I participated in taking patients histories, doing physical examinations, reviewing lab results and prescribing the appropriate treatment, I helped in performing administrative duties and updating patients’ medical records. At the clinic’s pharmacy, I assisted the pharmacist in explaining the medication route of administration, dosing and frequency. I also involved in introducing public health awareness and vaccination projects during our local medical tours.
My responsibilities were taking patients’ histories, doing physical examinations, performing EKGs, reviewing the patient medications, discussing the management plan and updating the electronic medical records, also I participated in inpatient rounds in the afternoon at Piedmont Hospital & Emory Midtown Hospital. It was a great experience working with nurses and helping them giving vaccinations and doing lab work. And from my interaction with the office staff, I learned more about medical billing and medical coding and this assisted me better understand the administrative work. My involvement in research at the same time had helped me applying the concepts of the scientific research in clinical medicine.
During my hand on rotation with Dr. Renfus at Children 's Medicine, I participated by obtaining histories, performing physical exams, reviewing lab work and discussing differential diagnosis with assessment and plan. I was directly involved in patients ' care and I had a direct access to patient medical electronic
Interacted with patients in a group setting to observe behaviors and took notes accurately in orders to communicate their status to the medical specialists so recommended treatments and adjustments can be implemented.
In my time volunteering at the hospital, I hope to gain many different experiences. However, there are a few main ones: adaptation through enrichment and dependability. First of all, I want to get to know and adapt to the environment of the hospital and learn how different processes work. This is a crucial part of being in the atmosphere of a clinic. Also, the experiences that I will have at the hospital will help me to understand the routines and entailments of the career I would like to pursue. I hope to become a Physician’s Assistant in the future and this will be the best way to know if it is the right position for me. This enrichment of my understanding will help guide my passion for this career path and hopefully strengthen it.
Through the many trips that my family has taken to the hospital due to various reasons, I have become fond of the hospital and its many wonders. After all the things that the medical field has done for me and my family, I decided to contribute to my local hospital to volunteer and help out those who pay visits to the hospital. Through my exposure to various clinical populations, I want to improve my ability to serve others in this capacity that can guide me towards the medical profession in the future.
deliver patients medical records, and run errands for all of the Nursing Units, Radiology, Admitting, and the general offices. From this experience I exhibited characteristics such as responsibility, caring, and, trustworthiness. Most importantly from this experience I learned you can change a person’s entire day by simply sending a smile their way or offering assistance. The small things in life matter, and I was reminded to live everyday to its fullest, because you never
“Working in a Hospital everyday is a new situation, so it keeps you on your feet.You don’t know what type of patient you may come across everyday.You interact with patients daily and give them their medication a certain time according to the medication. Other tasks involve you giving the patient's chart to the doctors. Sometimes when I go with the doctors on their rounds, i have the opportunity to counsel the patients about recommended course of
“Most of the responsibilities I had in the hospital were very similar to a Medical Assistant, in the aspect of rooming the patients and doing vitals. I also did a lot of medication distribution and wound care.”
Going through my education, I have acquired various skills to assist me on the road to becoming a physician. Devoting hundreds of hours to volunteering and shadowing in a hospital setting has given me a basic understanding of the care and patience required by physicians. In particular, shadowing a pediatrician helped me develop the ability of observation and acute attention to detail. I was given the opportunity to participate and interact with the patients and attempt to form my own diagnosis based on the given symptoms. Having the opportunity to input my own opinion and discussing the patient’s medical history with the physician assisted me in cultivating necessary characteristics such as versatility and keen intuition
Initially I was preparing for pharmacy school, but I realized that it was not an active profession and the only way I could work with patients is to distribute prescribed drugs to them. I was young and immature and chose a profession based on financial benefit. After graduating with my bachelor’s degree in biology, I decided to explore the medical field by applying for a volunteer position supporting direct patient care at a hospital.
On September 28, when we went to Tripler Army Medical Center, I was placed in the Cardiac Ward. At that time, I was able to learn so many diagnosis dealing with the patients. The nurse had briefly explained what was going on with each individual patient and the type of treatments they are doing to help. She had also neatly clarified each medication she was giving them and told me exactly what it was used for. I was able to get an experience of hands on by taking a patient’s temperature. I had shadowed as she did so many things to make the patient feel comfortable and did everything to the best of her ability to make them happy. She had taught me how to record every piece of information about the patients on the computer by showing me what
Yes it very important to have employees who are trained in the medical billing and coding because without the proper training it can lead to many errors in billing and coding and it’s our responsibility in the medical billing and coding to have the proper coding. You are so right when it comes to Medicare because they do watch their claims very close. So it’s employees duty in making sure that all documentation and Dx and coding is up to date so that there are no errors in order to get paid.
Medical Student Clinical Rotations – I worked in diverse outpatient specialty clinics with a team of health care professionals obtaining a detail patient medical and health histories, executing physical examinations, relating the finds to supervising physician and participating in a discussion about lab and image tests as well as best treatment options. Furthermore, I was responsible for
Performed patient-care duties for four assigned residents. Awoke and mobilized patients. Washed and dressed patients. Examined residents daily for alterations in skin and fecal matter, reporting irregularities to team leader. Administered patient medications. Maintained patient safety by use of proper mobilization techniques. Fed patients breakfast and lunch. Communicated effectively in German with work team and residents. Stimulated residents through friendly conversation, games, and interaction. Maintained composure while living under demanding working conditions.
I felt so much like a nurse on that day, as I was responsible for all the documentation of all the children that visit the clinic, with the assistance of the nurse in charge. Our preceptor is a great teacher and takes time in ensuring that you learn and giving us the opportunity to part take in the vaccination process.
Medical Records- Updated the Security Rule Risk Analysis and HIPAA Security Rule for MEC and ASC. Implemented a secure, shared, easy-to-use medical records tracking system that helps compile all incoming and outgoing patient medical record.
12 wk, Observership. My rotation involved inpatient rounding in the ICU and Subacute nursing home in O’Connor hospital and observing the various cases in the attendings outpatient clinic. Participated in the morning multidisciplinary team discussion of each patient on rounds. In the outpatient setting, had the opportunity to see various cases of COPD, insomnia, OSA. Discussed the cases on the pertinent history and observed history taking and management reviewed with the patient. Learned to interpret sleep study during my rotation. Actively involved in learning by discussing the common cases and topics on Pulmonology.