 What's up you guys? Okay, so I had a question asked because I had done a video that you know I didn't really like my job But it was dot-dot-dot because there were just certain aspects of my job that I didn't like that made my job more difficult like Mentally and emotionally and physically and so because of that there were a few questions that were asked and one of them was like Okay, and I know so you say you don't like your job, you know, you're a PA Do you plan on switching specialties and if you do what specialty do you plan on switching? And so I was like, yeah, you know what? Let me answer that question for you guys because this is an aspect of the PA career that many people gravitate to so We're in this video. I'm gonna be talking about, you know, the specialty that I'm really interested in Going to and when would I do that and how would I go about doing that? So if you have ever thought about hey, you know what there are things that I want to be Outside of just this particular specialty, how would I go about doing that? This video is for you What's up you guys sit down and welcome back to my channel? Okay, so yes, um, you know I don't think it's a big secret that I Like women's health and I want to be in women's health and so their women's health is so broad though You guys so I have friends in women's health in different various like aspects of woman women's health And there I've realized like there are certain aspects of women's health that I really don't want to be a part of and that is Absolutely, okay, you know, it is okay to find yourself in something and then you're like, you know what this isn't really what I thought I was gonna be this is really not gonna fulfill me long term And so let me see what else is out there. It is absolutely okay And I I think a lot of us will spend time like Perseverating on well, what will other people what will people think what my what will this person think what may my parents think? But ultimately like you have to really take care of yourself your mental health in your your happiness overall And so when it comes down to prioritizing yourself I like kudos to anybody who's able to do that and does it fine Like my husband is a pro at that when it comes to like jobs and careers I I tried to take a little what is it a page out of his book, but That being said is there a specialty that I'm interested in yes, it's women's health And I've always been interested in women's health. I like women's health, but more specifically I like inpatient women's health as how it is set up currently at my hospital where they see all of the Consults for anything women's health related And then they are in charge of really and truly all like postpartum care like pain control Education and then also they do all of the cesarean sections So there is a wide range where you get to use your brain and think about what your differential diagnosis is and then at the same side like on the same token you also get to do surgeries and Assistant surgeries and then give education so the full spectrum of You know health care and being a provider and so I really really like that when would I actually make this switch? I have no idea, you know right now I'm in a good position with trauma and I I like what I do Even though there are days when I don't like what I do But at the end of the day, I'm learning a lot and I think as a trauma PA All of the things that I've been able to garner in terms of like my critical thinking skills from when somebody comes in in a Traumatic situation will only be an asset to whatever specialty I go to next if I so choose, right? So that is like one of the beauties of being a PA and being an APP in general is the ability to kind of transition across Specialty lines it makes you very marketable and it makes you an asset To any provider that you will be assisting because you get to take what you've learned at other Specialties or in another provider's office or at another institution and bring it to this particular Institution and so it should only be seen as an asset at the end of the day It's really about getting into the specialty that is right for you But at the same time like being being really like a jack-of-all-trades where you can actually, you know Be of an assist be of assistance to those that you are should be assisting and so When will I be doing that? I don't know is the answer to that But you know, hopefully as I continue to get more experience And get more knowledge in the current feel that I'm in I'll be able to just be more marketable And when I'm ready to make that switch I can easily and seamlessly make it So how would you go about making this switch from being like a trauma PA, right? You're like you're doing all trauma stuff to now An OBGYN PA it doesn't seem to compute like it doesn't seem like there's any overlap and really and truly There is overlap because there is surgical overlap We're both in the OR doing surgical cases in like your kind of abdominal ish cavity But at the end of the day, I think how how we are trained as PA's is Is what makes it easy for the switch? So at the end of the day, we're still a generalist, right? And so we learn about like women's health issues and obviously if I were to transition into women's health I would have to like Re-up on all things women's health, right? So I would need to be able to figure out all of those things so that when I'm going to see a patient I'm like, hi, my name is Adana. I am your OBGYN PA What can I help you with and they're like, yeah, you know, I've been bleeding for six weeks uncontrollably and this is not the norm for me I can go through and have a bag of differentials in my pocket that I can choose from to be like, okay Well, maybe it's this or maybe it's this do you have a history of that? Well, have you done this when did it start what like what makes it worse or better? It hasn't been consistent. There are things that you're Obviously going to take from the general aspect of getting an HPI from a patient And then there are things that you're going to have to learn and so that's how it is as a PA You're going to be able to sit up here and still like get the general basic information But you re-up on the things that you really need to know In pertaining to that particular specialty Also, you get on the job training from your other PA colleagues and from your attendings And so that is something that you really have to like keep in mind and take take advantage of take advantage of everyone's like Knowledge base and what they have to bring so that when you come in You're able to actually like seamlessly fit in as opposed to like being a barrier to the progression of the team and so that's how you would go about being a Any PA really in a different specialty once you're coming from one specialty to the other you get on the job Hands-on training and then you do your own training you read up on the various different books of that particular specialty And you go to like CME conferences and learn The various different like approaches and surgery and treatments the new and upcoming treatment Those are all things that you can utilize to make yourself a better XYZ PA, okay So that is that's the answer to that question if I were to switch it would likely be to women's health And when would I be doing it? I don't know but it will be an easy seamless transition I just need to find it a job opening and apply So that's that and that is the beauty of this career called the physician assistant slash physician associate career But if you guys have any other questions from that, please leave them in comment section below you guys already know Like this video subscribe to my channel and follow me on Instagram at it on the PA and on instrument get that's the university Thank you guys so much for watching. I will talk to you guys next time