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<v ->I am Lieutenant Navy Nicole Spivey.</v>

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I'm a Physician Assistant,
currently serving on board HMCS.

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Ottawa,

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<v ->A Physician Assistant in the
Canadian Armed Forces is part</v>

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of the greater military
health services team.

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They provide primary

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and emergency healthcare

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for Canadian Armed Forces
members domestically and abroad.

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A Physician Assistant
is a healthcare provider

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who extends the hand of the
supervising physician to remote

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or isolated locations.

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<v ->The uniqueness about being
a Physician Assistant in the</v>

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Canadian Armed Forces
is that we have a lot

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of independent duty

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where we don't have a doctor
directly in our office

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that we can discuss a patient with.

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Sometimes we have to reach out by phone

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or by email in order
to discuss that patient

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because of the independent
duty and where we are.

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<v ->The primary responsibilities
of a Physician Assistant are</v>

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to provide primary healthcare,
provide emergency care,

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promote health protection

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and education, practice
environmental medicine

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and hyperbaric medicine,

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and promote occupational
health and safety.

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Physician Assistants are
employed throughout Canada in

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health services clinics, onboard ship,

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or overseas in support of a
myriad of operational missions.

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<v ->I'm currently responsible for 185</v>

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to 200 sailors on a day-to-Day
basis for their health

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and safety, as well as when we're at sea.

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So the unique opportunities
about being a Physician

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Assistant in the Royal
Canadian Navy is the

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opportunity to travel.

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I've recently went through
the Northwest passage,

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which was a super amazing experience.

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I got to see polar bears
and I saw some penguins,

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and I got to visit places

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that most people normally
wouldn't get to visit

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because those areas are covered
in ice most of the year.

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I've also been to approximately
57 countries in the world.

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Most recently, I got to
visit Japan, Thailand

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for the first time.

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I got to visit Malaysia
for the first time.

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All of these experiences
stay in your heart

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because they're a once in
a lifetime opportunity.

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This job is suited for anyone
who wants an adventure.

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I am super proud of the work
that I do here. I love my job.

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I love that my daughter goes
to work and brags about my job.

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I love that my daughter
wants to come down here

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and see what I do every day.

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I tell everybody how much I love my job.