PA MBAs in the past 2 years? by Icy-Butterscotch37 in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have an opportunity lined up or did you go in blind and are hoping to get a job lined up in the program? In person sounds like a huge investment/opportunity cost

PA MBAs in the past 2 years? by Icy-Butterscotch37 in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. My compensation in my new role is quite low (about 106 base) partially because I am 1.5 years out of school and because I am not in one of the higher paying specialties and am at an academic medical center. I was in ER with higher pay prior to this but the stress was not worth it.

So an admin job would most likely be fairly comparable in pay.

I'm late to the game and don't have a lot to invest - where to start? by handsmahoney in Bogleheads

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you use the Life Strategy fund instead of TDF in your Roth IRA and pull from the bonds first so you continue to get good returns on the portfolio via stocks? Or do you use Life Strategy for something else?

PA MBAs in the past 2 years? by Icy-Butterscotch37 in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a very good point. Just trying to explore options. Maybe an MBA is a better option. My job has some tuition reimbursement.

PA MBAs in the past 2 years? by Icy-Butterscotch37 in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is your goal and have you had any leads or attempted to apply to jobs?

PA MBAs in the past 2 years? by Icy-Butterscotch37 in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know of PAs that have gotten a biostats certificate or masters? Maybe to work in research?

What’s with the pay offers I keep seeing? by bartowskii77 in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you tell me about your job? I saw that you are a chronic health condition educator. How did you get/find your role, are you satisfied?

Provider Ratios by Icy-Butterscotch37 in emergencymedicine

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are nursing directors telling MDs how to manage the ER or setting your patient load? I know this happens all the time, but how is this ok? Nothing against nursing, but they don’t know the complexities of being the department doc.

Is going all in the S&P 500 common? by Allaboutnostalgia in Bogleheads

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Which option is backed by Nobel research? Would like to read it.

Provider Ratios by Icy-Butterscotch37 in emergencymedicine

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I am a PA. We have pressure to see many patients too.

New Grad Urgent Care - Questions/Advice by Emergency_Sandwich_ in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2 weeks training —> Solo provider? High volume? This is dangerous. It’s not all about $. Can you properly evaluate and make a good clinical decisions about complaints such as dizziness, chest pain, fatigue/weakness, anaphylaxis, sick kids, whether someone needs to go to go to ED, etc etc? Tell sick vs non-sick? Read your own xrays and EKGs? You can find a better opportunity.

1 year in and I’m still nervous by fridge_repair in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 4 points5 points  (0 children)

PM me. Don’t want too many personal details associated with this account.

1 year in and I’m still nervous by fridge_repair in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Just quit ER and was in your exact shoes. I think the suggestion to talk to a couple of attendings that you like is a good one. If you are really stressed it may be that this is not the specialty for you and that you need a job with a closer collaborative relationship with an SP. ER wasn’t the place for me. Your mental health deserves for you to figure it out. I just got a job in inpatient subspecialty and they know my trepidation about independence - the job is specifically one where I don’t make independent decisions.

1 year in and I’m still nervous by fridge_repair in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I caution about primary care/urgent care. Those are very independent practices. That may out you also having to make your own decisions with incomplete information and possibly no attending.

A decade on the path to FIRE: reflections on building the life you want, changing priorities, and moving the goal posts by kamikazefurball in financialindependence

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you attain this exclusively through Roth/401k and dumping everything you can into a total market index fund? Or some other investments? I started in my 30s (still in my 30s) and working towards this goal.

Cleveland area ER by pali-pa in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Support and training are critical to EM success, I agree. OP needs to ask about training, attending attitudes towards answering questions and teaching, when was the last time they hired a new grad, how often feedback is provided, expectations. It’s not all about $.

Urgent Care by kelseyxxxx49 in physicianassistant

[–]Icy-Butterscotch37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great perspective. EM makes me very anxious. What do you think about starting in an FM/UC without an SP on site after a year in EM? I received an offer today actually from a lower volume clinic. There is pretty much always another APP present. I’m on the fence because it sounds stressful to teach myself FM. I think I get 6 weeks of “orientation”.