Adam Grycko, Manitoba PA in General Surgery
Channel: Canadian PA
Date: 2020-06-14

Adam Grycko, is a Canadian Certified PA working in General Surgery in Winnipeg Manitoba.

This interview took place pre-COVID-19, in October of 2019 during CAPA's conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

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BEFORE PA SCHOOL: 
• 0:15 Where I'm from
• 0:40 Adam's Experience Before PA School: Licensed Practical Nursing
• 2:00 How Adam came across the PA Profession

EXPERIENCE IN PA SCHOOL:
• 3:28 Adam's Experience in 1st year PA school at Manitoba
• 4:50 What's involved in 2nd year PA school at Manitoba
• 6:02 Core Rotations in 2nd year PA school
• 7:28 Locations of 2nd year PA Clinical Rotations
• 9:13 Finding work after graduating from Manitoba's PA Program (Class of 2013)

WORKING IN GENERAL SURGERY AS A PA:
• 11:24 Working as a General Surgery PA in Manitoba
• 13:21 Getting Oriented as a new PA Hire in General Surgery
• 19:09 Day in the Life of a General Surgery PA
• 22:03 Common Conditions seen in General Surgery
• 23:53 Adam's Role as a PA in the Operating Room - Surgical First Assist
• 26:41 Procedures done by a General Surgery PA

SCOPE OF PRACTICE + BUILD ING COMPETENCY AS A PA
• 27:55 Learning Procedures as a General Surgery PA
• 29:13 Building Competency as a PA
• 30:58 What Patients can Expect from me as a PA
• 32:35 How Adam interacts with nursing & allied health on the ward
• 34:10 The PA/MD Relationship: Interacting with a Supervising Physician
• 35:19 Level of Autonomy as an Experienced  Practicing PA
• 37:02 Defining PA Scope of Practice
• 38:22 What Adam enjoys about being a PA
• 39:51 How Regulation affects PA Practice in Manitoba
• 41:21 The Impact of Having a PA in a General Surgery Service

FINAL NOTES
• 43:18 Opportunities for Growth after becoming a PA
• 45:23 Adam's Current Research Interests


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