Video summary
The speaker begins by addressing viewers who are currently considering a career as a Physician Assistant, emphasizing that they should absolutely not pursue this path if their heart is truly set on becoming a physician. She explains that the decision between professions like PA, MD, or nurse practitioner should not be viewed as a competition or a backup plan, but rather as a choice based on one's specific calling and passion. The core argument presented is that while financial compensation and lifestyle factors are valid considerations for any career, the most critical factor is whether the individual feels an internal drive to practice medicine in a specific capacity. If a person has always felt called to be a physician, attempting to become a PA instead will likely lead to feelings of unfulfillment because the profession itself does not align with their deepest desires or purpose.
The video highlights that unfulfillment is not exclusive to any single career path; physicians and surgeons also experience moments of questioning their choices if they are not following their true calling. The speaker warns against treating PA school as a fallback option when medical school admission seems out of reach, noting that this approach often results in regret and eventual burnout. She stresses that every profession has its own challenges and potential for dissatisfaction, but the root cause of lasting unhappiness lies in doing work that one was never meant to do. Therefore, she urges aspiring healthcare workers to pursue the specific role they are drawn to with all their might, rather than settling for a second-best option that may eventually feel like a waste of time and effort.
In addition to this career advice, the speaker shares exciting news about her new project, a show called "Sunset Friday Live," which is set to launch on June 28th. This new series will focus on Christian life and entertainment, featuring segments such as "girl talk" where she and her friends discuss topics of interest to women within that context. She invites viewers to explore the content through various social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, providing links in the description box for those interested. The speaker expresses genuine enthusiasm about showcasing her new studio space and the upcoming episodes, encouraging the audience to engage with the channel and leave questions or comments regarding PA careers or other topics in the section below.
Ultimately, the message of the video is a heartfelt plea to avoid career paths that do not resonate with one's true calling, specifically advising against becoming a PA if there is a strong desire to be a physician. The speaker concludes by reiterating that while the decision between different medical roles can seem difficult, it is ultimately about following the path that brings personal fulfillment and joy. She ends the video by thanking her audience for watching, reminding them to like, subscribe, and follow her on social media, and promising to see them in future content where she will continue to share insights and updates about her life and new projects.
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I mean so really and truly if you are
thinking about becoming a PA there's
really so you really shouldn't become a
PA if
you're what's up you guys it's zonna
welcome back to my channel okay so thank
you guys so much for joining me today
I'm super excited to share some news
with you all so aunt and I have been
working on a new show and I mentioned
this two weeks ago hope you guys enjoyed
your Father's Day weekend but it will be
launching June 28th okay so if you are
interested in seeing that aspect of like
my life you know we're talking about
Christian Life and entertainment you
know Aunt does Christian entertainment
um through film and Productions and uh
you know we're just Christians so uh
we're going to be just kind of delving
into that and those some different
topics
there um I think you should go on over I
will leave a link in the description box
and on the screen uh to where you can
find our show and you know the content
that we're going to be putting out um
about Christian Life and entertainment
and we're going to be talking about lots
of things like there's going to be um a
segment of like girl talk where it's
going to be me and a couple of my
friends um just talking about like
things that women talk about and are
interested in I'll still surrounded
around like Christian Life and
entertainment so I'm excited about that
you guys I'm excited about showing you
guys the new studio space and it's going
to be great but that is not like I'll
digress on that I'll like show you all
of the things all the little signals and
stuff in the description box below um
for you to just go check us out okay now
furthermore and it's going to be called
Sunset Friday live so just uh that's the
name so you can also like Google and
look it up on YouTube and things like
that um but I I saw some comments about
you know still on the fence about PA
versus MD and um you know I don't really
like the whole like versus thing like
it's just do you want to be a PA or do
you want to be a physician or do you
want to be a nurse practitioner or
something else in the field right um
some other
practitioner and um I just wanted to
like make things clear like I think I've
made other videos about this before in
the past but maybe it's I don't know you
know everybody still has like their
different questions and things like that
and so obviously there's things that
you're going to be looking into like I
guess maybe like what kind of money you
want to make the lifestyle you want to
live like all of those things there's a
plethora of different things that you
can compare and contrast between the
several different professions but really
it all boils down to you and I just want
to make it clear listen if for whatever
reason right you're on the fence but
you've always felt like called or the
need to be a physician
then go do that go after it like chase
after it and do it with all your might
and all your heart and don't give up I
mean honestly if you feel called to be a
physician do it like the PA profession
is not for you you are going to feel
unfulfilled um and that is not because
the profession itself is not fulfilling
but it's because you're not called to it
right that's not what you've always
wanted to do and therefore if you go to
do something else that you're not called
to do at some point you're going to be
like why am I doing this there are
Physicians I know Physicians and
surgeons that are
unfulfilled in their positions as
Physicians and surgeons and they're like
questioning why they went through school
for all of these years like there is
unfulfillment in every different aspect
of life and career and so I don't want
that for you guys okay like this should
not be your second option this should
not be like your backup plan like oh I
can't get into med school for whatever
reason so let me try to get into PA
school like that should not be the thing
okay because at the end of the day
you're not going to be fulfilled and at
some point you're going to give up and
quit on on this to okay so if you have
always felt called to be a physician
please please please go after that okay
this is like it's not it's a it's a
difficult decision but it's really not
that difficult Okay so I I I keep seeing
the comments um and maybe you can just
give me a little bit more insight as to
why there's like a question on should I
be a PA versus an MD um and then I can
address those particular points like
specifically but really and truly if you
have always felt called to one
profession or the other be it a PA or be
it a physician or be it an mnp then go
after it okay so that is just my little
tidbit of information really quick video
but I just wanted to put that out there
because I don't want you all to get that
feeling of unfulfillment at some point
in time um and then you know you you
quit that job and like you're going
through life and like well why did I
waste all this time okay all right well
speaking of not wasting time go on again
and like type into YouTube Sunset Friday
or Sunset Friday live and you'll find
like our YouTube channel but also we're
on like Facebook Instagram Tik Tok as
well again it is launching the first
episode is launching this Friday June no
yeah June 28th yeah this Friday June
28th the first episode will be launching
oh my gosh super excited about that um
it's going to be great it's fun um and
uh there's going to be more great things
to come so you guys will be able to like
enjoy that aspect if you have any other
questions for me PA related or not
please go ahead and leave them in the
comment section below don't for don't
forget to like And subscribe follow me
on Instagram at Adon the PA and on
Instagram at get thaty University and on
Instagram at Sunset Friday
live all right thank you guys so much
for watching I will talk to you guys
next time bye