Lemon Bars Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Four questions. Answers to any are appreciated. 1) If a PA works at a hospital or clinic where there are multiple MDs around, is one of them in particular your "supervising physician" or do they share the responsibility? Or does the medical director act as your supervising physician? 2) If you are a PA, and your buddy asks you a medical question outside of work, say his child is ill or he's got a strange rash, can you look at it and give advice or would that be practicing medicine outside the supervision of your supervising physician? In this case, could you prescribe something for your friend? Or suggest an over the counter medication or herbal remedy? 3) So, which other hopsital or clinic staff do PAs hang out with? Let's say it's lunch break or happy hour after work. Do PAs hang with the nurses, the doctors, other PAs or any of the above? Is there a nurse's table in the cafeteria and a seperate doctor's table? Or seperate break rooms or what? 4) If one needed a back up plan in case he was denied admission to PA school, would you consider Respiratory Therapy a career with good prospects? If I do RT instead of PA, I will probably never go back for PA because I'm already over 40. Thanks for any help! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Bars Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 113 views but no replies/comments yet? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted October 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2012 every situation is different. your questions are all vague, that's why no one is answering them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScienceisAmazin Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Four questions. Answers to any are appreciated. 1) If a PA works at a hospital or clinic where there are multiple MDs around, is one of them in particular your "supervising physician" or do they share the responsibility? Or does the medical director act as your supervising physician? 2) If you are a PA, and your buddy asks you a medical question outside of work, say his child is ill or he's got a strange rash, can you look at it and give advice or would that be practicing medicine outside the supervision of your supervising physician? In this case, could you prescribe something for your friend? Or suggest an over the counter medication or herbal remedy? 3) So, which other hopsital or clinic staff do PAs hang out with? Let's say it's lunch break or happy hour after work. Do PAs hang with the nurses, the doctors, other PAs or any of the above? Is there a nurse's table in the cafeteria and a seperate doctor's table? Or seperate break rooms or what? 4) If one needed a back up plan in case he was denied admission to PA school, would you consider Respiratory Therapy a career with good prospects? If I do RT instead of PA, I will probably never go back for PA because I'm already over 40. Thanks for any help! :) 1. One of the multiple MDs will be your supervising physician. The responsibility is not shared. 2. It depends on the exact situation, relationship with your SP, and what exactly you're trying to prescribe. 3. You can make friends with whomever you'd like. You can even sit at the cool table. 4. That's a very personal decision. Perhaps look up the statistics for job prospects online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted October 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2012 1. One of the multiple MDs will be your supervising physician. The responsibility is not shared. . some states allow for a primary sp and alternate sp's so that your sp is whichever doc in the group you work with on any given day. at my primary job my sp of record works days and I work nights so I have not seen or worked with him in over a yr. the other docs in the group sign my charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScienceisAmazin Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 some states allow for a primary sp and alternate sp's so that your sp is whichever doc in the group you work with on any given day. at my primary job my sp of record works days and I work nights so I have not seen or worked with him in over a yr. the other docs in the group sign my charts. Thanks for the clarification. I was going with what I'm familiar with in my state, but I suppose I spoke too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjl12 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 3. You can even sit at the cool table. Clearly not speaking from experience - POW :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemegroup Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Clearly not speaking from experience - POW :D C'mooonnn, they give you the master key to the Doc lounge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorRRT Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 As for your question in regards to respiratory therapy being a viable career option, I would look elsewhere. Over-saturation, a weak lobby and limited opportunities for career growth are several reasons to stay away from RT. If you want a healthcare career backup, go with nursing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Bars Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 As for your question in regards to respiratory therapy being a viable career option, I would look elsewhere. Over-saturation, a weak lobby and limited opportunities for career growth are several reasons to stay away from RT. If you want a healthcare career backup, go with nursing. Sorry to hear that but thanks for your candor GatorRRT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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