Growing up in Stockton has taught me how to relate to the challenges faced in underserved communities. My interest in medicine started during my year of service in AmeriCorps at International Community School. During the year of service‚ I have encountered several students who needed to get checkups and their physical pains evaluated but lack the resources and insurance. I am surprised in an urban setting such as the greater Atlanta area‚ how there are so many people who need to see a doctor but
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My experiences serving others have exposed me to the issues my community faces and have shown me that I can make a difference. My first experience working with underserved populations in my community was serving food at Union Station Homeless Services’ Thanksgiving Dinner in the Park in high school. This made me step out of my comfort zone and interact with a group I was unfamiliar with. Through serving food and interacting with homeless and low-income families‚ I saw that my small actions could
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sometimes months. Or even worse‚ imagine if there were no primary care physicians in your area at all. These are realities many people in rural areas of the United States face. According to the Bureau of Health Professions‚ there are “2‚100 rural underserved areas in the United States” (Health Resources & Services Administration‚ 2001) with roughly “20% of the U.S. population residing in a primary medical care Health Professional Shortage Area.” (Health Resources & Services Administration‚ 2007) The
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Cognitive Enhancing Drugs: Used Recklessly or Medically Recommended Advances in cognitive drugs are generating exciting medication for many neurological diseases‚ which also have usage for people who don’t medically need treatment. This medicine can help the body and brain function better by modulating the motor and cognitive structures (Chatterjee‚ 2004). With this improved development‚ yields multiple possibilities to a healthy‚ functioning person’s system. But despite this new advancement‚
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SOMATIZATION DISORDER OUTLINE • • • • • • • • Introduction Epidemiology Etiology/pathophysiology Risk factors Clinical features Investigations Diagnosis Differential diagnosis OUTLINE • • • • • • Treatments Complications Prognosis Prevention Conclusion References INTRODUCTION • Somatization disorder is a form of somatoform disorder characterized by recurring multiple and current‚ clinically significant complaints about somatic symptoms • It is also
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How Hypochondriasis is Depict in My Girl Abstract Hypochondriasis is characterized by a fear or belief‚ based on misinterpretations of bodily sensations‚ that one has a serious disease. A person with hypochondriasis may be focused on a single illness‚ but most of the time they have more than one health condition. Individuals with hypochondriasis visit physicians frequently and when the physician is unable to find a cause for a patient they tell them there is nothing physically wrong. However
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Are formal and semi formal financial institution partnerships a viable option for serving the underserved in India Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar 10/6/2010 Indu Paramita Mahapatra and Malay Harsh The essay tries to identify the potential problems with financial sector and does a gap analysis that leads to potential opportunities in the sector. It also takes a look at the challenges faced by the different financial institutions‚ the goals achieved‚ the targets
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Coronary Heart Disease also known as Coronary Artery Disease is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen rich blood to the heart muscles. There are many health/risk factors associated with coronary heart disease and stroke. Among the many sections of the Affordable Care Act is a section entitled Health Care Workforce. But‚ a shorter name that is used for this section it Title V. Title V provides improved access to and
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care to the individual and the family while building a long trusting relationship with them. The F-MAT will specifically allow me to become a physician in a reasonable time allowing me to impact my community sooner. Interested in Practicing in an underserved area: While shadowing Dr. Dario Narro‚ a neurologist‚ I asked him why he established his medical practice in the Rio Grande Valley and not in a big city like Houston‚ he replied "It’s not about the money but rather the people". This inspired me
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the population in both rural and urban locations and are the single largest source of physicians in rural areas. All other specialties are more likely to settle in urban areas ("Shortage Designation: Health Professional Shortage areas and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations‚" 2013). There are a number of reasons why‚ despite the growing numbers of physicians‚ there are fewer in rural and inner city areas. The most prevalent is access to resources. Many physicians choose an urban area because
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