Thank you so much for this video. I'm a new grad PA working in urgent care as a first job. I am absolutely miserable, depressed, I'm amazed at how fast it came on honestly. I've decided when I go in tomorrow I will no longer aim for there metrics of 36 patients a day. I will see one at a time and at my pace. Chances are I will be demoted or fired but I'm already in the process of looking elsewhere for a career. If your a new PA please stay away from urgent care. It is awful, just no other words for it.
I’m so sorry your PA journey started so rocky. But it sounds like you understand what matters most in life and you are prioritizing your needs and mental health above all else. I applaud you for your self awareness. ❤️ And agreed, urgent care may not be the best place for new grads without the right support and mentorship.
I’m so sorry your PA journey started so rocky. But it sounds like you understand what matters most in life and you are prioritizing your needs and mental health above all else. I applaud you for your self awareness. ❤️ And agreed, urgent care may not be the best place for new grads without the right support and mentorship.
Corporations all operate the same way. Many times they make you do dumb tasks just to legitimize their own jobs while not giving any incentive other than keeping your job. This is why everyone needs an FU fund. I saved enough to be able to retire without saving another penny. Now when I am asked to work harder, I just take my time. The job market is good enough for me where I moved to in Europe, so much so that I could easily find another job as my skills are in demand.
Sami, you’ve said every single reason why i don’t want to work as an NP anymore. I’m so disgruntled with the entire healthcare industry really, but specifically the role of NP.
So how do we get you to love healthcare again? What can YOU do to change our current healthcare situation? For starters, I think building a world of financially independent providers who aren’t afraid to speak out against Corporate Medicine is the first step to change. That’s why I’m obsessed with creating millionaires. Bring back the power to the healthcare providers
You explain the realities of health care so well. You are young. It was so disheartening to see our older providers red-faced and sweating, running from room to room. I believe this expectation caused some provider mental health issues. Primary care isn't any better though. Many primary care providers moved to the urgent care arena because of the unrealistic metrics. You can't go to your patients' homes and clean out their refrigerators.
This is a very important perspective that I need to consider before I commit to entering medicine. At the end of the day though this is true in most if not all fields. Thanks for sharing your experience honestly.
I contemplate week in and week out if I even want to go to PA school. Been doing CT for the past 7 seven years so I’ve seen how messed up the health care system is. Patients getting numerous imaging exams order when the majority of them don’t even really need it. A radiologist told me less than 1% of all the exams they read in a day come back negative. Clearly a means just to make the company money and increase their bonus. I already feel the health care burnout being in this field for so long. Now I’m unsure if I could go back to school for another two years when I’m already feeling this way. Especially since it’s not about the money because I’m making more than a new grad PA as a travel CT tech with way less stress and responsibilities. Always wanted to be a PA but really unsure at this point. Don’t want to commit take out loans and then have regret later on about it. Ughhh. Everything in this video is true.
Do you mind me asking about what happened your Spotify series with your cohost? I listened to it religiously as I went to work everyday and finished all of your episodes in less than a week. I'm so glad to have found you thriving on the RUclips platform! Keep up the great content :)
Awwwh I love hearing that! Thank you! We loved doing the podcast! We took a break to launch RUclips and RUclips was a much harder platform to tackle lol. But we plan on rebooting the podcast in the next few months!! ❤️
So, how do we fix the problem.. I am an inspiring PA current an occupational therapy assistant. I personally feel this way about my current profession. Making the decision to make the move to PA was based off me pursuing more freedom in my ability to treat my patients based off my clinical judgement and not accomplish this in this amount of time and disregard patient outcome. I desire to be and become an excellent provider. But I do not want to be a medical slave.
If you need a degree to do it, it won’t make you wealthy. You won’t find financial freedom in a career path. Financial independence is about saving and investing the money you earn. Choosing a PA career will not make you rich or wealthy. In order to truly be wealthy, you have to be some sort of investor and entrepreneur. Don’t go into medicine for the money.
If you need a degree to do it, it won’t make you wealthy. You won’t find financial freedom in a career path. Financial independence is about saving and investing the money you earn. Choosing a PA career will not make you rich or wealthy. In order to truly be wealthy, you have to be some sort of investor and entrepreneur. Don’t go into medicine for the money.
