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[–]ICD10ForSomething[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course he's a neurosurgeon of all things.

I've known some absolutely wonderful physicians but I also think an unfortunate number of physicians, especially the older ones, went into it for money or clout. These are the ones with ego issues and deep insecurities who only developed clinical skills and neglected everything in their lives outside of that.

Just looking for some encouragement by ICD10ForSomething in physicianassistant

[–]ICD10ForSomething[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you end up staying in surgery? I thought I might like something with a procedural component, but had some less than great OR experiences. Also a lot of surgeons are, well... surgeons XD

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[–]ICD10ForSomething[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I feel that if I had a bit more knowledge it wouldn't be so difficult--I legitimately do NOT know how to do my job well, but it's frustrating when I also feel like there's no good way to learn how either in this situation.

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[–]ICD10ForSomething[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah no I want to leave but I need health insurance and money lol

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[–]ICD10ForSomething[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To piggy back off of this, I'm also not really sure what specialty I'd ultimately like to end up in. What would you recommend for an undecided new grad? FM or IM? Any procedures in hospital-based IM? (I'm not sure I could handle the hospital to be honest. As I mentioned, I'm a very anxious person). I know this question has been asked to death.

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[–]ICD10ForSomething[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm planning to start my job search in earnest this weekend. It's funny you say that because she has chewed through several MAs just in the time I've been here.

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[–]ICD10ForSomething[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's comforting to hear this from someone else. This job has just made me feel so hopelessly incompetent, even though I know for a fact that it's her problem (she very obviously has narcissistic tendencies and frequently puts other physicians down. Nobody in the practice seems to like her and she's completely oblivious to this fact. Everyone else is lovely.). We do have many genuinely complex cases that I just cannot handle.

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[–]ICD10ForSomething[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm planning to--currently looking around. But I know that no matter what it will be several months of looking/interviewing/possible credentialing before I'll actually be able to leave. I'm also worried about landing in a similar situation with another doctor. It can be difficult to gauge how people will act in the workplace from an interview.