I Want To Be A Medical Assistant Essay

As a child growing up I think I always wanted to work in the medical field, seeing my mother as a LPN. I also have always had a natural interest in the medical field because I like to watch a lot of ER and hospital shows. At first I didn’t really know what health career I wanted to pursue. I just knew that I liked being in the healthcare class and learning about the different health science careers and what they do. I think a medical office administration assistant would be a very good career for me because I am very helpful and can always be counted on when people need me. This is not my only career choice, it’s just the first I want to pursue. One year after graduation I will hopefully have my medical assisting certificate or at least be working on getting it. Around my five year mark I want to try to get a degree from a nursing school and become licensed as a registered nurse. After that I will try to specialize in pediatrics, so I can be a pediatric nurse. In ten years, I want to get my nurse practitioners license, so that I could work directly with a pediatrician.
Medical administrative assisting is a fast growing career which held about 560,800 jobs in 2012 with more than half of its
Office assisting plays an important role for doctor’s offices and clinics even though many things they do are left unseen. Working conditions are based upon were you work. Their education requirements are very limited, this would be a very good career for someone who has good people skills and can multitask. Even though this may not seem like a hard career to achieve I think there could be some barriers that could stop me. These barriers could include not having enough experience. Not having at least one to three years of experience could make it harder to find a job. Some strategies I have is being able to comprehend medical terminology and taking all the courses that are