u/Littlemisspiggy11

I cannot find a job. I have been ghosted by two recruiters thus far. I had an interview with a Nephrologist that is losing two APPs on Wednesday. I asked him the next day that I was glad to meet him and said he would discuss with his colleagues regarding the position and havnt heard back. I know it’s the 4th of July weekend and maybe I need to take a chill pill. I am in New York and I moved from Arkansas for a job that was not completely transparent to me about all the specifications (in a previous post). Now I’ve signed a year long lease with no job. I’m frantically applying left and right on multiple job sites. Most locums positions require one year of experience. Getting that one year of experience has been hell!! Has anyone had this much bad luck?

Hello all. Maybe you can take a lesson from me, or maybe its something that everyone already knows. DO NOT take a job without going to a physical interview and without seeing other providers work in the position you'll hold. I am a new graduate that moved from Arkansas to New York for a general surgery position, or atleast what I thought. In my general surgery rotation, I did not have to deal with traumas of any kind, deal with grand rounds or manage critical care patients. It was strictly OR and DaVinci cases. When I applied to this job, there was very little mention of working on a trauma team. I was told that I was going to be in the OR working on general surgery cases such as hernias, even vein harvesting. I had no idea that I would have to manage ICU patients on top of it. I accepted the job after a brief interview and spoke with the woman that would end up training me over 6 months.

Long story short, the job was not what I expected and waited months to start this job. I started "training" two weeks ago which consisted of reconstructing my H and P for trauma cases specifically. (Once you've learned something one way for so long, its hard to unlearn book medicine for real medicine.) At the end of the day, I don't have the thick skin the job requires and Im not an adrenaline junky. I should have asked more specific questions regarding the position and to be more picky about how I am to start this career. Im trying hard not to portray this situation as a whole of the PA field. I jumped into something way too broad and complicated right out the gate even though they took new graduates. It was even disclosed to me that two PA's are leaving the position 4 months in due to the stress. My boss is willing it to help me find another job, preferably in orthopedics. It's just not a good start to a life long career and wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

So I started my job this week in surgery/trauma. About two of the days was more HR stuff but the last two days have been much of a shock. The way I learned H and P in school is not the flow I’m needing for actual work and I’m frustrated. It makes me question the quality of my education really, since the never taught progress notes. It’s been a year since graduation and I feel I’ve lost so much information. I freeze when doing practice exams on colleagues. I had such bad anxiety I broke down. It makes me question if I have what it takes to be successful In this job, let alone this career I worked hard to be a part of. Is this a common feeling as a new grad? I’m blessed they don’t throw new grads to the wolves, and give us 6 months of training (yes I know… only 2 days Jesus). I have a major growth curve ahead of me and I hope to fin the courage to accept the challenge.

Hello everyone,
I start my first job in general surgery this coming Monday and I’m… nervous. For those of you who are working in general surgery or just surgery in general, what are some pointers you would give? Should I be reviewing some medications or anatomy? Should i be working in my single handed tie or my sutures? What were your first few months like? How did you deal with nerves?

I have always struggled with feelings of inadequacy, major anxiety, and self doubt. I am my own worst enemy. I even wonder how I have even gotten this far… (I know I know… it’s a sign I can handle working too). But I can’t help but feel like an idiot during ACLS renewals compared to those that have that experience. Like I should be running codes right? I shouldn’t be freezing up (I decided emergency medicine is not for me). I graduated last May and finally passed my 2nd pance in October last year, so I feel like I’ve lost some information in a way, or my recall is slower. I feel like my knowledge base is the size of a pea. I’m sorry if there are lots of these posts but I can’t help but let it out. My guess is that time and experience are the only things to make imposter syndrome go away. How can one be easier on themselves? Because Rome wasn’t built in a day right..?

Hello fellow colleagues,
I am a new grad that has accepted a job at the beginning of the year in upstate NY. We moved up here in April because our lease ended in Arkansas. Original start date was May 4th but I missed an occupational health scheduled appointment which pushed my date back to the 18th. They are now saying that the credentialing meeting for my particular hospital is May 18th and because of the scheduling issue, my date could be moved again to June 1st.

They did not offer me a sign on bonus up front but 10k in chunks throughout my first year. I feel like a sitting duck while bills are pilling up, adding to the anxiety. Has anyone else waited this long to start a new job?