DERMATOLOGY PA

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ASHLEY LOVE, MPAS, PA-C, DERM-CAQ

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ASHLEY LOVE, PA-C

BOARD CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

CLINICAL STUDENT PRECEPTOR

MEDICAL EDITOR

CREATOR AND HOST OF SHADOW ME NEXT! PODCAST

BEFORE PA SCHOOL

MERCER UNIVERSITY

GAP YEAR

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major
• Research/Mission trip to Mozambique,
• Philanthropic achievements
• Work experiences
• Hobbies
• Support system

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• Full time employment as a MA
• Established a good routines
• Developed more hobbies, traveled
• Spent time with family/friends

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PRE-PA

Your major matters, but not in the way you may expect. Secure your pre-requisites, but enjoy the opportunities provided to you! Everyone applying to PA school will have the same core classes, take other ones that are interesting to you. IF you are non-science major, it does NOT mean you are not competitive. Exposure, experience, excitement!

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UF School of Physician Assistant Studies 2013-2015

• First year (didactic study)
• Academic achievement looked/felt different
• Second year (clinical study)
• Clinical student of the year

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PA-S

PA SCHOOL AT UF

CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

WORKING AS A

EMPLOYMENT TIMELINE

2015

• Secured a job in Obstetrics and Gynecology (prior to graduation)
• Graduated PA school, began work 2 weeks later in OBGYN
• Worked 1 day/week in Dermatology

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Began working for Rosh Review as an Author (independent contractor), occasional assignments

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2022

Promoted to Editor for Rosh Review, elected a part-time position to continue to work clinically

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2017

Switched to Dermatology full-time

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2019

2020

Went part time in Dermatology during pandemic/after having first child

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2024

• Promoted to Physician Assistant Student Success Director for Rosh Review
• Began Shadow Me Next! podcast

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2025

• Speaking engagements
• Volunteer didactic professor

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FUTURE PLANS

STUDENT ACCESS

Expand involvement with pre-professional students interested in working in healthcare

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Continue to work part-time for Blueprint Prep|Rosh Review

CLINICAL PRACTICE

Develop and promote remote access to Dermatology, research project?

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Publish article, TEDx talk

As a PA, looking to the future is essential for personal and professional growth. Setting clear career goals not only keeps you focused and motivated but also strengthens your commitment to providing excellent care and mentorship. A vision for the future empowers you to lead with purpose and create a ripple effect of positive change.

A TYPICAL DAY

Mixture of clinic and surgery:

• 20–25 clinical patients, 3–5+ surgeries
• Surgeries: assist with and perform closures on Mohs micrographic surgery and wide local excisions for skin cancer, cyst and lipoma excisions, wide local excisions for atypical moles and malignant melanoma; perform minor surgeries (Cryo/EDC)
• Clinical patients: routine skin checks (where most skin cancers are diagnosed and biopsied), evaluate specific dermatologic concerns (rashes, acne, warts, hair loss, nail disorders, etc)
• Between patients and surgeries: answering patient questions/calls, reviewing pathology/labs, following up with patients from previous days, coordinating medical assistants activities
• No call, no weekends, 8a-5p 4-day work week, consistent patient care

Worst part of the day:

Explaining to someone they have cancer

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Best part of the day:

Telling someone they are cancer free

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COMMON DISEASES

IN DERMATOLOGY

Actinic keratosis

Alopecia areata

Athlete's foot

Atopic dermatitis

Basal cell carcinoma

Boils and styes

Bullous pemphigoid

Cellulitis

CCCA

Chemical peels

Chickenpox

Cold sores

Contact dermatitis

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Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma                            

Dandruff    

Dry skin                                     

Dyshidrotic eczema            

Eczema                

Folliculitis Genital herpes                      Genital warts                       

Granuloma annulare                Hair loss                                     

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease                                     

Head lice                                     

Herpes simplex                          

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Hidradenitis suppurativa

Hives                          

Hyperhidrosis                                                   

Impetigo                                   

Keratosis pilaris                                       

Leprosy                                 

Lichen planus                                       

Lupus                                    

Lyme disease                                        

Melanoma                   

Melasma                                                       

Merkel cell carcinoma                                     

Moles                                     

Molluscum contagiosum                                     

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Nail fungus                   

Neurodermatitis                              

Nickel allergy            

Nummular dermatitis                         

Pemphigus                            

Perioral dermatitis                     

Pityriasis rosea                                 

Poison ivy, oak, sumac                   Prurigo nodularis                                

Psoriasis                                  

Rashes                 

Ringworm          

Rosacea                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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Sarcoidosis                          

Scabies                      

Scalp psoriasis            

Scars             

Scleroderma        

Seborrheic dermatitis                 

Seborrheic keratoses      

Shingles           

Skin cancer             

Skin tags                                 

Squamous cell carcinoma              

Stasis dermatitis       

Syphilis                              

Tinea versicolor                        

Vitiligo                           

Warts

A 76-year-old woman presents to your dermatology office for a routine skin check. She reports one new lesion on her right medial upper lip that bleeds when she washes her face, but she has no other concerns. Her medical history includes two orthopedic fracture repairs 10 years ago. She does not use tobacco products or a tanning bed. On exam, the patient has two 4 mm pink, pearly papules with rolled borders and telangiectasia on her right upper cutaneous lip adjacent to each other. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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A. Actinic keratosis

B. Basal cell carcinoma

C. Malignant melanoma

D. Squamous cell carcinoma

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DERM

CASE STUDY

A 76-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH A NEW, BLEEDING FACIAL LESION . . .

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B. Basal cell carcinoma

The lesions were biopsied by shave technique using 1% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine. Pathology results for both lesions revealed dermal nodular aggregates of atypical basaloid cells. A diagnosis of nodular basal cell carcinoma was made. With this pathology and the clinical presentation, what is the best next step for this lesion?

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A. Mohs micrographic surgery

B. Radiation therapy

C. Topical 5-fluorouracil

D. Wide local excision

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DERM

CASE STUDY

A 76-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH A NEW, BLEEDING FACIAL LESION . . .

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A. Mohs micrographic surgery

DERM

CASE STUDY

A 76-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH A NEW, BLEEDING FACIAL LESION . . .

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DERM

CASE STUDY

A 76-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH A NEW, BLEEDING FACIAL LESION . . .

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ashley@shadowmenext.com

Ashley Love, MPAS, PA-C, CAQ-DERM

@ShadowMeNext

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