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Top Healthcare Roles Before Becoming a PA Ever wonder what professional experiences most PAs bring with them before starting their careers? Here’s a quick breakdown of the top four prior healthcare roles from recent data: 1️⃣ Medical Assistant (32.2%) – The #1 pathway! From taking vitals to supporting providers, MAs gain hands-on clinical experience that translates seamlessly into PA practice. 2️⃣ Nursing Assistant (31.0%) – CNAs bring unmatched patient care experience, mastering the art of bedside care and communication. 3️⃣ Medical Scribe (26.1%) – Scribes know the ins and outs of documentation and medical workflows, giving them a head start in clinical reasoning and terminology. 4️⃣ EMT/Paramedic (19.7%) – With real-world, high-pressure experience, EMTs and paramedics develop quick decision-making skills that are invaluable in any clinical setting. If you’ve been in one of these roles—or a different one—consider how your unique skills and background can make you a standout applicant. Every journey to becoming a PA is unique, but these roles are consistently excellent stepping stones. 💡 Pro Tip: Highlight your clinical experiences and transferable skills in your application. They matter! #PhysicianAssistant #PhysicianAssociate #FuturePA #PAStudent #PALife #PhysicianAssistantLife #AAPA #NCCPA #HealthcareHeroes #PACoaching🩺 

In one of the posts (https://t.ly/7q5x_), we examined how the FDA has included software (often referred to as 𝐂𝐃𝐒 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞) that is meant to 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏-𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒔, 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), as well as how Section 3060(a) of the Cures Act amended the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under the section 520(o), certain software functions were excluded from the definition of the medical device. Prior to discussing the types of "𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭" (𝐂𝐃𝐒) software functions that are not regarded as being a part of the definition of the device under section 520(o)(1)(E).  Let’s comprehend who is referred to as a 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 (𝐇𝐂𝐏). The term "HCP" as used by the FDA refers to a person who is authorized to administer health care and who has been granted a license, registration, or certification by a State or other regulatory body. This includes, but is not limited to, 𝑛𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠, 𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠, 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑝𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑐ℎ-𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠, 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡. #FDA #HCP #HealthcareProfessional #software #CDS #medicaldevice #clinical #decision

Team work is an essential component of academic and professional environments, as it allows individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives to collaborate and achieve common goals. effective team work requires a delicate balance of communication, coordination, and conflict resolution. Today, we assembled various resources for a mission. Leveraging our diverse expertise, we fulfilled a seemingly impossible and crucial request for a patient. This exemplifies the beauty of personalized medical service. We navigated challenges, deliberated rigorously, and weighed the risks and benefits… glad that we made it finally. The smile and gratefulness from the patient and family is unforgettable. This experience was tremendously inspirational for me. I learned a great deal from many leading experts in the field. I am truly thrilled to have led and witnessed such a beautiful mission, assisted by a group of compassionate professionals. * A senior general manager with extenssive icu nursing background who humble herself to contribute directly in the mission. * Excellent medical assistant officers who are so capable to execute almost everything i asked during the mission without hassle. * The whole team stand by me during the mission, follow me and never fail to receive my instruction no matter where i go ( where patient goes) * Patient and his caring families who trust us and care for us [Excuse me that i cant enclose any more detail related to this experience] I talk alot about hope, helping and teamwork. My whole message is that >> we are more powerful TOGETHER. #extramiles #simplynote

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Can you be a Rebel Physician AND an employeed one? This happens to be my current status and a question I continue to ask myself. Can I really rebel against toxic medicine culture while in a traditional healthcare role? Isn’t this a slippery slope where my compassion and work ethic are weaponized against me? It might be too soon to tell. Here is how I am showing up rebelliously in the meantime: 1. I negotiated for fair compensation, to keep my brand separate from my employment and to continue teaching medical students on my own terms. 2. Open communication with administrators, physicians, nurse practitioners and midwives as the Laborist program rolls out. 3. Leaning into to difficult and uncomfortable conversations with lots of vulnerability and little ego. 4. Remaining unattached to my title at the “soul level” so boundaries remain intact. Knowing I can and will walk away if my values are compromised. 5. Listening to my intuition and constantly checking in with my energy level as I pursue various projects and committee responsibilities. 6. Being 100% myself no matter what role I am playing. From medical student preceptor to physician to colleague to boss to employee, everyone gets the same version of me. 7. Unapologetically declaring my vision for our department and that I want to play an integral role in training students and residents so that they create sustainable medical careers. I don’t do these perfectly every day, but they are my signposts. They keep me grounded when I’m tempted to be swept up by the chaos that is medicine. I love connecting with like minded physicians so if any of this resonated with you, please join the Rebel Physician community at www.RebelPhysician.com

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What do Medical Assistants do? Medical Assistants complete the following various administrative and clinical duties: 👉Taking medical history 👉Explaining procedures to patients 👉Collecting and preparing specimens for the lab or performing basic laboratory tests 👉Administering or instructing patients on the proper uses of medications 👉Drawing blood 👉Taking electrocardiograms 👉Removing sutures 👉Changing dressings Types of Work Environments ▪️Hospitals ▪️Nursing homes and assisted living facilities ▪️Ambulatory care centers ▪️Urgent care facilities ▪️Clinics Education and Training Requirements Medical assistants can receive on the job training, show competency by becoming certified/registered, or have attended a formal training program resulting in a certificate/diploma or an associate’s degree. Link in bio for more! #healthprofessions #education #student #cle #cleveland #clevelandclinic #medicalassistant #medicalassisting #medicalassistingstudent #MA

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