@@samingoshow I am not choosing the PA field as a avenue for wealth. I mean making six figures is very comfortable. However, it's not wealth. I am choosing to pursue PA because I want to be more hands on in the overall health for people of color. I see a deficit in the amount of people of color in medicine. And often people of color(especially geriatrics) will not follow through with a tx plan because the person giving the dx and tx does not look like them.(can't relate to them) and I want to increase my people awareness of diseases and decrease my people negative outcomes of disease. I just want to be treat fairly and compensated fairly for my education, knowledge and worth. And most importantly not be a slave to medicine
@@daniellem1008 if you plan to become a PA you will be a slave to this broken healthcare system...as a PA you will work long, hard, highly stressful hours doing what nurses cannot and what doctors don't want to...you will come early and stay late...you will spend massive amount of time in battle with insurance companies over your patients care only to have your patients not appreciate your efforts and even curse you out over the lack of coverage that you have nothing to do with...you will have zero control over your schedule which is controlled by your employer especially if you work in a hospital setting...you will perform the same job as a nurse practitioner yet have less autonomy, less flexibility and maybe even less pay...your goals of why you want to be a PA are admirable but naive...if you have an absolute passion to be a PA then by all means go for it...but if your specific goal is to bring healthcare awareness to our community then consider healthcare education instead
Bahahaha! Just sharing insights that I wish I knew before I entered the profession. This wasn’t meant to be motivational. It’s a dose of reality. But maybe ignorance is really bliss? 😂
Would this apply to all specialties? For instance, wouldn't surgical PAs feel slightly less pressure (or burnout) since I would assume they don't need to see as many patients (cause surgeries take a lot of time?) or keep track of as many things as an internal or family medicine PA would need to?
This is pretty much in any speciality. Surgery has one of the highest burnout rate, after ER. Long hours, high acuity patients, and outrageous work hours- not ideal for most people with families or anyone who wants a social life.
@@samingoshow I see. Would you say it’d even be worth it to become a PA at this point? And if you could go back in time would you have done things differently? Like maybe even choose a different major for college and not go to PA school?
@@samingoshow I’m a PTA and this same concept applies in the physical therapy world. It’s designed to show a sprinkle of care and compassion on as many patients as you can in the shortest amount of time, especially for us because we are paid hourly. The most work we can push ourselves to do in the shortest time on the clock the better for the company. They rake in the reimbursement while we get paid less due to being on the clock for the shortest time possible. So that brings me to this question then how is PA ranked as #2 best career in America when it is so stressful and has a really bad work-life balance?
@@samingoshow Believe it or not, the opposite is the case. Surgeons (save for neurosurgeons and trauma surgeons) have lower rates of burnout than medical attending, much of which can be attributed to having less charting and paper work to do, as well as the instant gratification of giving a patient the proverbial quick fix, in spite of the ridiculous hours they work.
The facts in this is ridiculous. It's not just PAs that feel this way nurse's and Dr.'s and Medical Assistants all feel this way. The profit is sadly the priority
@@user-xw4vg1vy5e She's talked about this in her previous vids, but from what I can recall it's because the med school route would take 8 years (or more) out of her life. The PA route was 2-3 years and in the end she would still be able to practice medicine. She's now more passionate about her entrepreneurship endeavors and other avenues of income.
@@samingoshow also, you have to see whoever walks in the door. I've working in primary care clinics where there are slow days and days you get your a$$ kicked.
im sorry to hear that! I think a lot of people feel like way about medicine these days. It’s definitely a hard profession to be in- the pandemic highlighted all the flaws!
Thank you so much for this video. I'm a new grad PA working in urgent care as a first job. I am absolutely miserable, depressed, I'm amazed at how fast it came on honestly. I've decided when I go in tomorrow I will no longer aim for there metrics of 36 patients a day. I will see one at a time and at my pace. Chances are I will be demoted or fired but I'm already in the process of looking elsewhere for a career. If your a new PA please stay away from urgent care. It is awful, just no other words for it.
I’m so sorry your PA journey started so rocky. But it sounds like you understand what matters most in life and you are prioritizing your needs and mental health above all else. I applaud you for your self awareness. ❤️ And agreed, urgent care may not be the best place for new grads without the right support and mentorship.
I’m so sorry your PA journey started so rocky. But it sounds like you understand what matters most in life and you are prioritizing your needs and mental health above all else. I applaud you for your self awareness. ❤️ And agreed, urgent care may not be the best place for new grads without the right support and mentorship.
