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What Do You Get?

High-Yield Study Guides

Every guide distills hundreds of lecture slides, practice problems, and other resources into concise, organized pages of exactly what you need to know for your exams.

Connected Clinical Thinking

Clinical medicine, pathophysiology, and pharmacology are woven together so you understand the "why" behind every diagnosis and treatment, not just the "what."

EOR Blueprint and Topic List Aligned

Every clinical year guide maps directly to PAEA End-of-Rotation exam blueprints and topic lists, so you're studying exactly what's being tested.

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I've Been Where You Are

Phoebe with PA school classmates

Didactic year is often described as drinking from a firehose. There's a ton of information constantly being thrown at you — lectures, slides, Qbanks, labs, exams, and more — and you're somehow expected to know all of it.

During clinical year, it can feel like you're starting from scratch again. Long rotation days blur into late-night study sessions. You're exhausted yet still not sure if you've even covered enough of the material to pass the exam.

PA school is hard enough. However, with the right resources and strategies, you can not only pass your exams but also excel and have time left over. You deserve the bandwidth to actually make memories with your classmates, get involved professionally, and build the career you came here for.

I created these guides when I was exactly where you are now: stressed out and looking for a better path to succeed in PA school. With them, I earned straight A's and helped my classmates unlock much more time outside of studying. Now it's your turn to own every exam while actually enjoying the journey!

Phoebe with PA school classmates at a conference

What PA Students Are Saying

Real reviews from real PA students.

★★★★★

"These study guides helped me survive didactic year of PA school! They were incredibly well-organized, concise, and covered all the relevant key concepts from lecture. Each guide provided clear, concise content that made complex topics more digestible, which helped me retain the information better. They are also not overwhelming at all and very neat!"

Emily, PA-S

★★★★★

"The study guide was very helpful because it was easy to reference. Topics were organized and matches the PAEA Blueprint."

Chidalu, PA-S

★★★★★

"Phoebe's study guides were a life saver. I'm always impressed with her organization. They flow well together, either going from body system to body system, or from head to toe which helped when some powerpoints we had were all over the place."

Marinda, PA-S

★★★★★

"They were well organized and to the point, where there is a lot of information but it's never overwhelming. All explanations were good quality as it made it easy to learn and review. I was able to spend less time studying due to the study guides, while getting a strong sense of confidence for my next test."

Timothy, PA-S

★★★★★

"Covered all relevant key concepts. Short, concise and well-organized. Spent less overall time studying and less stress."

Parmeet, PA-S

★★★★★

"The study guides were super well organized and concise, it was a really efficient presentation of all of the necessary high yield information for that topic. Especially for the surgery EOR. The blueprint for that topic was really extensive, but reading the study guide helped me focus on the high yield topics, which made it much easier for me to learn the high volume of information much more quickly."

Matthew, PA-S

★★★★★

"Phoebe's study guides are what helped me survive Physiology. Again, by her organizing the powerpoints, making them flow better, and focusing on the most important topics, these notes helped me thoroughly understand the material. Phoebe's study guides also save a lot of time from having to create your own study guides which helped to provide more studying time. Thanks again, Phoebe!"

Marinda, PA-S

★★★★★

"There was a time when we had a 1 week where we had to learn a complete clinical medicine module, and then had to take the exam the following week. Without these study guides, I'm not sure I would've made it past that one."

Andrew, PA-S

★★★★★

"These study guides helped me survive didactic year of PA school! They were incredibly well-organized, concise, and covered all the relevant key concepts from lecture. Each guide provided clear, concise content that made complex topics more digestible, which helped me retain the information better. They are also not overwhelming at all and very neat!"

Emily, PA-S

★★★★★

"The study guide was very helpful because it was easy to reference. Topics were organized and matches the PAEA Blueprint."

Chidalu, PA-S

★★★★★

"Phoebe's study guides were a life saver. I'm always impressed with her organization. They flow well together, either going from body system to body system, or from head to toe which helped when some powerpoints we had were all over the place."

Marinda, PA-S

★★★★★

"They were well organized and to the point, where there is a lot of information but it's never overwhelming. All explanations were good quality as it made it easy to learn and review. I was able to spend less time studying due to the study guides, while getting a strong sense of confidence for my next test."

Timothy, PA-S

★★★★★

"Covered all relevant key concepts. Short, concise and well-organized. Spent less overall time studying and less stress."

Parmeet, PA-S

★★★★★

"The study guides were super well organized and concise, it was a really efficient presentation of all of the necessary high yield information for that topic. Especially for the surgery EOR. The blueprint for that topic was really extensive, but reading the study guide helped me focus on the high yield topics, which made it much easier for me to learn the high volume of information much more quickly."

Matthew, PA-S

★★★★★

"Phoebe's study guides are what helped me survive Physiology. Again, by her organizing the powerpoints, making them flow better, and focusing on the most important topics, these notes helped me thoroughly understand the material. Phoebe's study guides also save a lot of time from having to create your own study guides which helped to provide more studying time. Thanks again, Phoebe!"

