I have decided that, as a doctor, I would have
I have decided that, as a doctor, I would have
This summer I had the privilege of job shadowing a great lawyer and family friend, Nancy Bonilla. I have nearly always wanted to be a lawyer, and in all honesty I was a little concerned that after watching a real court hearing, and seeing all the work that lawyers actually have to put into each and every case, I would no longer wish to become a lawyer. However my fears were removed entirely as soon as I walked into her downtown Fort Worth office; the day I had arranged to job shadow Mrs. Bonilla, she had a court hearing in Denton, so immediately upon my arrival I was exposed to the last minute stress of getting the clients case in order. I was able to help Mrs. Bonilla with getting her paper work…
There are many health care professions in the world and in this essay I going to explain two of them. In detail I will describe what the job involves and where this job is suited. I will also briefly explain the qualifications that are needed for the two jobs (P1). After explaining each job role I will then explain the skills needed in order to work in the two health care professions and why they are important when making positive experience for a patient (M1 & D1).…
Atul Gawande’s novel, Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance, shows ways to succeed in the medical profession. Three requirements add up to create the most efficient way to function as a health care professional. Once acquired, the medical field will become better than it is currently. The three ways listed, diligence, doing right, and ingenuity, help achieve success in the medical field (Fall 2014).…
I wish to attend Meharry Medical College because my greatest desire is to provide first class healthcare in underserved and impoverished communities. As a first generation Nigerian-American I have witnessed firsthand, the tragedy of inadequate health care in poverty-stricken communities coupled with a shortage of competent primary care physicians. There are many people suffering, with no hope due to debilitating diseases. I am confident that Meharry will provide me with the necessary knowledge and skills needed to meet these people at their point of need. I want to attend Meharry Medical College because this institution breeds unique physicians who contribute greatly to society and I want to be one of them.…
She shared the scope of her practice along with the morals and ethics differences between the clinic’s doctors and herself. I saw a lack of altruism around my community within the Mississippi Delta, and I became aware of how individuals within my community lack resources to afford or understand quality healthcare. I wanted to be an advocate for…
Central aspects of the program’s goals and objectives include molding strong medical providers who can advocate for the needs and care of underserved people as well as understanding the factors associated with care for individuals of a diverse nature (“Reasons to Attend BCM PA Program,” 2014). These goals are met through immersion in an extremely multicultural learning experience provided by exposure to a highly diversified patient pool. Students are exposed to different cultural and ethnic practices which may be encountered in or influence their future medical practice (“Reasons to Attend BCM PA Program,” 2014). The program first time PANCE pass rate for 2011 was 98% (“Reasons to Attend BCM PA Program,”…
On February 8, 2016 I was able to get a chance and interview Griselda Carreon, who is a Medical Assistant at Dr. Sosa Fernando MD, PA Clinic. During the interview I was able to learn much more information about what it takes to become a Medical Assistant. This profession consists of dedication, professionalism, ethics, morals, and of course responsibility like any other job. Yes, many might seem that this looks like a simple job, but in reality it takes practice and knowledge. Griselda was able to share with me what she does on a daily basis, and these consists of answering phone calls, scheduling appointments, checking fax, sending prescriptions, and of course making referrals. She said there is never a day where the clinic is slow, instead…
My goals for residency are simple – to continuously learn in order to educate and heal. Although I have been involved in the community in various ways for many years, I am truly excited to start giving back to society from a different perspective – that of a physician, of a person’s first stop in their most vulnerable of times. Family Medicine is a broad field that will challenge me in many ways, but I am ready to enhance my knowledge in a program that fosters learning through a supportive, team approach where patients and their futures are the greatest concerns.…
Several lessons from around the world can help health care administrators in the US shape future policy to effectively manage access and improve availability of primary care providers. Cuba has a public health system that is decentralized and has adopted a community medicine model. This equates to community involvement and mobilization of a collective force to address collective needs (Bourne, Keck, & Reed,…
Education is pivotal in achieving the goal of alleviating medical shortages in underserved communities. Ensuring that everyone receives at least a college education is ambitious and would significantly help with this effort, but is incredibly unrealistic at this point in time. Instead, teaching individuals and communities about relevant health issues, such as proper…
I was able to learn about the importance of effective medical education and communication with my patients through creating nutrition materials on the different food groups and chronic ailments such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart attacks as well as consulting with patients weekly to find out what they needed and desired to improve their health and how I could direct them to their needs. At Haven, I exchanged ideas with each of my patients on how they and their families can live healthier lives as I learned about their diverse lives and tried to make sense of it for them and others. Haven taught me how to become an effective listener, a fast learner, and an effective deliberator within a healthcare setting and serves as the foundation of those skills in my upcoming medical…
This was especially demonstrated to me while I volunteered at Columbia Hospital. I was tasked with feeding an irritable patient that was paralyzed from the neck down for the past 30 years. A simple 25-minute lunch turned into a two-hour long conversation. Being in that room with him instilled a deep sense of sympathy that I knew would be necessary in a field where doctors use facile explanations of illnesses to their patients. Patients often don’t understand the full extent of their illness and neither do their loved ones. It is important for doctors to have the ability to sympathize with their patients. After our conversation, the patient had become significantly more cooperative with the staff. It was such a motivating and educational experience to see how a volunteer, of all people, could improve the standard of care for a patient. I can only imagine the impact a physician could make.…
The career of choice I would like to pursue is auditing. Since this field involves a lot of confidential items and work I was not able to find someone outside my own current job to allow me to job shadow. Therefore, I would like to discuss a time where I first went on an audit at my current job, which is with the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department. Before I got this job I was not sure of what I wanted to do with my accounting degree. I did not think of auditing as being a career choice until I got hired on with the IRS. Before working with the IRS I only worked as an usher for the Journal Pavilion and I knew I needed to get a job with experience related to my degree. So I took the opportunity to register to the…
Mark Merlin and Dr. Joseph Katora at the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. I attended weekly journal clubs to examine pre-hospital emergency medical care articles, shadowed in the EMS physician vehicle, assisted with EMS calls and was able to observe physician discussions regarding best medical action for particular patients, possible outcomes, and ways to combat larger problems of poverty and non-compliance. I was invited by Dr. Merlin to have a volunteer role in the URINATE Trial (designed to identify the proper antibiotics for bacterial infections most common to Newark, NJ) and was responsible for reviewing patient charts and obtaining patient consent. What was most striking about Dr. Merlin is the advice he gave me in our first meeting. According to Dr.…
An educational activity that I would enjoy is shadowing someone in a career i think is interesting, so I can see if I like the job, if it is what I expected it to be, and it gets me out of the classroom for the day.…