Something that I am still getting use to is that it's okay to be silly with kids. I know this may seem obvious to almost everyone, but I have had minimal interaction with children during my life, so this is still something that takes some getting use to. The PA who I spend most of my time with is awesome with the kids, in fact, most of the kids arrive shy and quiet but after interacting with him they are super happy and much more outgoing. He is a great preceptor to be learning from! I think that because of this, at the end of the day, I don't feel exhausted or drained, I feel energized if anything! (again I have only been here 3 days, maybe things will change but who knows). Before this rotation I didn't really considered a career in anything outpatient and especially not pediatrics, but after only a few days here I am growing to like it much more than I ever imagined. I guess my clinical coordinators were right when they told me that I would like this rotation regardless of my past experience with children, because it is just an overall awesome site to be working at.
If any of you readers know me personally, you will know that I have little to no experience with children. That being said, I was terrified walking into this rotation, the entire drive I was wondering how I was going to handle kids in situations that I have never dealt with before. I am now happy to say that the practice I am rotating through is phenomenal, this experience (be it only three days now) is much more fun and rewarding that I initially anticipated. The preceptors are great and let students tag along in many cases, especially the interesting ones where we can learn a ton. I am the only PA student at this site but there is also one medical student with me as well. For the most part, everything runs smoothly as he tends to gravitate toward the doctors and I to the PA's. Sometimes, if the families allow, we can both enter in on an exam. This office specializes in behavioral and developmental pediatrics and is one of the best in the capital region so there are tons of interesting cases involving children that we may not see anywhere else. The head MD who runs the practice is also fantastic, he is so knowledgeable and he spends so much time with his patients and the parents, making sure they are comfortable with everything and well educated before they leave the office. I think that this way of practicing has also transferred into the other providers as well because everyone in the practice is patient and willing to teach families about their children's health and conditions.
Something that I am still getting use to is that it's okay to be silly with kids. I know this may seem obvious to almost everyone, but I have had minimal interaction with children during my life, so this is still something that takes some getting use to. The PA who I spend most of my time with is awesome with the kids, in fact, most of the kids arrive shy and quiet but after interacting with him they are super happy and much more outgoing. He is a great preceptor to be learning from! I think that because of this, at the end of the day, I don't feel exhausted or drained, I feel energized if anything! (again I have only been here 3 days, maybe things will change but who knows). Before this rotation I didn't really considered a career in anything outpatient and especially not pediatrics, but after only a few days here I am growing to like it much more than I ever imagined. I guess my clinical coordinators were right when they told me that I would like this rotation regardless of my past experience with children, because it is just an overall awesome site to be working at.
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**As many of you can tell, I graduated AMC's program in May of 2017. Current plan is to start a new blog related to my Fellowship after PA school. Stay tuned for the link and updates :)**
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