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Thank you for watching!! Love back to you!

@juliasgreys hope it's inspiring but more importantly I hope it gives you more information so you can decide what's right for you. Enjoy your senior year!

@@PAStartup thank youu I’ve watched it on 2x speed so I’m already at 40 minutes lol it’s been very interesting and inspiring so far and it sounds a lot like what I’d like doing so I’m definitely gonna look into it more because I’m gonna be a PA no matter what kind but this might be the one I’ll pick because it’s either this or work in cardiology but both is because of my background with mental illness so we’ll see lol

Yaaaaaas! 2x speed! We need good PAs in psych and cardiology, so we'll win either way...and you have plenty of time to decide! A lot of people think they'll love one area, then find they're interested in several. You never know! Glad you've enjoyed it, thank you for watching!

Then I hope you'll become an advocate for the PA profession in your future positions. Glad you found a better fit for you; clinical medicine isn't for everyone! Thanks for watching.

Lol, my guy you are seriously misinterpreting the role of a hospital administrator. To be frank, there are varying levels of hospital management and administration. Quite honestly, to be in the position to "soley" hire or fire a high ranking clinician typically means that person had to have or is currently a clinician themselves. This usually would mean that person would be medically licensed as a physician (CMO) or a registered nurse (CNO). LOL, you cant just graduate with only a degree in hospital administration or a MBA and think you now qualify to apply to a position to where you will supervise clinicians when you yourself have no clinical experience at all. Btw, MBA degrees are becoming a dime a dozen now and only gets you in to most entry level admin positions especially if you have minimal administrative experience.

@@jeremyjones5140 You're wrong, lol. Do more research.

@@jeremyjones5140 It doesn't matter if you have clinical experience or not. I know MBAs hospital administrators who hire and fire clinicians and who has never worked as a clinicians, before. So, you can't tell me anything different.

@@jeremyjones5140 Or maybe you hate Administration, in-general. I could care less.

Congrats on graduation!! Glad we could be part of the process--keep us posted on where you end up!!🎉🙌🏼

Of course! I ❤️ cardiac surgery 😂 It's a fun, challenging, and rewarding position! Send me a message: Questions@pastartup.co

@@PAStartup Just sent an email!

Great, I'll look for it after my case!

Love it! Thanks for the recommendation, I'll chase Sami down!

Glad it was helpful - hopefully since it took me 3 months to respond, it's still being helpful! 😂

Thanks for watching! Hope you had a relaxing holiday season! Patient transport is a great way to get exposure to different areas of the hospital, so I'm glad you found the PA profession! It's a grind but it's worth it. Thanks for watching!!

@Naturellebooks And we just found you and we love you for watching! ❤️❤️

@syedraza-pas Thank you!!

@balestinian No, we're not embarrassed to be called a Physician Assistant, we just have seen how the name can be misleading and result in some physicians utilizing the PA role inefficiently.

You bet! You'd just need to obtain an Arizona license after graduation once you've passed your board exam. Same is true if you work in California after graduation, just need a California state license. The school you attend doesn't impact the states in which you work, you just need the degree to take the test--then you can pick which state(s) to get a license. Hope that makes sense!

Yes, it’s a slow change-many states and healthcare systems still do as well, until the state laws and hospital bylaws are updated. Maybe CASPA is waiting for a majority to switch? But I’m hearing more and more “associate” being used in conversations, so that’s the right trend. Thanks for watching!!

Way to go!!! That’s the power of discipline, which will serve you well!!

@Red, you got it!!

Sure, at least within the US. As long as you keep your license current, you should be good. I don’t know too much about travel laws in other countries however, but I assume it’s similar everywhere.

There are a lot of good names, as you mentioned. I’ll look into these!

That’s a lot of debt, but not unheard of for sure. It depends on where you work - you might consider a non-profit area with tuition repayment as part of your employment to help. Think: underserved areas, government jobs (prisons, etc). Usually you work there for the first 5 years and could get a lot of that paid off. BUT, with kids you need to factor in location and the rest of family dynamics. Bottom line in my opinion: if you’re happy doing what you’re doing, don’t go to PA school just to be a slave to the loans…!

Nice! I’m glad they’re helpful, hang in there!! The first year is a lot of learning!!

Thanks!!

You bet! Hope it’s helpful, more on the way!!

Yes! That's correct, my apologies for leaving this out!

@@PAStartup no worries. Very helpful information. You reference AAPA so that was my assumption. I agree that the annual survery is worth the cost of membership alone. Working in Ortho, there is the Physician Assistant in Orthopaedics Surgery (PAOS) organization that also conducts a survery. I would encourage others to research their specialty’s organizations and look for salary surveys.

Agreed! Thanks for pointing that out. It’s always good to have multiple sources of salary data…PAOS like you said for Ortho, AASPA for surgery, APACVS for cardiac and vascular, MedAxiom for cardiology…the list goes on. I used the AAPA data for this because it’s the most comprehensive list (that I know of) in one place. Thanks again!

Yes!!!! It’s awesome! I think you’ll find most of your rotations interesting…but we get it if CT Surgery is your favorite!! 😉

Binge away! We’ve got more videos, we’ve just been occupied by some other projects at the moment! Good question about shadowing-putting together an outline for a shadowing video post-COVID. We’ll get that one done first!! Easiest answer for now, don’t be afraid to ask for personal references from PAs you know. “Could you give me the name of another person I could shadow?” I have a few names in my head in case students ask for that. More to come!

Bhut-I hope we’ll find someone out there who can help!! Thanks for watching!

