The journey to finding one’s professional “why” can be tough, but for me it has always been easy and led by intrinsic motivation. My “why” isn’t as simple as “I want to help people”, it’s been formed and molded by various experiences over my life. I began my first professional role in healthcare as an exercise physiologist specializing in cardiac rehabilitation and noninvasive cardiovascular testing. Cardiac rehabilitation is a true passion of mine. I love building a rapport with patients and making an impact in their lives, while helping them feel more comfortable and confident after having such a serious cardiac event. I believe that developing meaningful relationships with the patients is a huge part of health care that we tend to overlook. …show more content…
I noticed once again how important communication and building a rapport is when I see the way the physician assistant’s engage their patients. Prior to starting my career I wasn’t aware of how much of an importance physician assistant’s play when it comes to healthcare. From my experiences with physician assistants, they seem to be one of the most flexible resources in the healthcare system, and have a strong urge to deliver excellent service to their patients as well as their physician colleagues. I’ve always thrived in team-oriented environments and to me that’s a huge part of the physician assistant role. I know the practice I currently work at relies heavily on our physician assistants. With the help of the physician assistant we are able to see more patients and serve the community in a better way because there’s more access or ability for people to come …show more content…
During my freshman and sophomore year my grades were not great and there is no excuse for that. During the second month of my freshman year, I was blessed with a beautiful daughter. I spent most of my time taking care of my daughter and working as much as possible to support her, because of it my grades suffered. Although it was tough being stretched so thin when it came to time, I wouldn’t change a thing. Those first two years of college really showed me how to overcome adversity and also how to multitask. Starting my junior year I mastered the tasks of raising a child and working full time, while also going to school full time and my grades improved notably. My grades in the second two years of my college career are a reflection of me as an engaged
Physician assistants (PA's) practice medicine under the supervision of physicians and surgeons. PA's are trained to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services, as delegated by a physician. They work with members of a healthcare team, they take medical histories, examine and treat patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and x rays, and make diagnoses. PAs may be the principal care providers in rural or inner city clinics where a physician is present for only one or two days each week. In such cases, the PA confers with the supervising physician and other medical professionals as
Ranked third by U.S. News and World Report on the list of “Best Health Care Jobs of 2017”, the Physician Assistant career has a 96 percent job-satisfaction rate, and represents one of the fastest growing jobs in the nation. Created as a position to relieve the job shortage of primary care physicians, Physician Assistants first came to be in the mid-1960s. Since then, the number of PAs in practice has just about doubled with every decade helping to improve health care not just nationally, but on a global level as well. Physician Assistants are licensed to practice medicine, prescribe medication, treat chronic illnesses, and assist in surgery in all 50 states under supervision of a physician. Although some medical practitioners perceive the role
I believe that people everywhere should always have access to adequate medical care. Where you live should not determine whether you live, and the PA profession was created to improve the availability of healthcare in rural and other underserved areas. As a PA, I would be eager to help people have not had access to the care they needed. I want to serve those that need medical attention but don’t have the means to obtain it—whether in rural Michigan, the inner-city of Atlanta, or the backwoods of Arkansas. Making great medical care accessible to all is crucial to improving public health, and it is a necessity across this country and the world. As a physician assistant,
The medical field is among the largest and ever growing career fields, especially when dealing with Physician Assistants (PAs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs). In the 1960’s when the physician shortage began, the medical field created the PA and NP positions to fill in the gaps (Curren, 2007, p. 404). This matter has opened up numerous questions as more and more PAs and NPs begin practicing, especially concerning their education level. Many patients are concerned that they will not get the proper care. PAs/NPs are beneficial to everyday life by providing patients with the necessary skills needed to successfully treat them.