This is so incredibly powerful. Thank you for your courage. I am so happy for you and your family. You are helping so many medical professionals!!
Well said. Couldnt agree more.
Corporations all operate the same way. Many times they make you do dumb tasks just to legitimize their own jobs while not giving any incentive other than keeping your job. This is why everyone needs an FU fund. I saved enough to be able to retire without saving another penny. Now when I am asked to work harder, I just take my time. The job market is good enough for me where I moved to in Europe, so much so that I could easily find another job as my skills are in demand.
Yessss! I love this so much! You def understand the power of FU money. I’m on the same boat.
Sami, you’ve said every single reason why i don’t want to work as an NP anymore. I’m so disgruntled with the entire healthcare industry really, but specifically the role of NP.
So how do we get you to love healthcare again? What can YOU do to change our current healthcare situation? For starters, I think building a world of financially independent providers who aren’t afraid to speak out against Corporate Medicine is the first step to change. That’s why I’m obsessed with creating millionaires. Bring back the power to the healthcare providers
You explain the realities of health care so well. You are young. It was so disheartening to see our older providers red-faced and sweating, running from room to room. I believe this expectation caused some provider mental health issues. Primary care isn't any better though. Many primary care providers moved to the urgent care arena because of the unrealistic metrics. You can't go to your patients' homes and clean out their refrigerators.
Nothing but pure absolute FACTS in this video! 💯
Thank you 😊
@@samingoshow. Hi, I am interested in subscribing for your Newsletter. Thanks.
This is a very important perspective that I need to consider before I commit to entering medicine. At the end of the day though this is true in most if not all fields. Thanks for sharing your experience honestly.
Thank you for being honest.
❤️❤️❤️ thank you for listening
I contemplate week in and week out if I even want to go to PA school. Been doing CT for the past 7 seven years so I’ve seen how messed up the health care system is. Patients getting numerous imaging exams order when the majority of them don’t even really need it. A radiologist told me less than 1% of all the exams they read in a day come back negative. Clearly a means just to make the company money and increase their bonus. I already feel the health care burnout being in this field for so long. Now I’m unsure if I could go back to school for another two years when I’m already feeling this way. Especially since it’s not about the money because I’m making more than a new grad PA as a travel CT tech with way less stress and responsibilities. Always wanted to be a PA but really unsure at this point. Don’t want to commit take out loans and then have regret later on about it. Ughhh. Everything in this video is true.
*less than 1% of all the exams the radiologist read in a day come back positive*
Thank you
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Do you mind me asking about what happened your Spotify series with your cohost? I listened to it religiously as I went to work everyday and finished all of your episodes in less than a week. I'm so glad to have found you thriving on the RUclips platform! Keep up the great content :)
Awwwh I love hearing that! Thank you! We loved doing the podcast! We took a break to launch RUclips and RUclips was a much harder platform to tackle lol. But we plan on rebooting the podcast in the next few months!! ❤️
So, how do we fix the problem.. I am an inspiring PA current an occupational therapy assistant. I personally feel this way about my current profession. Making the decision to make the move to PA was based off me pursuing more freedom in my ability to treat my patients based off my clinical judgement and not accomplish this in this amount of time and disregard patient outcome. I desire to be and become an excellent provider. But I do not want to be a medical slave.
If you need a degree to do it, it won’t make you wealthy. You won’t find financial freedom in a career path. Financial independence is about saving and investing the money you earn. Choosing a PA career will not make you rich or wealthy. In order to truly be wealthy, you have to be some sort of investor and entrepreneur. Don’t go into medicine for the money.
If you need a degree to do it, it won’t make you wealthy. You won’t find financial freedom in a career path. Financial independence is about saving and investing the money you earn. Choosing a PA career will not make you rich or wealthy. In order to truly be wealthy, you have to be some sort of investor and entrepreneur. Don’t go into medicine for the money.
