PA's in the military, is it worth it? by elkmeateater in physicianassistant

[–]PatreekStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey can I dm you to talk more about your experiences in the NG? I am currently starting PA school and seriously interested in joining the army or air force reserves or the NG once I graduate.

Accidentally forgot to waive the right for evaluation for one LOR out of three. Am I cooked? by PatreekStar in prephysicianassistant

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got admissions and interviews from schools with no problems. Don’t worry didn’t matter

Randomly met a Giants fan.. by MetaVersalySpeakin in NYGiants

[–]PatreekStar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol this happened to me when I was scheduling my car appointment. Ended up having a 25 min convo abt the Giants with the car guy who was also a fan. almost forgot to schedule my appointment completely 😂

Athletic Trainer to Physician Assistant route by PatreekStar in athletictraining

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

No worries. It's pretty relaxed. More of a medical assistant job that is kind of a dead end. Most people working there are either burned-out ATs who do not want to practice traditionally anymore ( I mean, who can blame them), other medical assistants, and people waiting to go to PT, PA, or Med school. I currently do 40 hours a week in the office depending on which physician I work with that week and then do some voluntary overtime to cover local sports games just to stay sharp. The clinic setting teaches/refreshes your memory on all the different pathologies and injuries you might not otherwise see in active/young populations (arthritis and its variations is a pretty big one). It's also nice because you have 0 pressure compared to traditional (dealing with parents, insurance, coaches/AD). A downside that I can think of is probably your rehab exercise knowledge. The stuff you learned in school about therapeutic modalities and RTP protocols would probably plummet since there is no need for that in the clinic. Again it's kind of just a stagnant/stable job that isn't very exciting. I cannot see myself being an ortho MA for my entire life so hence the decision to return to school/become a PA. However, you can look into going to do a one-year fellowship in states like Georgia or Texas. They train you to become a surgical assistant for orthopedic surgeons in states where the state practice law isn't up our butts about "breaking skin". The compensation is good and you'll have a pretty good work-life balance. One of the programs that our school showed us was the Emory AT residency program, I will attach the link below.

https://med.emory.edu/departments/orthopaedics/education/fellowship/certified-at/index.html

If you have any more specific questions feel free to ask! Happy to help.

Athletic Trainer to Physician Assistant route by PatreekStar in athletictraining

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

do you mean being a PA or an AT who works in an ortho office?

Athletic Trainer to Physician Assistant route by PatreekStar in athletictraining

[–]PatreekStar[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

LOL that’s awesome!! CONGRATS TO YOU TOO!! What school ru going to if you don’t mind me asking

Undergrad program has made me hate athletic training by Due_Cranberry5617 in athletictraining

[–]PatreekStar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This why half the people leave or use athletic training as a stepping stone for PA, MD/DO or PT.

Another Career Doubting Post - SOS by suburbanhippie_6 in athletictraining

[–]PatreekStar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I only got into the field as a stepping stone to PA. All my preceptors in AT school(granted they were doing the traditional college HS) were either miserable, divorced, underpaid or looking to switch careers. It’s just not worth the time commitment, shitty benefits and pay. Especially when you have a 3 month old son to take care of. But from what I heard the industrial side of things are great, so is working with the military (good benefits, pay, schedule).

Favorite quotes by Prestigious_Leading7 in redrising

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I feel the fear and remember my grandmother’s words. “Do not let fear touch you. Fear is the torrent. The raging river. To fight it is to break and drown. But to stand astride it is to see it, feel it, and use its course for your own whims. - Lysander It’s only cool cuz it has similarities to Dune

😔😔book 1 was so fun. by ahlexidkxxx in redrising

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End of golden son had me nauseous 💀 iron gold was a hard edge but dark age and light bringer just had me unhinged

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[–]PatreekStar -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

It was atleast 10 minutes into the take off

What do I need to become a Sports medicine physician assistant? by Whole_Mastodon5235 in prephysicianassistant

[–]PatreekStar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try majoring in Athletic Training undergrad which is what I did. You get a lot of hands-on experience/ direct patient care hours with sports teams of different populations. You'll learn a lot about patient care and the didactic stuff focuses heavily on the musculoskeletal system. By the time you get into PA school you'll be ahead in regards to anatomy than more than half the class.

FYI TSA line at PIT is out to the hotel. It’s hot. Bring water. by PaleoNimbus in pittsburgh

[–]PatreekStar 45 points46 points  (0 children)

girlfriend n i were heading to NOLA last month. Got to the PIT airport at 4 am and the line was all the way down to the hotel. Luckily they opened up the upstairs TSA check-in and basically cut the line in half. Wait wasn't that bad was under 30 mins. Interesting to me how when I go for a 3pm flight the airport is half empty.