KAREN: You mentioned a PA (Physician Assistant), does Angoon have a PA stationed there now all the time?

JESSIE: There is a PA there now. And, I believe she's leaving on June 9th. But, we have another one, which I heard got a job here. Now I don't know what's going to happen.  But it sounds like they have one that's going to be starting, taking the other PA's place.

KAREN: Is that standard SEARHC practice now, every village has a PA?

JESSIE: It seems to be what they're working towards.  But, we used to have a PA come every once in awhile, but now it's good having them there the whole time.

KAREN: What about when you started, how often did doctors and nurses come to town?

JESSIE: I can't even remember if they even came every other month like they do now. But we'd get doctors every now and then. But right now we get them every other month.

KAREN: What was that like working with the doctors? How did the relationship work?

JESSIE: A lot of the doctors are -- they have to learn how to work with health aides.  But, it's worked pretty good.  We depend on the doctors. To call them, to call the shots, I'd guess you'd say. To see what we can do for the patient.

They'll guide us on what to do for the patient. Being there.  And, decide if the patient should be transported out of the village. They teach them a lot now, a lot more than we were taught.  It took a while for them to teach us to do IVs, which is a big help.  And to do suturing.