The healthcare field is a large organization filled with individuals that work towards the common goal of helping others. In the past several years’ health care organization have focused their attention in improving healthcare as a whole by focusing on factors such as access to primary care, control cost, increase efficiency and improve outcomes. A growing trend in trying to meet these challenges has been the use of physician assistants. According to Assistant, physician (PA). (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2015, from http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=8593 a physician assistant is a mid-level medical practitioner who works under the supervision of a licensed physician. Their education qualifies them to examine patients,
After review of my skills, interests, and experiences, I decided to pursue the medical career field as my first career choice, more specifically as a physician assistant. I will exceed in this position in the interest of that I like to help people and I solve problems well. Also, I communicate well with others and I have a great amount of patience. There are various careers that fit my skills and interests, but this one grabs my attention. My dream job is to be a doctor, but this occupation allows one to save money by lessening the years of school required. Also, the pay isn’t too shabby either. I will be successful in this position due to my skills, characteristics, and values, like honesty and helping others. Up to this point, I have job shadowed at a medical billing company and I like the idea of diagnosing and helping people, but a desk job is not ideal. Also, I took a medical terminology as a class and I discovered that I like how the body works and what it does. These factors have all influenced my career goal.
At Seton Hill, I will be a student of the 5-year physician assistant program. From visiting campus and interviewing with the PA program staff, I am confident that Seton Hill will shape me into a competent and compassionate medical professional. Furthermore, I am confident that my fellow students and I will have an opportunity to make a difference in the community. A main pillar of the physician assistant career is catering the underserved populations. With a simple internet search, anyone can deduce
My lifetime goal is helping others and I plan to use my career to fulfill it. The classes I’m taking right now and the ones I’m planning to take senior year are classes I believe will influence my decision in my college major/career as well as counting toward my GPA. This will help me get into schools who have medical programs that I’m considering. Also, taking AP classes can help me save money since I can earn college credit. I’m taking all AP classes, and the electives I’m taking have been classes that have helped me consider being in the medical field. I’ve found that over the years, science and math are what I’m doing better in versus history and english. I believe by being in the medical field, I can help others in the best way I can.
On the clinical side, medical assistants often are the people who take medical histories, prepare patients for examination, assist the doctor during appointments and perform basic laboratory tests, along with other clinical responsibilities.
As a student that is currently seeking a career in the medical professions, I have had to routinely contemplate my reasons for pursuing such an extensive education program in a field that is constantly demanding excessive time and effort. I know of students—many friends and acquaintances of mine included—that have the most sure-fire, inspirational stories that align with their desire to become doctors, surgeons, physician assistants, etc. They always seemed to have a story that emphasized their desire to “give back” what they have received from the medical community. Because of that, ever since the beginning of high school, I have been trying to find an extraordinary reason, a purpose for my medical pursuits. Perhaps I could justify my passion for
Over the past few months, I have had several interactions with physician assistants and their career. One experience was more personal which was my first visit to an orthopedic for my knee injury. This orthopedic so happened to be a PA rather than a MD and was the first to evaluate me and diagnose me with an ACL tear. The importance of this visit is it helped me to understand that physician assistants are very comparable to doctors and perform very similar tasks. However, at the end of this visit I also realized that they do work under a doctor and the PA then referred me to the sports medicine doctor in which she reports to.
Track and field is a sport that requires mental toughness, self-belief, and commitment. Excelling in track and field is difficult, but it is the individual and team commitment as well as preparation on and off the track that makes all the difference. I learned that to be a great runner requires endurance, discipline, resilience, and a positive mental attitude. The fundamental process for success in medicine is no different. It is the preparation, inherent sacrifice, and desire to succeed that determines one’s success long before one enters into the medical profession.
I was able to analyze how PAs are the true meaning of patient advocacy. The compassionate manner, engaging patients in conversations showed the PAs interest in her patients emotional well being and physical state. I admired the collaborative relationship the PA have with the physician , it did not show inferior to the physician but it acknowledge the beauty of team work. I knew my effective communication skills and excellent problem solving skills working under a physician as a team would contribute to effective patient care, to not only rely on a final answer towards a solution. My area of focus became more vivid volunteering at the Mary Brennan Inn Soup Kitchen.
From a young age, I was drawn to the healthcare field, not because of the amount of money doctors, nurses and other health professionals made, but because of the dedication and contentment I saw on their faces helping someone in need. Growing up everyone wanted to become a doctor or a nurse and as a little child being a doctor or a nurse was a profession many parents wanted their child to pursue as a career. Needless to say, I fell into that category because I wanted too. However, that dream came to a halt.
At the end of volunteer services I have decided on a major, I am now striving to become a physician’s assistant. In this position, not only do I get to care for patients, but I am presented with the opportunity to change their lives. I will be able to see firsthand the diversity of cultures from around the world.