Back Office Medical Assistant Personal Statement

I have been a back office medical assistant (MA) in a pediatric and internal medicine clinic for the past four and a half years. I assist a pediatrician and an internist in providing direct patient care by assisting in examinations and procedures, taking medical histories, charting vitals, and explaining treatment plans. My role as an MA includes (but is not limited to) obtaining patients’ temperature, weight, and height, and calculating patients’ BMI. I collect blood specimens and perform all routine labs, such as visual and auditory tests and urinalysis. I am familiar with normal laboratory readings and can alert physicians to abnormal results and to other problems. I administer medications and prepare vaccines as directed by the supervising

As a PA, I want to treat my patients as if they were my own family and to care for them in the most respectful and dignified manner possible. This concept applies to my interest in the PA program because MBKU values the dignity of patients and their families. The PA program will nurture me to become a compassionate PA who is capable of building lasting bonds with patients and families.

Giving back to the community is an important priority in my life. My commitment towards the welfare of others stems from assisting medically underserved and rural populations and from being a member of the underprivileged community. MBKU recognizes and instills the importance of caring for the underserved communities. Therefore, the PA program will grant me the opportunity to continue serving in these areas and to remain active in ongoing community service.

Education is an important priority in my life because I am committed to lifelong learning. I am impressed by the PA program’s dynamic learning environment, which offers individualized attention. The individually focused environment will allow me to strengthen my weaknesses and develop my talents. The unique integrated curriculum will also help enhance my knowledge and skills to provide patients with the highest quality health care. Therefore, MBKU’s excellence in teaching and patient care will help foster my growth as a competent

Choose one of the following topics to write about A) Tell us about a person from history or present day who has influenced your life, and how. B) Tell us about a talent or interest you have outside of medicine. C) Tell us about a book you read in the last year that had a big impact on you, and why. D) Where do you see yourself in five years? [1500 characters].

Outside of medicine, I spend my leisure time dancing and choreographing. My love for dance and music stems from my early childhood. I recall listening to Disney songs and “choreographing” dance moves – moves that appeared as uncoordinated, but exquisite loose wiggles. As a result of my parents’ strict upbringing, dance was an important activity because it served as a safe haven away from the stress and pressure I felt as a child. Dancing was, and is still, my source of joy.

I carried my passion for dance along with me when I transitioned into high school, and into college as well. My role as a cheerleader in high school aided in the maintenance of my physical and mental well-being. I felt most empowered when I was performing on stage, and when I was able to enthuse the crowd with my lively facial expressions and body movements. Furthermore, I enjoyed expressing my creativity through dance routines I choreographed for school assemblies and cheer competitions. My profound interest in dance had also led me to choreograph routines for my college