-: My name is Natalie Ikeman.
I'm a Physician Assistant at Hennepin Healthcare
and I am the lead APP for the Family Medicine department
at the Golden Valley Clinic.
So, in Family Medicine, we work autonomously in the clinic.
And so that means that we don't interact with the physician
unless we need assistance.
And in Minnesota, the legal status is
that the physician is a supervisor,
so if you have a hard or complex case,
then you go to the physician for help.
But otherwise, you are working with your patients
and documenting and ordering tests and imaging
for your patient completely on your own.