Great questions! The scope and role are widely variable depending on specialty, size of the practice, and experience of the PA, so shadowing a few different people and asking them specifically “how does your role differ from (a different specialty or practice)?” can give you some understanding. As for preparing for PA school in undergrad, I’m going to give you a boring answer but it’s true: establish good study habits. How do you retain information best? Are you a read the chapter/ then re-read type? Do you re-copy or re-organize notes? Do notecards help it sink in (hello there pharmacology!)? Find out what works & create a pattern-location, snacks (😂🙋‍♂️), background music, etc. A lot of information comes at you fast in PA school, so figuring out how to study in the midst of it all can knock you off track pretty quickly. If I had to recommend a specific topic to study to truly help you in PA school, I would say medical terminology would be the most helpful. The less time you have to spend figuring out prefixes in suffixes in words, the more time you can spend digesting the information! Hope this helps, thanks so much for watching and best of luck! Keep us posted on where you end up going!

Thanks! Shoot me an email on the contact form at the bottom our site: pastartup.co!

Thank you! 🙌🏼

Thank you for watching Jeisson!!

Thanks Mark!

Whoa--that's crazy! Because of people like you, we don't have to fight as as hard for fair wages...so I should say "Thank you for your service!" 😂😬 Are you still in cardiac surgery? If so, how has it changed?

Hey Jemari-yes, negotiating the first job is the hardest, but I’d argue in every job switch after that, negotiating should be normal and expected. It’s important to remember you’re not just “maximizing money”…you’re presenting your value and expecting the employer to pay you accordingly. Especially true when switching employers in the same specialty. Illustrate your value and use salary reports to justify what you’re asking…so it can’t be wildly out of line, but we need to shift the norm as a profession to just accept what’s offered (in the event it’s low). Thanks for watching!!

Congrats on the job!! You’ll do great! Don’t get discouraged the first year; it’s a *big* learning curve. Knowledge and repetition are key, so keep putting in the time and you’ll be good to go!

@@PAStartup Hello yall! I found this video in my feed and wanted to drop a little update... I have now been practicing medicine in cardio thoracic and vascular surgery for about 1 year now as a new grad PA and I LOVE IT. It has been a tremendous opportunity to serve, to learn, and to grow. Thank you for all your videos and I pray you all are doing well! :D

Ooooh @ATMGB12 I love that we got you to come to the "dark side" (CT/Vasc Surgery) right away!!! Couldn't let you get tainted by some other specialty...! Love👏it👏😂 Congrats! Hope the job is going well-you may like the guys over at VesselHarvest.com too as you learn about EVH (hint: it's *also* us!) Thanks for following up!

THOSE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST…so jealous! Sounds like a great stop between didactic and clinical years 🙌🏼🎉 I’d try them from anywhere, but honestly I’ve got my fingers crossed for Cafe du Monde some day!!

@@PAStartup Oooh yes fingers crossed for you!

Yes, it’s possible…but not common. It usually has to be in a higher cost of living area with quite a bit of call or specialization.

Never too late for an original PA Startup subscriber El Jefe!

Thanks!

Yeah @Hanna!! We’re kinda biased since that’s where we work every day 😂 It’s definitely not for everyone but if you’re drawn to it, go for it! It used to be harder to get a CT surgery job as a new grad but not as much now. Best of luck!!

@@PAStartup thank you :)

No problem! Go crush it! 😎🎉

Sherry Voss That's a great question; we're gathering info!

Thanks @ Michael Venegoni! Excited to be back! Congrats on the halfway point of didactic - keep it up. Glad we can be part of your experience!

Congrats on starting rotations! And thank you, it’s good to be back!

Thanks Alanna

Thank you! One of our original podcasts was with our PA student at the time who was an international student…let me find it and I’ll send you the link!

@@PAStartup Thanks lots!!!!!

Found it! It’s from the pre-RUclips days, so it’s audio only…ruclips.net/video/lbw62hdaqt0/видео.html Hope this helps-if you need more info head to our website contact form so I can get your email and I can put you in touch with the guy on the podcast! (Well, the other guy - not me obviously 😉)

@@PAStartup omggggggg thanks so much for your help. Appreciate!☺

Thanks Collin-it’s good to be back, our courses were a bigger task than we realized!

Hey!! Yes, we’re great…thanks for checking!! Took a break to work on a CME program (details coming soon!) and real job has been busy! We’re almost done with the CME courses, then back to RUclips!🙌🏼

Nice work! That’s some good negotiating!

@@PAStartup Thanks.

It depends on your employer honestly. Typically, PA salaries in large organizations go up 0-3% as a “cost of living” adjustment (usually at least 1% minimum, but if it’s a hard year economically it’s possible to not receive a cost of living adjustment). Private solo physician practices or small groups might not offer cost of living adjustments as a standard but (in my opinion) may be more likely to work out profit sharing, productivity bonuses, or other incentives. These aren’t truly a “raise” since they’re based on performance metrics, but they do mean more $$ for you at the end of the year. Having said all that, periodically you may be in a position to negotiate a raise or the practice may review salaries and adjust as necessary if responsibilities have changed (gotten busier, covering more services, adding night/weekend call, etc). These can range from small to substantial (3-10%). We work for a hospital system and my base pay has gone up between 1-3.5% each year except one…so raises 14 out of 15 years isn’t bad👍😂 (I’m kidding, very thankful for it!) Hope this is helpful!! Thanks for watching.

@@PAStartup thank you for all your information! I’m currently practice as and an Athletic Trainer and work as a physed teacher and am thinking of making the switch to PA in a year or two!

Do it!! Your experience in both areas will be a great asset to you (and your patients/employer), even outside of orthopedics. Real-world experience of all kinds is great. Best of luck to you!

For sure! We’ve taken a short break to work on some CME courses, but we’ll be back soon! Thanks for watching!