A Career As A Physician Assistant

This paper explores the career field of a Physician Assistant. The research accumulated in this paper covers general information about becoming a Physician Assistant, information about a specific employer who would hire someone desiring to become a Physician Assistant, and a description of the typical career path one follows as he/she advances when becoming a Physician Assistant. That includes the prerequisite requirements, job salary, job satisfaction, and many more. In Section IV there is also an interview with Eddie Davis, who is a Physician Assistant at OrthoCarolina. The findings in this research paper suggest that

In the health care field, there are many opportunities one can explore. A few examples of healthcare career options vary from respiratory therapists, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technicians, medical assistants, to the more common hospitalists, physicians, and registered nurses. Of course each position requires certain education requirements and various qualifications to be accepted into the desired healthcare position. However, today we are going to go in depth in the medical assistant position.

What Skills Do You Need as a Medical Assistant? The healthcare industry is growing and continues to evolve over the years. And in order to keep up with the demands and advancements in the medical field, healthcare facilities must have the professionals, equipment, and resources. In line with this, there has been a rise in demand for medical assistants (MAs).

Physician Assistant A physician assistant work in all areas of medicine. They also help with surgeries. I was stuck between this career and being a paramedic.

Twelve hospital stays, nine surgeries, and fourteen years later, you would think this patient and his family would have had enough hospital stays for a lifetime. He grew up with type I diabetes, which later put stress on his kidneys causing them to fail. He desperately needed a kidney transplant. The patient is my dad and I was just the little girl in the hospital room watching it all.

Choosing a career path starts in high school. The choices you make, the classes you take, and the activities you're involved in all matter in the path that you're pursuing. The competitiveness of your career path will vary, the more competitive the career path is the more that you need to offer to the colleges you apply to. My research consisted of finding the facts about the work involved, the lifestyle, and the pay of a general physician and a physician assistant. I have concluded from my research that I want to pursue a career as a physician's assistant.

Other things to keep in mind when applying for these physician assistant programs are things like the GRE and more importantly, the citizenship requirement that may intervene with my plans. Though I have a permit to legally reside and work in the United States, I am not considered a citizen or a permanent resident. This could be a big problem when applying because a requirement listed is that the applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applicants should be citizens or permanent residents because insurance is required to participate in the clinical rotations. I believe this will be the most difficult part of my journey to becoming a PA but like all the other challenges I have faced due to my legal status, I will overcome it. I will use this personal issue in my favor by explaining that having to live with it has only made me more resilient and I would relate it back to their mission statements which all state that one of their priorities is to serve the underserved communities. Because of my status, I relate to these underserved communities because I

Monitoring patients and my performance in front of the patient. They have to be aware of their surroundings and keep calm. Speaking clearly to the patient and anyone they are talking to.

While writing about oneself might be one of the hardest things for some of us to do, I'm sure that figuring out the personality of the person behind the words might be equally as hard. So I'll try to make this as simple yet as comprehensive as possible. I was born in Austria to Somali parents and grew up in Saudi Arabia, went to med school in Sudan and am finally here to practice medicine in Canada. So as you might see, the common question 'Where are you from?' takes a little longer for me to answer as do other Somali refugees around the world and am glad to finally find a place I can truly call home.

Day by day, the demand of a medical profession is increasing. In every era or any situation, we need someone to help us for our health. As stated in bls.gov, employment of physician assistants is projected to grow 30 percent from 2014 to 2024; it is much faster than the average for all occupations. As demand for healthcare services grows, physician assistants will be needed to provide care to patient.

A Medical Assistants job depends on which state you work in and the type of place you work in. This job can be very easy but it has a lot of responsibilities such as keeping the office organized also work with patients in the exam room. Some of the responsibilities/Tasks are to answer the phone when someone calls about a medical issue and schedule them an appointment, record, update and fill out medical information on the forms, they also have to greet the patients and answer any questions they might have. Also they have to communicate with the physician and the patient, manage bills and bookkeeping. Also they have to fill out and complete the patients’ insurance forms and arrange the hospital admission and/or lab procedures for the patients.

There are more than 100,000 certified Physician Assistants practicing medicine in the United States. PA’s have a very high starting salary and get to do a lot of hands on work. After just two years of schooling you can come out making an average of $94,000. Being stuck at a desk all day is dreadful, and physician assistants get to choose what they want their work environment to look like. Job opportunities for a PA are expected to go up by more than thirty percent between 2010 and 2020. When you are a PA you have a huge amount of flexibility to choose your specialization. I know that a PA is the best career choice for me because i love to work with people and enjoy social interaction, i love to have flexibility to be able to spend time with my family, and there are very good benefits and there will always be job openings.

I was drawn to the idea of not only focusing on one-on-one patient care that doctors provide, but also solving problems that affect the health of entire populations. The study of disease and health within populations; for instance, preventing disease, promoting health, and reducing health problems between groups are the main reasons I want to pursue an M.P.H focusing on epidemiology. These are my strongest interests because I believe they are important in improving our world’s health.

During my public health training, I realized that unhealthy lifestyle choices such as inadequate physical inactivity, poor nutrition and substance abuse were responsible for the majority of our chronic health problems. Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, are responsible for 7 of every 10 deaths among Americans each year and account for 75% of the nation’s health spending. It became clear that disease prevention is key to improving America’s health and to keep rising health costs under control.

At a young age, I grew an interest for Epidemiology. Coming from a family with a history of obesity and diabetes, I have always been curious and felt the need to understand the cause of global diseases and their burden on society. Throughout my life, I lived in fear that those closest to me would soon pass. Given the opportunity to wake up every day healthy, I feel like it is my responsibility to cure the world of diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and obesity. Unaware of what needed to be done to do so, I decided to join the USC Science Technology And Research Program at my high school to get an insight of the science world.