Marinda, PA-S

★★★★★

"There was a time when we had a 1 week where we had to learn a complete clinical medicine module, and then had to take the exam the following week. Without these study guides, I'm not sure I would've made it past that one."

Andrew, PA-S

★★★★★

"I used the psych EOR study guide. It was well-organized! Covers all the concepts on the PAEA EOR exam. I appreciated that it was high yield information and acted as a strong foundation for my studying and was an easy reference tool while on clinical."

Teah, PA-S

★★★★★

"Phoebe's guides especially helped with my physiology final! I did great on my first phys exam, not great on my second and so I was SO scared for the final, but Phoebe's study guide for the phys final SAVED ME! I remember I needed a 90 to finish the class with an A and I got a 94! Legit all thanks to her study guide!"

Melina, PA-S

★★★★★

"These study guides were well structured to include all relevant information, concisely. With larger medical blocks, these study guides were especially useful to simplify important concepts. I often used them with a classmate for creating questions and reviewing all topics before an exam."

Lyubov, PA-S

★★★★★

"The guides were good as a reference source for topics that were complicated, as many topics were simplified in a way that helped me understand the material in a way in which classroom slides were not. They were also clear, concise, and well organized and thus easy to utilize when studying."

Richard, PA-S

★★★★★

"When I was extremely overwhelmed for our neurology exam and had limited time to study, having this chart SAVED me. It led me through the important topics in a timely manner and solidified all the high yield material. There were also images on this chart, and I'm a visual learner so this was extremely useful. I was able to score a high score even with studying a complex topic in a short amount of time, and I give lots of credit to these study guides."

Emily, PA-S

★★★★★

"If a professor was confusing or disorganized in the lecture, these study guides were extremely helpful at focusing your attention to the important details. The content is comprehensive yet concise, and still a great supplement to textbooks and presentations."

Andrew, PA-S

★★★★★

"I LOVED how concise and well formatted the study guides were. There were many times we would have HUNDREDS of slides to go through and study for exams, but the study guides took all of the unorganized information from the slides and put them into a few pages of well formatted, organized information."

Melina, PA-S

★★★★★

"I used the psych EOR study guide. It was well-organized! Covers all the concepts on the PAEA EOR exam. I appreciated that it was high yield information and acted as a strong foundation for my studying and was an easy reference tool while on clinical."

Teah, PA-S

★★★★★

"Phoebe's guides especially helped with my physiology final! I did great on my first phys exam, not great on my second and so I was SO scared for the final, but Phoebe's study guide for the phys final SAVED ME! I remember I needed a 90 to finish the class with an A and I got a 94! Legit all thanks to her study guide!"

Melina, PA-S

★★★★★

"These study guides were well structured to include all relevant information, concisely. With larger medical blocks, these study guides were especially useful to simplify important concepts. I often used them with a classmate for creating questions and reviewing all topics before an exam."

Lyubov, PA-S

★★★★★

"The guides were good as a reference source for topics that were complicated, as many topics were simplified in a way that helped me understand the material in a way in which classroom slides were not. They were also clear, concise, and well organized and thus easy to utilize when studying."

Richard, PA-S

★★★★★

"When I was extremely overwhelmed for our neurology exam and had limited time to study, having this chart SAVED me. It led me through the important topics in a timely manner and solidified all the high yield material. There were also images on this chart, and I'm a visual learner so this was extremely useful. I was able to score a high score even with studying a complex topic in a short amount of time, and I give lots of credit to these study guides."

Emily, PA-S

★★★★★

"If a professor was confusing or disorganized in the lecture, these study guides were extremely helpful at focusing your attention to the important details. The content is comprehensive yet concise, and still a great supplement to textbooks and presentations."

Andrew, PA-S

★★★★★

"I LOVED how concise and well formatted the study guides were. There were many times we would have HUNDREDS of slides to go through and study for exams, but the study guides took all of the unorganized information from the slides and put them into a few pages of well formatted, organized information."

Melina, PA-S

Choose Your Study Guides

High-yield, beautifully organized guides for every stage of PA school.

Didactic Year Study Guides

Ace Your Clinical Medicine Exams

High-yield guides covering every major didactic topic. I built these to help you go from overwhelmed to overprepared.

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Clinical Year EOR Study Guides

Master Your End-of-Rotation Exams

100% aligned with PAEA EOR Blueprints. I designed these to turn rotation chaos into exam confidence.

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Phoebe Kubo, PA-C

Meet Phoebe Kubo, PA-C

Phoebe graduated summa cum laude and was named the AAPA 2025 National PA Student of the Year, the highest honor given to a PA student in the country. She's now a surgical PA at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine and is passionate about helping the next generation of PA students succeed.

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