A Medical University of South Carolina honors graduate (2015), Julie McDaniel, PA-C in Point Loma's Liberty Station delivers board-certified pediatric physician assistant care at the Perlman Pediatrics campus on Truxtun Road in San Diego. Her Florida State University exercise science background informs a sports-medicine lens on pediatric wellness, covering acute injury assessment and return-to-play protocols for the same young athlete population served by Shelter Island Pediatrics across the peninsula. The PA-C credential allows the practice to extend same-day appointment availability and urgent care access beyond physician-only scheduling, maintaining throughput at a multi-provider Liberty Station pediatric office that accepts Tricare and major commercial plans. Adolescent patients presenting with overuse injuries, concussion symptoms, or pre-participation physicals benefit from an exercise-science framework that coordinates rehabilitation through Rehab United Physical Therapy when structured post-injury protocols are indicated. The most complex visits involve multi-system acute presentations — febrile infants, respiratory distress, or dehydration cases — requiring rapid triage, point-of-care testing, and emergency transfer coordination with Rady Children's Hospital.