125k after 5 years very doable.
144-168 hrs/mo is a pretty typical schedule.
PAs who only work fast track(probably 60-70% of all em pas) are perpetual scut monkeys seeing low acuity patients all day long with minimal sense of accomplishment because most of the pts would have gotten well anyway by staying home and taking a few ibuprofen and some Sudafed.
the 40% of em pas who work in higher acuity areas have more responsibility and enjoy their jobs most. the PAs who work rural/solo or have great roles at urban trauma ctrs where they can see any pt and do any procedure are the happiest and best compensated em pas of all. this is probably the top 5% of em pas. a residency puts you in line for those jobs, or you could trudge up the ladder of crappy jobs, each slightly better than the last, over 15 years before landing a really good one, like I had to do.
I don't know about the 60-70% of PA/NP doing fast track being unsatisfied. I assume most of them see medicine as a job which they are paid well. Personally I don't get a sense of accomplishment these days even as a Physician, I just want to punch in and punch out.
As I recall, the way you were treated and the scope of practice you were allowed as an em pa played a big role in your decision to go back to med school, yes?I don't know about the 60-70% of PA/NP doing fast track being unsatisfied. I assume most of them see medicine as a job which they are paid well. Personally I don't get a sense of accomplishment these days even as a Physician, I just want to punch in and punch out.
this may be more of an east coast vs west coast thing. most of the east coast em pas I know are pretty happy, while most of the west coast em pas I know ( N= very many in both areas) are always looking for a better job where they can do more and be treated better.Yeah I tend to agree. Most PAs and NPs i come across are completely cool with their roles in the healthcare environment. You, my friend emedpa are the anomaly.
As I recall, the way you were treated and the scope of practice you were allowed as an em pa played a big role in your decision to go back to med school, yes?
must be in a small facility or a place not particularly friendly to pa/np folks. most EDs now use a pa or np and most have them see predominately lower acuity cases (level 3-5).It throws me off to read of "scut monkey" work NPPs have to do in some places because in my ED, most of the time it's only staffed with board certified EM physicians (rarely is an NPP is running around). The scut gets handled so we can open up the room again ASAP. Maybe the docs wish they had someone to throw cases to, but there isn't the option.
