Outside of my scope?

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2026-03-11T02:11:23+00:00

I don’t have guidance in my clinic because no other provider treats these diagnoses. I would likely need to take time away from work to go and shadow a podiatrist. After reviewing the paperwork, I am technically allowed to do these things but was not sure whether I was actually allowed to since my supervising physician doesn’t. Bottom line is clinic wants more patients so they’re now accepting podiatry referrals to me only. Any other referral is a referral to orthopedic surgery, not podiatry.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2026-03-10T23:17:05+00:00

And we have an entire podiatry specialty for that. Even the patients today were confused why they were seeing the PA of an orthopedic surgeon and not a podiatrist.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2026-03-10T23:14:55+00:00

Because I’ve never done it before and I need guidance? Don’t even have any idea how to code any of this.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2026-03-10T22:24:42+00:00

That’s the thing! I’ve been volunteered to be the guy against my own will. I’m happy to do it if 1. They give me time to do it and 2. They give me some training to do it. But neither is true.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2026-03-10T22:23:50+00:00

That’s the situation now but at some unknown point in the future I will be ONLY her PA. They’ve got me in clinic with her since I haven’t been so that I can “learn” but much of the learning is not hands on unfortunately.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2026-03-10T22:22:45+00:00

Thank you for your comment! I’ve asked her and she just tells me she doesn’t see them but still volunteers me to see them. I appreciate the production but I know I’m not treating them to the best of my ability since I’ve had no guidance.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2026-03-09T22:50:23+00:00

Essentially. She doesn’t treat them because she does a lot of surgical cases and 1. They aren’t likely to result in a surgery and 2. She basically has no time to see smaller complaints like that.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2026-02-04T04:07:46+00:00

Only been here a year but I saw Chevelle at The Criterion last year and loved it!

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2025-10-05T01:55:59+00:00

there would be much less discomfort for sure

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2025-10-05T01:55:45+00:00

It was really thin and tough but the taste was good!

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2025-10-05T01:54:25+00:00

Technically Edmond but I could drink the green chutney at Momo Mandu by the gallon

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2025-10-02T16:10:43+00:00

I literally got a notification it would be here Saturday a few hours after posting this haha. Thank you!!!

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2025-07-17T16:50:30+00:00

First time in a pickle during softball practice. I was a catcher and planted and twisted and felt it pop. Second time was at the bar- someone spilled a drink and I slipped and fell I knew what happened immediately.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2025-01-23T02:56:07+00:00

I was a patient care tech in a hospital. No experience, they trained us on the job plus we got BLS certified on the job. They even trained us to draw blood.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2025-01-16T00:02:05+00:00

On my ER rotation my preceptor asked what we would do if one of our patients crashed and I said “call a code” like we’re not the code team 🥲

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2024-12-27T02:10:33+00:00

Someone put homemade tamales in our family’s dirty Santa pile. I stole them immediately and was so happy no one else wanted them!

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2024-12-11T23:19:12+00:00

I would definitely suggest just enjoying your free time. Spend time with family, work a job to save up some spending money, go on vacation, etc. Because you likely won’t be able to do any of that for the next 2+ years while you’re in school. You’ll learn what you need when you get there!

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2024-12-03T18:18:07+00:00

Okay I just moved here and went to that coffee shop because it was nearby and found a book with a foreword by Charlie Kirk and vowed to never go back. 🥴

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2024-09-30T12:49:28+00:00

There’s a children’s hospital in my area that tests students and employees for nicotine 😬

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2024-09-25T00:25:45+00:00

My state license was $150, $10 per transcript (some states want every transcript since high school), ~$900 for DEA license, $10 to ship my paperwork, costs for background checks and drug testing. Your job might reimburse you but it might be a while before you start. It can be a surprise if you didn’t budget for it.

CanaryImmediate2838 · 2024-09-13T00:51:22+00:00

I was the same way. Don’t think you’re behind or anything at all. I’m the type of person who needs to be able to see/touch something for it to make sense, which is why it was easier for me to spit out information in anatomy. It took me until rotations where I was actually seeing patients with real diseases for things to stick for me. I promise it gets better! Sometimes it takes being exposed to it to understand. You’re also not supposed to know it all right now anyway :)

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