Jean16 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 What field of medicine, and why'd you leave? Any regrets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralER/Ortho Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 About 1.5 years. Left primary care. Clinic was sort of a debacle, I wanted to switch specialties, and I wanted to relocate as well. Once the opportunity presented itself, I was out of there. Glad I left, no regrets at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc56 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 2 years and 2 days. It was ortho. I wanted ER but I was able to walk into the job even though I was from another state. I got the job and did not have my license yet. In the midwest it is harder to find ER jobs than the west coast. It was a two fold factor, I was sick of the crazy hours/call, and I wanted to go ER. I also was starting to have friction with the surgeon, I just could not keep him happy. Yesterday we always order XY, today why didn't you know we order XX for the same case?? So I took an Urgent care job to get the experience to be able to apply for ER which I just got. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Check 2 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 2 years. Worked for a Rock and Roll Ortho Spine doc. When a patient called me Mrs. Doctor Soandso - I knew it was time to go. I was obviously spending so much time working that patients thought I must be his wife. Not ok on either count. So, off I went - still ortho but a teaching hospital. So, instead of one doctor - I worked for 40 - 10+ attendings and ER staff, 25 rotating residents. Not so sure I traded up..... I finally found my niche in family medicine over the years but the ortho experience is priceless. 25 yrs in - still plugging away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWR Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 18 years Family medicine worked it then took over the practice sold it, then moved out of state. Best years of my PA career. Then next 12 have been a slow slide down hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMeOuttaThisMess Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Four years, also in a spine specific setting. Interesting pathology, not so good response to intervention, especially if WC involved, which the majority were. This was back in the days of "Could you call my doc and ask him to ok the APAP or NSAID order for Mr. Smith?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAdmission Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Just around 2 years. It took me that long to finally decide one of the docs was not only an evil jerk, but a madman. I hope they don't find the body, or I will have a lot of explaining to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFarnsworth Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 2.5 years. Spine Surgery. It took me 2 weeks to find out my SP was a tool. But it took me a couple of years to get out. No regrets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febrifuge Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Five months. Hospitalist group. I'm still not sure if they willingly/ knowingly lied or misrepresented, or if they really were that disorganized and clueless, but it was a sad and tawdry tale. They made promises, I pointed out they were not kept, they were dissatisfied with some of my work, I pointed out those exact elements were what they promised to teach me and never did. They kept me on for some reason past the 90-day no-fault clause in the contract, and then not so long afterward, paid me a big-ass lump sum when they cut me loose. It was a "mutual decision," and I signed a non-compete and agreed not to say anything bad for one year afterward. That was 7 years ago; screw those guys. I made that severance check last more than 6 months, and never missed a loan payment. I regret ever taking it personally, or letting it affect my confidence. Otherwise, nahh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted May 28, 2016 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2016 5 years - was in a small IM PCP, urgent care, occ health private clinic -felt I learned enough at that time to be highly valuable, and they did not want to offer a reasonable pay raise Then ~1 year in interventional Radiology ~1 year in chronic pain (me and the practice with a new director that was not comfortable with PA role) ~1 year in ER (to many 16 hour shifts overnight for me - not a good facility) ~2.5 years in IM (high volume reasonable practice, but I was viewed as "only a PA" and no role for productivity pay and my bonus was $500(insulting) ~3 years in my own practice - wow that was an experience - Geri house calls - few years before my time - need to be able to manage my patients on Hospice and VNA and not there yet, but soon by the looks.... Go congress!! Now in Correctional medicine.... Likeing it but not for the new grad, faint of heart or undedicated...... (Some of these overlapped as I am a 2002 grad) Overall that first job is huge in burning in the knowledge and gaining a comfort level..... Good mentoring and doc back up is key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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