WHY????? I think it's funny when an MD posts think about PA (My opinion), why didn't you? (is what Ithink) DO you want the patients say "So you are not a REAL doctor huh?" Do you want to work that hard and still make even less and get less recognition since you are PA and not the MD? I think this is always "The grass is greener syndrome" and sometimes Burnout! I think we are entering dangerous territory with some states allowing PA/NP to act like Primary MD's more and more, this seems to have nothing to do with safety or skill level but the shortage of Docs. This is the wrong approach, just about everyone agrees that the Physician is the top, why do you want less then whats best?
I know I do not!
As far as your practice I'm in clinicals now in a rural setting, the Docs here make a decent living and the pace is good
, you do get to spend time with Patients, we spend 20 to 30 minutes many times talking with our patients, I think if you want to you can practice the way you want to, there are no laws to how much time you spend with a Patient and spending time with a patient does not always = good care.
(I've been an RN for 19 years now so I do know something about this too)
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This is I think food for thought. My wife ( a PA ) can fix a wound, suture, knows what to do in a crisis, can hear a murmer, give a diff dx, knows sensible medicine, cares about pt care, can deliver a baby, knows general medicine as much as an internist etc etc etc .
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No offense but after years she may, but also it's up to the Physician and what they have done too, I know PA's do not do the exact Basic Sci and the Exact clinical time and the Residencies, also they do not get all the Board Certs that Physicians do,
ALso PA= Physicians Assistant, I hesitate to ever think PA will ever = Physician. No offense intended.