About 9 in 10 said they are glad they became a PA, so one might assume that satisfaction is quite high... physicianassistants
in the Medscape report. With these changes, greater respect from colleagues and patients could follow.One possible silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic is that the scope of PA practice temporarily expanded to help handle the patient onslaught. Almost all respondents in the Medscape report favor making these expansions permanent.on PAs' professional lives, and the laments show up in their comments.
However, many other PAs reported feeling overworked in general ."The volume of work is too much for one person: prepping surgical patients, obtaining prior authorizations, and responding to patient messages," one complained. Another puts in"a 55- to 60-hour workweek with very few breaks." Others are struggling with night shifts or"sacrificing my personal and family life to my job.
They conceded that the paperwork is necessary to maintain board certification and to avoid potential malpractice lawsuits, however. Possible litigation appeared as a bogeyman in comments time and again."I'm afraid of being sued," one PA wrote.