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DizzyJ

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  1. I returned my money. Only had it for a couple weeks. Looking back I wish I didn't or that I tried to get another position that would have allowed me to keep the money and finish out my time. No amount of money is worth it if you are not happy for another 17 months...
  2. I was a vet assistant for 4 years before PA school and my hours were accepted at my program. I drew blood, ran labs, did xrays, started IVs, gave injections, intubated, prepped for surgery, maintained anesthesia during surgery, and first assisted. Exposure to medicine like this is not possible in human medicine for the typical pre-PA student.
  3. Agree, work in any state/commonwealth that will let you and/or apply to undesirable residencies if you haven't done so yet.
  4. Can't they be stressed out because call is not fun? Getting back-to-back calls all weekend, calls in the middle of the night causing lack of sleep, calls that require you to go in to see the patient at 1am? Call doesn't lead to a good work/life balance for many. So, may not have anything to do with skill level/confidence.
  5. I don't think there is any difference in DHSc vs DMSc when trying to get an MSL position. I know one PA MSL and she has a DHSc. The biggest challenge is trying to land an entry level MSL position.
  6. I've changed a few time... ER/urgent care, hospitalist, psychiatry, occ health/administration, ortho only urgent care, and urology
  7. Agreed. An LOR from podiatry is fine. I had a LOR from my employer at the time (a DVM), former employer (owner of a dog training company), and the 3rd I can't remember if it was a college professor or another veterinarian I worked with. This was 2005 though....things have change a little since then.
  8. Most PA programs forbid/discourage you from working. However, I still worked. I did 1-2 shifts a week front desk at a hotel. All weekends except during school breaks. I was able to study though during my shifts when it was slow.
  9. "I have a high tolerance for pain" Answering "I don't know" to the question "any chance you could be pregnant?" "Google says..." When patient or family member starts using medical terms....because lucky for me one of them is something medical "I stopped taking my blood pressure medicine because my blood pressure was better"....because of the medicine "I took left over antibiotics"
  10. Totally feasible and AA/PA would be a great combo. I think you would be a competitive PA applicant after a few years of AA practice. When I was on admission committee I would have viewed it as a positive. If you can save up money to pay for PA school and be able to work some PRN AA shifts during PA school, it is totally doable.
  11. In one statement you don't want to be the final decision maker and manage level I patients. You love doing H&Ps and not being responsible for the plan or any procedures. All you were trained to do is H&Ps?? Then another statement that you run the show in the free standing ER. A little confusing. How would getting independent practice change what you do and your relationship with physicians? My opinion is it wouldn't change how you collaborate in a team. "Complete autonomy" (independent practice) does not equate to PAs then thinking they can perform anything that is outside of their education and training. A PA can practice independently and still collaborate with providers who are skilled/trained at performing these procedures. I don't think there are PAs who think if we gain independent practice that they will then be able to do a heart transplant tomorrow. Why can't we have independent practice AND also support a physician led model? Can't a PA independently manage their own patients, collaborate with physicians as needed, and turf patients to physicians that are beyond their education and training?
  12. Agree with this. A doctorate degree does not make one more experienced to practice independently. There should be no tie to staged independence based on a degree. It should be based on residency or time served.
  13. You just need to apply to the one that accepts you... I applied to two
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