Becoming A Physician

I was responsible for directing patients to relevant clinics, while the hospital was undergoing renovations. This experience provided me with the opportunity to interact with antsy children, their parents, construction workers, and physicians, which made me realized that I would be able to interact with different personalities in a hospital setting in the future. However, not being able to observe physicians’ routines, their consultations with patients, or record keeping has left me hesitant about pursuing the rigorous coursework needed to become physician because I am unaware of all that it

Prior to walking in, my expectations for what I was about to partake in and experience were all over the place. I didn’t know whether to expect the absolute worst types of situations going on such as people being rushed into medical rooms or the most basic situations such as patients waiting for a strep throat test. I did expect to see a wide range of patients in terms of race, class, age, and gender. Contrary to the patients, I didn’t expect to see a wide range of race, class, age, and gender within the staff. I expected to see mostly female nurses, and male doctors, majority being Caucasian and middle age. I didn’t expect there to be that much security or any type of possible crime that could go on within a medical facility. I expected the waiting area and facility to be very large, large enough to accommodate a lot of patients at once. Lastly, I expected that taking our field notes would be a challenge because writing notes down in front of patients would be awkward and during interviews it would be hard to conduct a good interview while writing the whole time.

Any person pursuing a career in the medical field should understand there in an unpredictability of hours. Since anesthesiologists are usually needed before surgery, emergency surgeries would put the predictability of the job on the lower side (“American Society of Anesthesiologists - FAQs”). Also there a massive amount of pressure that comes with this job (“American Society of Anesthesiologists - FAQs”). The anesthesiologist should be focused at all times and have all their concentration on the patient at hand because if there are distractions around, the anesthesiologist can easily confuse one patient’s information with other patients’ information. This could mean giving a patient too much or too little anesthesia which can cause many problems for a patient before, after, and during surgery. In addition anesthesiologists should always be courteous and sociable with the patient and families (“General Information on Anesthesiologists”). In most cases, at the hospital, the severity of a patient’s condition or the anxious atmosphere can cause visitors of the hospital to become nervous and worrisome. As an anesthesiologist, the duty is to comfort and put everyone’s nerves at ease in such a tense environment. Personally I believe I have these qualities since I am quite sociable and productive under pressure. Oddly enough, pressure motivates me to be more productive and determined to achieve my

Working in the healthcare sector is not easy as we faces new challenges and interacting with new patients every day, it is a part and parcel of life. Whenever I faced a problem, I need to know how to handle it effectively. Therefore, it is important to equip ourselves with the skills required to work together with the healthcare professionals as well as the patients. These are the skills and knowledge that I have developed during the internship.

Physician have for centuries helped patients to die-that is,to endure the process that ends in their death.The question is whether physician should help them kill themselves and whether the law should allow physicians to do so.Morality concerns how our choices bear on the intrinsic goods of human persons such goods as life and health,knowledge,friendship and others.We ought to care for every person,and that means helping them to attain or preserve these intrinsic goods.Since these goods are the aspects of persons, to act directly against any of them is to act against the person herself.Human life is not something we have;rather one’s life is identical with one’s concrete reality, taht is identical with oneself.So a choice to kill a human being,even

At the place where I grew up in Ethiopia, a college degree is a very precious thing that only those who are academically strong and lucky could acquire. Being a first college student to pursue a bachelor’s degree in my family and growing up in one of the undeveloped country, there have been many challenges that I had to overcome from elementary school to attending the University of Maryland College Park. That said, just like the true identity of a gold is determined by putting it in a glowing fire, I believe, the true passion of one’s self can only be revealed after overcoming many obstacles. Therefore, I believe the challenges that I had to go through have made me who I now am and aspired me to study medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

You probably know how the medical field has changed throughout time but do you actually know who helped create that change? I was the first open women to receive a medical degree in the United States. Before I received my medical degree only men were physicians. Men believed women couldn’t handle seeing the body, and working to fix it. When I graduated medical school, I changed that. I may have grown up in a poor, humble family and worked as a low-level teacher, but my determination to receive my medical degree inspired many women to reach out of their comfort zone, and changed the medical field forever: I am Elizabeth Blackwell.

