Canadian PA
Canadian PA
Podcast Description
For anyone interested in the Physician Assistant (PA) profession in Canada. Especially if you are preparing to apply to PA school, a current PA student or those working alongside PAs and wanting to understand the role better.
Featuring practicing PAs and current PA students, we talk about what the job actually looks like, how people get into the profession, and the realities of training and working as a PA in Canada.
Whether you're exploring the path, supporting someone on it, or already part of it, you’ll walk away with a clearer picture of what being a PA really means.
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Content Themes
The show explores various aspects of being a Physician Assistant, including application strategies, career transitions, and the realities of PA training. Episodes feature topics like navigating rejections, building healthcare experience, and effective admissions strategies with examples such as a former registered massage therapist's journey to PA school and tips for journaling to enhance application quality.
For anyone interested in the Physician Assistant (PA) profession in Canada. Especially if you are preparing to apply to PA school, a current PA student or those working alongside PAs and wanting to understand the role better. Featuring practicing PAs and current PA students, we talk about what the job actually looks like, how people get into the profession, and the realities of training and working as a PA in Canada.
Justin Lautenbach is a McMaster-trained PA who has spent over a decade building a multi-specialty career that spans outpatient Orthopedics, chronic pain, and now aesthetic medicine under his own brand, Hamilton Botox.
What you'll learn:
How to move from a PA student in clinical clerkship to a licensed, practicing PA in Orthopaedic Surgery
What milestones are required to co-found and manage an outpatient medical practice
How to master ultrasound guided injections, procedures through pattern recognition and expert feedback
What the physician-directed model looks like for PAs in the business of aesthetic medicine
View full episode show notes & resources: canadianpa.ca/podcast/37
Follow Justin:
Instagram: @HamiltonBotox
Visit Justin's Website: hamiltonbotox.ca
EPISODE OUTLINE
PA SCHOOL & EARLY CAREER:
00:00 Introduction: Meet Justin
04:51 Justin's First Job as an Orthopaedic Surgery PA
BUILDING A PRACTICE
09:18 ArthroBiologix: Co-Founding an Outpatient Orthopaedic Practice
16:24 Finding PA Mentorship through Networking
PROCEDURAL MEDICINE & ULTRASOUND
17:41 Building Competency in Procedural Medicine & Ultrasound-Guided Injections
28:50 Orthopaedics vs. Chronic Pain: Differences in Approach
AESTHETIC MEDICINE
34:39 From Botox for Migraines to Aesthetic Medicine
39:30 Founding Hamilton Botox: Running a PA-Led, Physician-Directed Aesthetic Business
41:06 How PAs Can Get Started in Aesthetic Medicine
43:05 Aesthetics: The Business Side of Medicine
WORK-LIFE & CAREER SUSTAINABILITY
48:26 Managing Multiple Clinical Roles without Burning Out
54:36 OrthoPA Network: Building a Community of PAs
PA ADVICE & THE FUTURE OF THE PROFESSION
56:12 Advice Justin Would Give to His New PA Grad Self
58:34 Challenges of Pioneering the PA Profession in New Provinces & Territories
FOR PA EMPLOYERS: WORKING WITH PAs
1:00:49 The Business Case for Hiring a PA
1:06:17 How to Advocate for Your Own Learning
1:08:23 Final Notes
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