I have obtained two jobs working alongside physicians and nurses. The first job consists of transporting patients throughout a large hospital system. Every day is filled with numerous activities as the hospital is a level one trauma center located between suburban and urban areas. I chose to work nights to gain more responsibilities and autonomy. My responsibilities include transporting patients throughout the hospital system. I have learned to communicate with a diverse population and explain my role with regards to care. During night shifts, I was tasked with transporting patients out of the emergency department and into the main hospital. Other roles of my job include collecting, cleaning, and distributing equipment such as IV pumps throughout…
Every individual has their own unique talent in a job. I found my weakness and strength by taking an online assessment test. I learned many different other things about myself as well. Now I have the ability to teach myself on a personal and professional level.…
Hello my new classmates! My name is Brooke, I'm 19 and the oldest of 3 children. I am currently working as a medical assistant, but have decided to follow a new path for my career choice, elementary education. I am known for being shy and quiet yet very warm and sweet. I am looking forward to discussing topics with ya'll over the next few months. Good luck!…
The next part of my journey consists of going to medical school, getting an internship, as well as completing residency afterward. The medical school will last up to 4 years with the internship combined into the last 2 years of being in medical school. Internship and residency combined are usually between 3 to 8 years (How to Become a Physician or Surgeon). All states require physicians and surgeons to be licensed. To qualify for a license, I must graduate from an accredited medical school, complete residency training in a specialty that I choose, and pass written and practical exams. There are many different graduate schools that are really great but the three that I have real interests for are PITT School of Medicine, Oregon Health Science…
A cold sweat began to bead at the base of my neck as I urged the muscles in my knee to work their way through the set of squats my physical therapist had asked me to perform. My appointment was scheduled at seven in the morning, but already I could feel the adrenaline rushing up and down my spine as I watched the sun rise over the waking city through the large paneled windows of the gym. Sharp pain shot up the inside of my right knee as I slowly lowered myself, making it difficult to continue the squats. As I pushed the muscles in my knee to lower myself further, I gazed intently at the wall in front of me for inspiration. A quote I had learned to cherish over time as my personal mantra adorned the wall, reading, "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." With these powerful words lodged into the back of my mind, I dropped my body into an even lower squat and continued to complete the set with strong determination to get back to soccer, the sport…
The future is a scary, but also exciting, thing to think about. I feel lucky to have been given the opportunity to take this course where exploring our education and our future was the whole point. I feel as though I learned a lot during the duration of this course, but I haven’t really had the opportunity to put it into practice yet which is why I am glad this paper was assigned. It gives me the opportunity to really explore my future in ways I haven’t done so yet. In order to really see how this course has affected me, I must first look back at old assignments to see how I have changed since the beginning of this course and during the duration of this course.…
Imaging its a beautiful day in December you wake up to the calming cold crisp feelings of the air the snow is like tiny angels falling from the heavens. You walk down stairs to the welcoming aroma of breakfast filling your lungs as you walk into the dining room your mouth water like the Niagara Falls. You look around only to soon realize that you are home alone with a note on the refrigerator from your parents "we're off to the store we'll be back in less than an hour there is breakfast on the table" after she eat she goes back upstairs to wash up she gets dressed and walks down stairs to encounter her parents are home she notices that they are both unhappy and asks what is wrong she her mouth looks at her and tells her to sit down next to…
She is at the gym and as she lifts the weight, she feels a “pop” and her leg buckles, she can’t stand, and she can’t bend her knee. The coach sprints over and helps her up, she can’t bear weight and she can’t straighten her leg, she is afraid, and although there isn’t pain, she comprehends the seriousness of her symptoms.…
There are two instances in my life that has inspired me to gain interest in medicine. My grandmother when I was around the age of twelve received double bypass surgery and I fell in love with the physician who took care of her. The physician was a middle aged woman who was one of the kindest person I have ever met, and she gave us the news of how everything went fine during surgery. She also gave us great confidence in how my grandmother would return to normal soon. The look on my parents and aunts face when she gave the news gave me goosebumps and to this day I feel the same goosebumps when I think about this. I just wanted to one day be in a position to deliver good news to a family and to see that “look” of relief on their faces. Another…
Before this shadowing experience, I knew that pursuing a career in medicine is something that I was interested in, but I never had a real experience to examine a typical doctor's life. After the first week of shadowing, I started getting a sense of what it is to be a doctor. Becoming a doctor is not something easy. Every time I went to the office, there was a big list of patients that doctor Eloy had to meet. He had to be careful about the way he acts and the way he talks with patients, nurses, and other doctor. Even though it seemed so hard at the beginning, I enjoyed this experience and I learned a lot from it. I learned that being a doctor requires more than going to medical school. Medical school is just the first step. I learned that a…
While medical care was available growing up, there were financial or situational periods where it was not necessarily accessible. I am from a single parent family. My mother moved in with my grandparents after her divorce and works two full time jobs to help provide for my brother, grandparents, and I. Since my father went to jail and my grandfather passed, we have had to make many adjustments financially. This was the case due to my father not providing payments for child support for the time he was incarcerated nor occasional months prior. There has also been a complication with my mother and I having our identity stolen, which has created additional problems when applying for governmental aid throughout my undergraduate years. I worked…
A passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion. What am I passionate about? I am passionate about achieving my goals they are very important to me. They are not just goals that don’t get me anywhere,such as growing my hair out or learning how to do a certain makeup look. I set goals for myself that I know will get me somewhere such as making all A’s on my report card and\or making a good grade on a test that is coming up. I don’t just get rid of the goal if I think I can’t do it,I try my hardest to meet that goal and make more goals that I can carry out. They are not just school based ,but also they may be based on how my lifestyle is and how I make it better. Also , I had made goals in the past based upon eating healthier and maybe…
Ever since I was little, I would tell my dad every week a different job that I wanted when I grew up. As a little girl, I always dreamed of being an artist and traveling the world teaching children to paint. But as I grew up, I realized my dreams needed to turn to reality and that I would need to find a more realistic job. I then turned to the medical field because of its high demand and security. I knew I wanted to be a nurse, but I also wanted a larger paycheck, so I got my laptop and started my search on the MS Choices website that I was introduced to in school. I next interviewed my cousin, who is a nurse practitioner, so that she could answer all of my questions about this occupation. By searching the websites: MS Choices, MyFuture,…
At just seven years old, these were the kinds of warnings I received from my parents. After being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, nothing was the same. Glucose levels, insulin dosage, shots all over, bruised fingers, blood everywhere. Reality came crashing down on me as I realized that this disease of mine would burden me for the rest of my life. At least, that’s how it seemed in my naïve, four-foot world. Eventually, I got over that trauma, but I am still witnessing the effects of this event that happened so many years ago. That experience jolted me into a hyper-progressive maturation and an increased sense of responsibility that has followed me into academia.…
One problem I had my first semesters was the fact that I had no time between trying to find a job, and caring for my family. I have learned to optimize my time, with planning and getting to know what time is best for what. My health class that I took spring semester helped me spread out my schedule for the week to see what I can do and what time I can do it. While I have come to find out tending for a family is a full-time job, the best time for me to get any of my school work done is when they’re at work or school themselves or while I am at school. It is easier to focus in a work environment than it is at home where I am constantly being pulled away to clean, cook or to help someone. When it comes to looking for a job, the best way to look…