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From Navy Corpsman To Pediatric ER PA: A Journey Through Rejection, Resilience, And Community | Johnnie Gilpen PA-C

From Navy Corpsman To Pediatric ER PA: A Journey Through Rejection, Resilience, And Community | Johnnie Gilpen PA-C16 Feb23 min

What does it really take to last in medicine? In this episode of Shadow Me Next, I sit down with Johnnie Gilpen, a veteran, first responder, and pediatric emergency medicine PA whose path into medicine was anything but linear. Told multiple times that he would never get into PA school, Johnnie shares how resilience, relationships, and reflection shaped a decades-long journey that ultimately led him into leadership, education, and service. This conversation explores not just how to get into me...