@@samingoshow I am not choosing the PA field as a avenue for wealth. I mean making six figures is very comfortable. However, it's not wealth. I am choosing to pursue PA because I want to be more hands on in the overall health for people of color. I see a deficit in the amount of people of color in medicine. And often people of color(especially geriatrics) will not follow through with a tx plan because the person giving the dx and tx does not look like them.(can't relate to them) and I want to increase my people awareness of diseases and decrease my people negative outcomes of disease. I just want to be treat fairly and compensated fairly for my education, knowledge and worth. And most importantly not be a slave to medicine
@@daniellem1008 if you plan to become a PA you will be a slave to this broken healthcare system...as a PA you will work long, hard, highly stressful hours doing what nurses cannot and what doctors don't want to...you will come early and stay late...you will spend massive amount of time in battle with insurance companies over your patients care only to have your patients not appreciate your efforts and even curse you out over the lack of coverage that you have nothing to do with...you will have zero control over your schedule which is controlled by your employer especially if you work in a hospital setting...you will perform the same job as a nurse practitioner yet have less autonomy, less flexibility and maybe even less pay...your goals of why you want to be a PA are admirable but naive...if you have an absolute passion to be a PA then by all means go for it...but if your specific goal is to bring healthcare awareness to our community then consider healthcare education instead
@@daniellem1008 amazing! In that case, you just negotiate your salary every year. But understand that you will cap out at $150-200K.
Well, this is motivating for a new grad PA lol
Bahahaha! Just sharing insights that I wish I knew before I entered the profession. This wasn’t meant to be motivational. It’s a dose of reality. But maybe ignorance is really bliss? 😂
Would this apply to all specialties? For instance, wouldn't surgical PAs feel slightly less pressure (or burnout) since I would assume they don't need to see as many patients (cause surgeries take a lot of time?) or keep track of as many things as an internal or family medicine PA would need to?
This is pretty much in any speciality. Surgery has one of the highest burnout rate, after ER. Long hours, high acuity patients, and outrageous work hours- not ideal for most people with families or anyone who wants a social life.
@@samingoshow I see. Would you say it’d even be worth it to become a PA at this point? And if you could go back in time would you have done things differently? Like maybe even choose a different major for college and not go to PA school?
@@samingoshow I’m a PTA and this same concept applies in the physical therapy world. It’s designed to show a sprinkle of care and compassion on as many patients as you can in the shortest amount of time, especially for us because we are paid hourly. The most work we can push ourselves to do in the shortest time on the clock the better for the company. They rake in the reimbursement while we get paid less due to being on the clock for the shortest time possible. So that brings me to this question then how is PA ranked as #2 best career in America when it is so stressful and has a really bad work-life balance?
@@samingoshow
Believe it or not, the opposite is the case. Surgeons (save for neurosurgeons and trauma surgeons) have lower rates of burnout than medical attending, much of which can be attributed to having less charting and paper work to do, as well as the instant gratification of giving a patient the proverbial quick fix, in spite of the ridiculous hours they work.
@@cbl6520 agreed! I’ve heard both sides! Some argue long hours and constant calls lead to higher burnout rates. Great prescriptive
The facts in this is ridiculous. It's not just PAs that feel this way nurse's and Dr.'s and Medical Assistants all feel this way. The profit is sadly the priority
Agreed. This is for all healthcare professionals- not limited to PAs. It’s our entire healthcare system that needs to change.
Can’t you just do the bare minimum instead of chasing bonuses?
Well absolutely! The problem is most of time your base pay isn’t competitive. So you rely on your bonus to increase your income.
If your chasing income, why didn't you become a doctor?
@@user-xw4vg1vy5e She's talked about this in her previous vids, but from what I can recall it's because the med school route would take 8 years (or more) out of her life. The PA route was 2-3 years and in the end she would still be able to practice medicine. She's now more passionate about her entrepreneurship endeavors and other avenues of income.
@@samingoshow also, you have to see whoever walks in the door. I've working in primary care clinics where there are slow days and days you get your a$$ kicked.
I used my entire inheritance to pay off my PA loans so I could finally stop being one lol like I would not recommend this profession.
why wouldn’t you recommend it
im sorry to hear that! I think a lot of people feel like way about medicine these days. It’s definitely a hard profession to be in- the pandemic highlighted all the flaws!
Woow this is my first time hearing this from someone about this profession.
Make sense👍
Thank you!
Sami I love watching your videos. You are teaching us a lot and I’m very grateful to have found your channel 💖
Awwh thank you! I’m so glad this info is helpful to you ❤️❤️
This was v depressing video to watch as someone who is gonna start PA School.
May be depressing but it’s brutally honest. 😆
New grad PA here. Wish I saw this video before I started PA school 🥲
would u had changed ur path?