It is nice to meet you! Personally I've never been to Illinois although I do have a few friends who've had the opportunity to visit Chicago and recommend to go during the summer time to enjoy both the city and the lake. It is great to heard that you are doing your part to achieve your goal in becoming a Physician. What interested you in pursing a degree within the Medical field?  The way you defined the word "Hope" in your own terms couldn't have been said better. I've decided to also use the word hope for my essay, however, the way you related that to events that I am sure a handful of us can understand from personal experience or even from a third person point of view. Once you achieve your goal, do you plan in practicing your degree there

A disoriented patient, aged 25 years, suspected with cerebral malaria was admitted to the emergency department of my medical college. Upon administrating quinine with dextrose, the general practitioner shifted him to the intensive care unit. Within a short span of time while monitoring the patient in the ICU, a catastrophic event occurred; he sustained ventricular tachycardia with hemodynamic instability. Following this, the resident on call proceeded with the cardioversion immediately. In the meantime, the doctor assigned me to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation in between the events. Fortunately, our efforts to reverse him back to sinus rhythm proved effective and the patient responded. Before the incident, the patient had multiple episodes of vomiting. Vomiting depleted his potassium levels in the blood and hypokalemia contributed to quinine toxicity which was the primary cause of this debacle. Being able to bring back patient’s life was an exhilarating moment; collective team effort was the key reason behind this unique feat. From that moment during the internship, I was never the same person again. I realized if I had to handle the patients without supervision I would not have been able to revive the patient. I appreciated that there is much more to learn than the mere 5 years in medical school and good grades. The circumstances behind the patient’s condition further enlightened me to think logically. A good doctor needs to be alert and updated all the time about

My career goal is to become a general physician. I chose this path because I believe that the goal of life is to help others. I also chose this goal because all of my life I have lived in rural towns where medical facilities need medical staff. When I was very young I remember that a doctor would go every other month to the small clinic that the town had and there were many people who needed care but did not have asses to it. Seeing all of the people who needed care inspired me to pursue the medical field. I decided to become a general physician because this will allow to not only focus on one specialty but everything in general. Also every patient that walks in through the door will be unexpected. It could be a patient suffering from a heart

As of now, I have undergone classroom training and have worked three eight-hour shifts under three different doctors. I accompany the provider in their exam of the patient and in subsequent re-evaluations and procedures. Accordingly, I take notes, chart, and acquire lab results for the provider. In observing different doctors, I realize that each provider has their own style of interacting with patients, but patience, respect and understanding for their patients and their peers remains common to all of them, making them effective providers in the

I will face the challenge of dealing with ill-mannered patients, getting put into stressful situations, and putting aside my personal feelings. When dealing with all three of these complicated situations, I will have to remember that no matter what happens, I need to keep my professional composure. If a patient is being ill-mannered, I will have to learn to stay calm and explain the situation carefully to them. If I am put into a stressful situation, I will have to learn to control my emotions and not let the stress get to me. I will have to stay focused on the patient and his or her needs. I will always have to put aside my personal feelings and beliefs so they will not interfere with how I treat a patient. This will ensure quality treatment for each and every patient I get to

Do you like challenges? Do you care deeply about other people, their problems, and their pain? How about science? These are all things that an Allopathic Physician would answer yes to. An Allopathic Physician is a doctor that checks patients, conducts diagnostics test, checks medical history, and does so much more. Though, an Allopathic Physician isn’t just a career choice and dedication of hard work and determination, but something larger than yourself that takes over 10 years in medical school, the will of helping others, and being the change you wish to see the world.

Hello future self, if you are reading this then you should be entering medical school in a little while. By this time it would have been one year back in America for you after getting your diploma from Oxford, and will be going to Weill Cornell Medicine for your PHD in Neurosurgery or Cardiology. Hopefully in your year off we have traveled to Japan for collecting special weapons and already got all the amazing weapons from britain. I bet you are still wondering where you will move after your finished at Cornell, don’t worry though we have it all planned out. After graduating you will move to Canada most likely Tornado or Vancouver, after about two years there and making a decent life for yourself you will move your parents up there with

There are many things that influence a patient’s behavior while they are in the medical office. Some of those things are heredity, culture, and environment. Heredity is the behaviors that one inherits from their parents genetically. As for the culture, these are the beliefs a person is brought up with. This is what they may see or feel is appropriate and this of course will be different from one person to the next, especially those of different cultural backgrounds. One’s environment will play a role in how they react in a clinical setting. For instance, a person who is used to having the best of everything will expect nothing but perfection from the health care provider and their staff; whereas someone who may be visiting a clinic or hospital for the first time in their lives may feel like they are getting the best treatment regardless of how well the staff is performing.