Practicing medicine in Antarctica? Yes! Watch to learn more!

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Did you know PAs and NPs can work in Antarctica? People need medical care no matter where they are, even if they are at the South Pole! Year round there are PAs and NPs taking care of the scientists who staff the research stations in Antarctic. YOU could have this job too! Watch this video to hear what the job entails, what the living quarters are like, and how you apply for this position. Join me for part 2 of my interview with Joe Spins the Globe!
Here are the links to Joe's social media where you can see even more amazing videos and pictures from the South Pole:
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UTMB website to apply for the job: www.utmb.edu/polar/job-opport...
Watch Part 1 of my interview with Joe where he explains the work experience that prepared him for this experience:
• Watch Joe Spins the Gl...
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@TheMedicineCouch 2 года назад

Is this the COOLEST job ever!?! See what I did there. 😂😂😜😜

@daniels9927 2 года назад

You have such great interviews on your channel. So many unique careers for PAs.

@TheMedicineCouch 2 года назад

Thanks Daniel!

@HabitualButtonPusher 2 года назад

This is fascinating. There are other trained medical personnel at each station. All the firefighters are at least EMT or Paramedic level which can assist with patient care if needed. Many seeking employment with USAP, having extra medical credentials is a benefit. Hiring a mechanic is one thing. Hiring a mechanic that is a EMT/Paramedic or firefighter experience. You can can trained for free in the US at most volunteer fire departments.

@TheMedicineCouch 2 года назад

Good to know. Yes, I would think having as many people as possible with some medical training would be a good thing! Thanks for watching and glad you found it fascinating.

@tombittikoffer412 10 месяцев назад

As I understand it, Joe also does some of (if not all) of the 3D animations for his channel. He REALLY puts a lot of effort and thought into his content. Please check it out.

@TheMedicineCouch 10 месяцев назад

That's cool! I didn't know he did the animations too. He does have some great stuff, especially for science nerds! I agree, people should check him out! (Links to his accounts in the description box above.)

@Janom66 6 месяцев назад

I watched a tour of the station and it was very impressive. Modern equipment and great opportunities for research.👍

@TheMedicineCouch 6 месяцев назад

Yes! There’s a lot of cool research going on down there (no pun intended)! I really didn’t have any idea what it was like done in Antarctica, so I was fascinated to learn about it. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

@jokersmom1 7 месяцев назад

******* Girl Scout camp- resident camp up in the mountains of Idaho---- same thing - with the discussion of boundaries... The first summer I was kind of lonely, for the counselors were way younger than I and busy with their group of girls. And I did distance myself to portray being professional. This last summer, it was nice that they did include me in outside activities- mainly going to dinner in town. But- I am and have been very careful with privacy----- this pass summer the staff had a problem, and I am the type of person who stays away from drama. I stay neutral and don't discuss other peoples health or business. My camp manager appreciated my demeanor and the way I ran it. The boss of the council and the camp manager want me to come back.

@TheMedicineCouch 7 месяцев назад

Yes, it certainly can be tricky in isolated settings, or even when working in small towns! You have to walk a fine line. Sounds like you did a great job of doing that! Thanks for commenting and sharing your experience.

@laurogarza4953 Год назад

Thank you for this discussion. It was very informative and I really appreciate the discussion of S.A.D. and other psychological and psychiatric treatment of same which is what interests me most although all of the dynamics there are fascinating plus the astrophysics experiments there are COOL!

@TheMedicineCouch Год назад

You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed the discussion. I do find the psychological aspect fascinating as no one can really predict exactly how they’re going to react to being in that extreme environment!

@PreservationEnthusiast 7 месяцев назад

@@TheMedicineCouch It must be great to live on the South Pole. You can go to the bar and get pissed up and then get all the beak girls and no police to tell you what to do.

@jeffreysokal7264 6 месяцев назад

Thanks much for this in-depth video. What an incredible experience. Just awesome!!!

@TheMedicineCouch 6 месяцев назад

You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed it! I know I found it interesting interviewing him and learning about it. Thanks for watching, and commenting!

@CarlineMullins-te9hg Год назад

😊I watched all of he's videos

@TheMedicineCouch Год назад

I know! They are addictive!

@xodusxodus7544 4 месяца назад

I've watched many of Joe's S.P. station videos. The issue of darkness and SAD was one of my initial concerns. I certainly couldn't handle it. After 96 hours of continuous clouds on the northern plains in winter I start to experience, Jack from the movie The Shining, syndrome. Six months of night in small community isolation must be a challenge.

