choose to do and choose not to do and how I observe the Sabbath. But I mean, it's the things you do because you want to succeed, right? And that's what it's really all about. Gracie said, hey, Donna, love your channel. Could you talk a bit about your, how your family life has changed during pay school? Have your kids handled it? So like the little one, she's fine. I mean, you know, like she, I mean, she's super clingy, but I don't know if like, I think she's always kind of been like that. She's like my, like my shadow. Like I have her and I have my puppy time. They're like always around. So, but I don't know if that is because I'm not around that. She's like really clingy now or if it's just who she is. The older one, she's in school. So I like to think that it doesn't affect her much, but she does make like these little comments that kind of like dagger you to the heart where she's like, yeah, and then, you know, now you'll have more time to play with me. And I'm like, ah, it just killed me because I thought I was doing good. So yeah, it's, you know, I'm sure it's affected her. But again, like that was a year. I'll be, you know, a little bit more free. I still have to study a lot, but a little bit more free. I'm spending some time with her in these next 14 months. And then again, you know, depending on like the type of schedule that I get, once I graduate and things like that and get a job, I'll have more time as well. And that's why I chose this particular career for the flexibility. So it's changed for, but it's for a short period of time. So a lot more time studying, a lot more time away from the family. I guess you could say, but, you know, for the better. Are my pre-PA consultations still open? So no, right? Because I am, I started school again and I just don't know what my schedule is like. I know that we're in school from eight to five every day, but I don't necessarily know what exactly I'm doing those days. And I have to continuously be like studying like my suturing techniques and also just, you know, regular medical education like information in and of itself so that I can prepare myself for the clinicals that are coming up. So my sessions aren't open just because I don't know what kind of time I have. But stay tuned. I mean, you know, any free time that I do get, I definitely think about you guys and I will, you know, talk to aunt and see what we can do with respect to opening stuff up. But right now, no, they're not open. And Mona said, is physical therapy good patient care experience? There are some physical therapy texts that I've seen that gotten into PA school. So I'm sure it's fine. I think it's just a matter of having great patient, like hands-on patient care experience. And it just adds a different aspect. And especially if you're PT like tech that you wanna go into ortho or something along those lines, I think that's really like a good option for you. Yes, Mamie. I need cookies. No, no cookies. No, no, no, no cookies. No, no cookies, Mamie. Daddy said you already had cookies. No. Go get your water. That's what you said you came down here for. Excuse me, excuse me, little girl. Go get your water. Send them here asking for some cookies and some water. Anyway, so I am overtime. It is 32 minutes and 47 seconds. And I said I was only gonna be here for 30 minutes because I think that that is extremely long to go on after that. So I will hit you guys up another time. So stay tuned, hit that notification button cause I'll be doing a lot more lives. Again, like we're growing like crazy, you guys. And so I'm gonna have to keep introducing myself to the new people. But I do appreciate each and every one of you that have joined me on this journey. Really, really appreciate all of you. Follow me on Instagram if you haven't already done so. Head on to the PA and thank you guys so much for your support, really appreciate it. If you have any questions, leave it in the comment section below. It doesn't have to be non-PA school related in the comment section. Just go ahead and drop your comments, okay? All right, I will talk to you guys later. Bye. You wanna say bye, Mimi? There's her face. Bye. Bye, guys. Wait, okay, so let's see how I end this. Bye.