Becoming A Registered Health Information Technician

The invaluable skills that I have gained and learned through my after school clubs, Future Business Leaders of America, (FBLA) and National Honor Society( NHS), has stirred up a desire in me to help my community and to make a difference in the lives of people, by majoring in the Public Health field. Through Public Health, I will help those in my community at large to live healthy lives; mentally, socially, physically and culturally. Healthcare is an essential need in life and is a great field that would allow me to make a difference.

The healthcare sector offers a variety of professional opportunities that include pediatric, geriatrics, public policy and many other areas in which I hope to make a impact towards. I have always been intrigued by medicine and continue to gain more interest in public health. In the future, I desire to combine both medicine and public health by participating in an MD and MPH program. My experiences and education provide me with constant motivation in achieving my goals.

Most six-year-olds have dreams of becoming a ballerina or an astronaut, not me, I have known since I was in kindergarten that I want to be a doctor and help the people around me. I joined HOSA-Future Health Professionals my freshman year to gain insight and knowledge towards a potential career in the healthcare industry although I was unaware of the opportunities that I would now be able to experience and growth that would now be possible for myself. Looking back on the years since joining HOSA, I have watched myself grow as a leader who continues to learn more every day about better ways to serve those around me. By the end of my first State conference freshman year, I knew I wanted to become more involved in HOSA-Future Health Professionals and someday run for State Office. When I joined HOSA, I viewed the state officers as role models for their love for HOSA and desire to serve the members. Here I am three years later, going after a goal I set for myself as a timid freshman, hopeful that each of these qualities I saw in these state officers are a few of the qualities that people will see in me every day.

After four years of learning to be a college student and meeting the requirements of each of my instructors, it is time for me to prepare for graduation and the move onto my career dreams. The creation of my career action plan is one of the many steps I will take to assess my goals, abilities, skills, weaknesses, and likelihood of landing gainful employment. My career action plan can be considered a roadmap of my change from college student to career professional. The action plan roadmap can help me see the trail that takes me to understanding my professional goals, and the health care position I should look for. This Roadmap can also help me

My Ultimate goal is to become a Medical reimbursement Technician, because it’s a challenge; challenging myself is what I like to do. To be able to perform this job well you have to have the training, education, skills, knowledge, experience, communication skills, and customer services skills. This career field is very demanding and the availability for it is high. It is very critical when performing this job because with the important information that will be handled.

I, Ronnishia Thomas should be selected to take part in the CLAHEC CI:Healthcare 2017 program. I should be selected because it is an exciting opportunity that I would like to take advantage of. I am a senior and I want to make sure I'm choosing the career best for me. I've been saying that I want to be an Obstetric Sonographer since the beginning of time and I'm not sure if I want to change it or not. I want to explore Radiologic Technology, Surgical Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Forensic Science, and more. One thing about me is that I love to help people. I believe that it's important to have a trait as such when wanting to pursue a career in the medical field. I think this program will benefit me because I haven't started college and this

The career that I will be researching throughout Capstone is an Urgent Care Doctor. Throughout my six weeks at Mercy Urgent Care I observed many exams, treatments, and patients. I assisted the doctor in exams, viewed and gave my opinion on X-rays and CT’s, and read over patient history with the doctor. I gained valuable knowledge from the doctors at Mercy Urgent Care.

I continued to gain experience in health care. I worked at the student health center, creating and distributing relevant health related information, on campus and I worked as a home health aid. These college experiences enhanced my insight into the world of health care and provided me with greater excitement about becoming a health care provider.

In order to begin my journey towards my post-secondary education, I must first finish the goal at hand which is to graduate high school. Currently, I am on course to reach my goal of graduation with a perfect unweighted 4.0 GPA. In addition, I am enrolled in my high school nursing assistant program which I will earn a certification for in June. Upon completion, I will be attending Lenoir-Rhyne University to take part in their Physician Assistant program in order to obtain my goal of becoming a Physician Assistant. I have always dreamed of having a career that will require a life-long pursuit of knowledge; medicine is constantly evolving and diseases are constantly changing, making it the perfect type of career. Due to my passion for medicine

My first attempt at a career was in the military, which ended with a medical discharge after a knee injury. After a few different jobs, I felt I finally had a career when I found employment as an assembler with Oshkosh Truck. Unfortunately, in June 2014, I was laid off. It was at this time, I decided to return to college. I have always enjoyed technology and science, so I enrolled at a technical college in Fall ’14; completing general coursework, while figuring out which program would be the best fit for me. Then in March ’15 I realized that I wanted some focus in healthcare during a service-learning experience in Jamaica. I will now be starting the Medical Laboratory Technician program in Fall ’16. After all these turns, I hope to finally

As I was finishing my last shift as a Health Leads advocate at Boston Medical Center I couldn’t help but think back to my first shift three years earlier. I was nineteen years old walking into the Pediatric Unit eager to make a difference. Being located in a poverty-stricken part of Boston many uninsured and low-income families would bring their children to Boston Medical Center. As an advocate, it was our responsibility to make sure they had everything they needed from food to shelter while working hand in hand with their physician. I expected to reaffirm my desire to become a physician by witnessing all the positive work that can be accomplished. What actually happened was something quite different, something that made me wonder, “Do I really want to go into medicine?”

Abigayle McGrew is a junior at Missouri State University who is majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology or CMB. After she finishes school, Abby intends to “apply for [physician’s assistant] school, go through that and go from there”. When asked if she had ever considered anything other than being a physician’s assistant, such as conducting research in the field, she states that “I have always known that I want to be in health care” but if someone was torn between the “it’ll come down to if you want to be with people . . . In the lab you’ll spend a lot of time on your own”.

Furthermore I am currently in the process of achieving my next academic goal, which also serves as a career milestone, of being accepted into the College of the Canyons Nursing Program. Subsequently, after successful completion and certification of the nursing program I would transfer to, a yet undecided, University of California in an effort to work towards a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. I remain unsure of the exact route I will pursue in order to reach my ultimate goal of physician. Consequently, this one of the many reasons why I love the medical field for its limitless opportunities to obtain skills and abilities to help those in

Once I have practiced medicine within a marginalized community and made a sufficient impact on its state of health, my final career goal is to serve the CDC. At the CDC I wish to be a part of the Epidemic Intelligence Service, EIS. The EIS is a workforce that employs a range of healthcare professional that combats global epidemics. I envision that partaking in the MHIRT program will provide the perfect opportunity to get a better understanding of how being an EIS officer is like. As a future career goal, I want to immerse myself in a completely different environment while striving towards improving the health of the local community.

To highlight some of my qualifications, I have completed a very comprehensive undergraduate program in biology/chemistry at Bowie State University, an excellent preparation for the graduate education challenges I now wish to pursue. I am also a certified nursing assistant and a current medical scribe, an incredible opportunity to work with electronic medical records and a wonderful introduction to the world of medicine. My educational background and experiences in the healthcare field have strengthened my desire to pursue the physician assistant program.