My Career Goals In Health Care

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Since starting this class, introduction to health care, I have begun to think about what the future holds for me and what I will pursue with my college degree. At this point in time my career goal is to become a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery. I plan on working in a hospital setting where I can continue to learn and practice my profession. Five years after all my schooling and achieving my license, professionally I see myself working at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, New York, which is a teaching hospital. I would be working on and with patients, while still learning as I practice my previous knowledge. I would be seeing patients with injuries such as an ankle sprain, evaluating x-rays, and possibly sitting on and …show more content…

During the course of my education I will need to try very hard using a lot of effort, courage, and skill to achieve my goal; becoming a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery. Status is defined as, the relative social, professional, and other standing of something or someone. In the future when I am trying to obtain a job in a hospital I want to be of good status on the list of people applying for that spot. I want to shine over the others, so I have a better chance at being hired. Once I am hired somewhere, I want to also be of good status professionally. I want to outshine some of my competition for possible promotions in the healthcare field. Lastly, autonomy is defined as, the ability of someone to make decisions, speak, or act on their own behalf. As I become more independent after I start to finish school, I need to make decisions for my own self. As a grown adult I have the ability to make my own decisions and not have anyone choose them for me. In the healthcare field, autonomy is really important and often a debatable area for healthcare providers. This would come into play when someone would need to sign an informed consent for a first visit at the doctors, which implies that you’re an autonomous adult signing the form. I would say that these are all strengths of

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