Info for all providers – Physician Assistant Boards Review

So I’m a Physician Assistant in Trauma and I recently decided to use my CME money in a constructive manner. I ordered the pharmacology and board review classes, though I’m not due to recertify for 7 years. Even though I bought those products, the most convenient use of this site has been podcasts (my first use of a podcast in any form). I find that it is very easy to pick a random podcast on my 11 minute drive to work. You can tell that Andrew understands how short our attention spans are and makes them short. You can tell how much effort goes into each podcast and also the review class/board review I also purchased. I would have loved to have this in PA school. My only beef with the presentations of this podcast is in pronunciation. I’m a prescriptive linguist and elocution has always been important to me. There are a few words that make my hair stand on end, especially the word “orientate” or “orientated”. While I strongly believed it wasn’t a real word, I did look online so I wouldn’t be complaining without actual data. (Aka, I Googled the word)...It does actually have a meaning, but more in a directional sense (think orientation of opals to find the best gemstone material or geological directions). It should not be used in the medical sense, however. The appropriate word is “oriented”, as in alert and oriented. Another recent word that was mispronounced was “hematuria”. (Nails on chalkboard)... There may has been more pronunciation creativity, but I wanted to add my review before I became distracted. This probably won’t bother that many people, but it is important for young students and professionals to know the correct pronunciation, especially if they will be using them to give report to other providers. Thanks!
Review by Two irritants on Physician Assistant Boards.