@TheMedicineCouch 4 месяца назад

🤣🤣 Nice Shining reference! I agree. After I interviewed him, I thought a little bit about what it would be like. They admit, part of me thought “oh, it would be nice to be able to have the time to snuggle up and read books” or work out in that gym. But I too, worry that that would be unrealistic. That I would just really tend to go more stir crazy and hate not seeing the sun. It’s undeniably a cool experience, though, that’s for sure!

@GoingtoHecq 6 месяцев назад

Antarctica seems like the perfect place for people to get little fevers or's colds just from being exposed to cold all the time.

@TheMedicineCouch 6 месяцев назад

Well, it might seem like it, but that’s not actually true. Being exposed to cold, does not cause you to have fevers or get sick. It’s being exposed to viruses or bacteria that cause infections. It is a very controlled and contained environment down there, and people are screen medically before they can go, so there should not be as many organisms to cause illness as there are for you and I walking around in the general public.

@neptunedoug 11 месяцев назад

After he mentioned SAD, i was curious if they had any light therapy devices. I would have assumed at least a lamp in every dorm room.

@TheMedicineCouch 10 месяцев назад

Great point! I don't remember if I asked him about it in the full interview, but I bet they do have some light therapy devices down there somewhere. It's such a simple solution to a know problem!

@michaelhoward8664 Год назад

I thought it was near 75 stations at the South Pole. There is a website that reports daily temperatures. Maybe they are automated during the winter.

@TheMedicineCouch Год назад

I'm not sure. I've never been there! 😆Either way, there are certainly more than I ever thought was down there.

@jfbeam 10 месяцев назад

There's a big difference between a weather station, and a _manned_ station. A WX station can be a briefcase on the side of a mountain. But, yes, there are maps of the continent showing the various countries and their stations.

@TheMedicineCouch 10 месяцев назад

That makes sense!

@Sembazuru 6 месяцев назад

Remember, Antarctica is more than the South Pole. Just like North America is more than New York. (I'm not trying to imply a simile beyond a city, or single location, does not a continent make.)

@jfbeam 10 месяцев назад

How can you talk about the science at the South Pole and not mention the coolest thing on the continent: ICE CUBE?

@TheMedicineCouch 10 месяцев назад

Agree, it's very cool, but the focus of the video is about practicing medicine down there. 😎 I do remember him briefly talking about it during the interview, but I guess that part didn't make it into this final video. Eventually the full videos of all these interviews will be available. Keep you eyes out for it!

@brianlindsey5565 Год назад

I love to work down there being and RN, Can never get them to call me. I guess you have to know the RIGHT people

@TheMedicineCouch Год назад

I don't know. The PA I interviewed got lucky I'm sure that he happened to call at just the right time, but persistence may be key.

@jfbeam 10 месяцев назад

Very few positions with plenty of people applying... you could apply to other country's programs.

@mikeadler434 6 месяцев назад

👍👍

@TheMedicineCouch 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!!

@MarkvandenHoek Год назад

80 stations.

@TheMedicineCouch Год назад

Is that the number of stations down there now?

@jjoo6229 6 месяцев назад

Dodge Ball !

@TheMedicineCouch 6 месяцев назад

🤪 Dodge Ball in Antarctica!

@Dazza13Bravo 10 месяцев назад

Her question was why do you need a doctor?!! Lol!

@jacobwetherby 7 месяцев назад

common, no appendectomies?! you guys need a nurse

@TheMedicineCouch 7 месяцев назад

It would be nice to have a full complement with having a nurse, especially if they need more hands with a serious illness or injury, but I guess the odds are low, so they keep a skeleton crew.

@jacobwetherby 7 месяцев назад

yeah but during the summer season, the odds go up dramatically

@TheMedicineCouch 7 месяцев назад

@jacobwetherby true

@Sembazuru 6 месяцев назад

@@jacobwetherby But at summer season there is transportation to civilization. I had a co-worker who had an aortic dissection while at pole during the summer season. He was med-evacuated to Christchurch where he was treated by a full surgical staff. Luckily he lived. If it wasn't for the station crew at pole to keep him stable for the flight to arrive he probably wouldn't have. I remember hearing about another summer time med-evac when a rigging cable snapped under tension and hit someone across the chest. I didn't keep up with the story, I hope he survived. Point is, the on-station doc and assistant (PA or NA) in the summer are likely to keep serious medical issues stable for a med-evac to happen. They don't need the capabilities of a surgical staff.

@jacobwetherby 6 месяцев назад

@@Sembazuru I'm glad everything worked out, I was thinking more for your bragging rights, i.e. performed a such and such, and is now in my care...lol

@Dazza13Bravo 10 месяцев назад

Hope with medical checks their pronouns and gender were checked for medical procedures.