“What are the key challenges in the everyday life of a physician assistant?”
I have just started my career as an assistant to a physician. While I am still undergoing my on the job training, I would like to understand what are the key challenges that a physician’s assistant goes through in the everyday job routine?
4 Answers
Care for clients paying close attention to the Doctor and what is said to you.
You need to know some basics of health conditions that the doctor is dealing with on a daily basis and what the doctor needs to have help in the range of different procedures a doctor is performing and what your required skills are to assist the doctor as a physician’s assistant.
The key challenges are unlikely to appear in your textbooks therefore this is a key question.
First of all is the « image » of the doctors you serve. Believe it or not but the way you dress, the way you behave, your speech and body language will interfere/influence the patient’s perception of the doctor’s skills.
Second is the many ways in which you will breach the Medical confidentiality without you noticing it e. g. answering a phone call while others are listening to you or assuming that your correspondant is fully aware of the matter although he/she isn’t.
There is other points to highlight indeed but tell me whether those few lines are of any help and if you want more.
First of all is the « image » of the doctors you serve. Believe it or not but the way you dress, the way you behave, your speech and body language will interfere/influence the patient’s perception of the doctor’s skills.
Second is the many ways in which you will breach the Medical confidentiality without you noticing it e. g. answering a phone call while others are listening to you or assuming that your correspondant is fully aware of the matter although he/she isn’t.
There is other points to highlight indeed but tell me whether those few lines are of any help and if you want more.
I am a physician, a MD. The daily challenge is to keep the balance between give an excellent service and get the right pay.
Myriam I. Melendez-Rosa, MD
Myriam I. Melendez-Rosa, MD
