Day in the Life of a Primary Care Physician Assistant

Hey everyone!! I’m back with another featured day in the life! Today we are asking my good friend, Chloe, about what her life is like working in Primary Care. I hope you guys enjoy, please leave any questions in the comments below!!
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Chloe- @themedicalmind

[@beautybydestiny6599]

Love this!! Please do more videos like this with other specialties!

[@itsKendraLynne]

Thanks!!! I plan to! 🤗🤗

[@jordand930]

love your vids kendra! thank you for telling us ab your experience chloe!!

[@itsKendraLynne]

Thanks so much for watching!!! 😬

[@JoseMartinez-fg2xp]

Came here looking for tips but this some real life advice thank you!

[@samanthakennedy5126]

Kendra thank you for this! I am applying to PA school this May and hope to do pediatric primary care! Coming from a public health background inspired me to do primary care and I am thankful for this video :)

[@itsKendraLynne]

Of course!! Thank you for watching and good luck!! 🤗

[@kateayala934]

Hi Kendra! I love your content so much! I recently stumbled across your channel while trying to learn more about the differences between MD and PA (I'm a first year undergrad). Your videos are super helpful and entertaining! Keep doing what you're doing!!

[@AestheticallyGabi]

This was awesome...love it Kendra please more content like this! ♥️♥️

[@itsKendraLynne]

Thanks babe!! Will do 😘

[@ikaceman1]

AdvancedEMT watching (7 years in field) and nice to know the difference finally at my local clinic. Thanks for what you do!

[@priavattamparambil7593]

SO helpful!!! Love this!!

[@itsKendraLynne]

Thanks babe love yaaaa 💕

[@pestleandmortarmedical5400]

Yo these two touched their hair like a freaking amazing amount

[@itsKendraLynne]

🤣🤣🤣 gotta get those hair flips in

[@MaiyahJimenez]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@itsKendraLynne]

Thanks for watching!!! 🙏🏼😘

[@daniellea2495]

Loved this!!

[@itsKendraLynne]

Thanks so much!!!

[@rebeccali515]

Very informative! thank you!

[@itsKendraLynne]

Thank you for watching!! 🤗

[@aishaahmed4855]

Thank you this was too good guys😍

[@itsKendraLynne]

Aisha Ahmed thank you for watching!! 🤍

[@michellewanner3921]

9-5 with 20 patients a day personally seems a unicorn. I’ve worked in 3 states over 15 years and usually 8-5 but rarely leave on time, depending on how many physicals you can get scheduled a day patient load is more like 25-35 a day

[@Nate2trey]

Great interview!

[@itsKendraLynne]

Thank you so much!! 🤗

[@davidegbufoama804]

That’s the thing: the steep learning curve. I don’t really like the whole on-the-job training concept and personally always like being as prepared as I can before starting something. How can I work on this? Is this something that can change in PA school?

[@411foryou]

PA school will set a phenominal foundation. By "on the job training", it essentially means learning the process of running a clinic/hospital (i.e. EMR, team based learning, labs, ect.)

[@itsKendraLynne]

You can prepare yourself by studying as much as you can about the field that you're going to work in prior to actually starting the job :)

[@issy785]

correct me if i’m wrong but if i understand correctly: a PA in primary care doesn’t work in a hospital right? They work in clinics or primary care centers if they’re nearby? they don’t do full on surgeries but focus more on injuries like broken bones, cuts, illnesses like fever, dislocations and so on? also, because they don’t work in the hospital they don’t have to worry about pulling too long of a shift since primary care centers usually close around 5-6 right and open around 8-9?

[@Dani-nk8ky]

PCP usually works with more chronic or acute disease management i.e. diabetes, high cholesterol, step throat. They may not see as much of the things you mentioned bc those would need of immediate fixing in which they may go to the ER for as primary care usually requires an appointment but depending on the clinic if they have same day availability you may still get broken bones etc.

[@issy785]

@@Dani-nk8ky thanks for answering, i know nothing if what’s to come so this helpful. I hope i learn how to deal with the chronic/acute diseases you mentioned, they sound complicated 😅

[@sandramorcos9090]

Hi Kendra! I just graduated from my science degree. I never worked in the medical field. Do you think I will be accepted if I applied for PA school? I have a good GPA and research experience

[@MHSMagicLuver]

You will need direct patient care experience. Even if schools don’t require it, PA school is very very competitive (took me 5 years to get in) so you need that direct patient care to do competitive. Also it helps with understanding how to talk to patients and family members because you don’t have time to learn that stuff in PA school.

[@MHSMagicLuver]

I have been watching your videos since before PA school and now I graduate in 6 months :p I plan on doing primary care in Jacksonville, Florida for my first job. Then maybe going into something else. My next rotation is surgery in Naples which starts Monday

[@itsKendraLynne]

Yayyy 6 months! It’s gonna fly by. Thanks so much for watching 🙏🏼❤️

[@MHSMagicLuver]

Update. I did primary care for 22 months. Hated it. Just moved to SC so looking into gen surg/hospitalist. My first job had no training. I shadowed a NP for 2 days. That’s it. And then seeing 14 patients on my own. They want us seeing min of 20 patients a day. And we didn’t get east patients. We got whoever. It was not a good job for a new grad for me.

[@ChristopherInTexas]

8:37 😂😂😂😂 Great interview

[@itsKendraLynne]

Hahahah thanks! I appreciate it. Love that part 😆

[@ameena2489]

How tall are you?

[@itsKendraLynne]

I’m 5’3 😁

[@ameena2489]

Kendra Lynne is their a specific height required to be able to perform surgeries?

[@itsKendraLynne]

@@ameena2489 There's no height requirement :)

[@mahnoorhashmi7203]

Does Chloe work in an urgent care?

[@itsKendraLynne]

Chloe works in Primary Care