Diagnostic Testing And Imaging Procedures

At 17 years old, I had the grueling task of deciding how I wanted to spend 40 plus years of my life. I always aspired to land a career in the medical field, so I majored in biology like most pre-med hopefuls, but during my junior year, I no longer desired to become a physician. The medical field was calling out to me, but the specialty of focus was incorrect. After graduation, I went back to the basics and put my nursing assistant certification to use.

Biology has always intrigued me; that is why I took advanced biology courses every year during high school. I chose cardiology in particular for medical school because cardiac diseases run in both sides of my family. I have seen my grandmothers get pushed into the emergency rooms and I thought they were not going

Currently, I am in the process of earning my Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a pre-medical emphasis from Grand Canyon University. Upon graduation, I hope to attend either a medical or physician assistant school. My specific goal in the medical field is still up in the air, however, I am avidly exploring the fields of pathology, oncology, emergency medicine, and surgery. My interest in the medical field was sparked by my human anatomy and physiology class during my senior year of high school. Put simply, my life in high school was rough, and I was completely lost, as far as my career decisions were concerned. I enrolled in a human anatomy course, to fill a hole in my schedule during my senior

It is a warm summer evening at Grady Hospital. It is my first day as an emergency room volunteer. I’m nervous and eager, hoping to see something exciting. However, it is surreally quiet. Suddenly, there is word of an ambulance en route. Minutes later the paramedics burst into the trauma slot pushing a man on a stretcher. His head and face are covered with gauze that is soaked through with dark blood. It is a flurry of well-orchestrated movement as the attendings and residents start to resuscitate him. They pull back the bandages to reveal a deep gash that is bleeding profusely. With much effort his vital signs are stabilized and he begins to regain consciousness. Later, after the excitement had passed, I learned what brought him here. He is diabetic and couldn’t afford to properly manage his condition. He had fainted due to hypoglycemia and hit his head. He had almost lost his life because of the unfortunate financial realities of modern healthcare. In that moment, I came to appreciate the very real cost of disease and the incredible role physicians have in ameliorating it. This formative experience was the beginning of my path to medicine.

For my Health Science Exploration interview, I interviewed my mother, she is a Surgery Schedule. She went to Bryant and Stratton College for Applied Science in Medical Assisting. During this time she got her Associate's degree which took 2 years to complete with medical experience. Which means she worked in Doctors Offices, Patient First, and Hospitals to get her current job. Some of the classes she took were Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Medical Ethics. She told me that her favorite class was Anatomy and Physiology because she liked learning how the body works, why it works, and what each part of the body does.

It wasn’t until my senior year in high school when I realized that I needed to decide what to choose as a career field in which I actually had an interest in pursuing. My aunt handed me a bunch of pamphlets that dealt with a variety of different career types: business, criminal justice, education, etc. That was when I came across the healthcare field. I have always loved being able to help others as much as I am able to. There were plenty of field’s that sounded interesting but that’s when I came across the one that I was eager to begin my college career on.

I have always been interested in the medical field. It was just a matter of where I would

I even took health science classes as part of the medical academy three years in a row during high school because I always thought that I wanted to enter the medical field. However, towards the end of my senior year in high school, I wondered to myself if I wanted to go through numerous years of college, medical school, residency, and fellowship that required a copious amount of time and money in order to become a doctor. I think one of the biggest obstacles for me deciding on Biomedical Sciences is the time and money required to finally show results of my decision. With that said, I really enjoyed my time in the health science classes I took throughout my high school years because it was really fun and I liked the idea of helping people. Therefore, that is one of the biggest reasons for my conflict in actually choosing to major in Biomedical Sciences. If I took Biomedical Sciences, I know that it leads me towards a path of becoming a physician, pharmacist, dentist, physician’s assistant, and many other medical careers, but I still don’t exactly know if it is right for me. Even in the My Plan assessments that I took, it said that health care is number two in the areas that I have a match

I found a great environment for learning at my medical school in presence of my hard working class fellows and worthy teachers. At my medical school, I loved Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, but the subject I enjoyed the most turned out to be my beloved Pathology. Study of human body and its diseases ranging from molecular to gross levels made Pathology most interesting and satisfying for me. It always provided me the answers of why, what and how. Exploring the tiny and microscopic detail of everything seemed like a world for me.

Looking into medical careers that interested me, there were many jobs that involve blood or needles and I am the person that does not like either of those. Taking advanced placement chemistry, I found the classes challenging, enjoyable, and I fell in love with science, especially chemistry. After extensive research, I decided to major in pharmacy, which I found to be a flexible degree. Not only is it flexible, it will allow me to help others because it offers careers in pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs. My main career objective is to be able to help others in a productive career that I enjoy.

Since the beginning of Medical Terminology I have loved and appreciated the values and capabilities of medical technology and have been fascinated with the way our bodies work and maintain themselves. The health science courses I have taken have made me realize my dream of not only working in health care but someday make a difference in it. In Med Term I learned vocabulary crucial in healthcare along with many ways in which our bodies work and functions and currently am learning how to properly treat patients along with how to chart and treat different situations preparing me for future instances in the healthfield making me familiar with many abbreviations used in the medical profession and ultimately shaping me into a better health care provider

Diagnostic imaging such as MRI, PET/CT scans and X-Rays all allow doctors to “see” inside your body. This type of imaging takes photographs of your bones and organs, allowing them to much more easily narrow down the cause of a disease or injury. As great and helpful as this may sound, it is not always such an easy thing for a patient to endure. It is not that the procedure is harmful or even painful, but many times claustrophobia, fear of test results, and the anxiety of going through a procedure that they are not familiar with can cause a patient to become very fearful and stressed. It is very important that the technician communicate with the patient and help them to remain calm and at ease. How can we improve communication between the patient and the technologist? Is it possible to reduce anxiety in someone who suffers from claustrophobia during imaging?

I have to admit that choosing Anatomy over AP Biology was the best decision I’ve ever made in my senior year of high school. Being a part of Mrs. Lentsch’s class definitely made my high school experience even more enjoyable. I love that I learn interesting facts and new things about the human body every time Mrs. Lentsch does her daily lectures and powerpoints. Most importantly, taking Anatomy certainly heightened my interest in pursuing a profession that’s within the medical field. Furthermore, there are several activities that I’ve done in class that are extremely memorable for me.

For the purpose of this function the student uses PCC to denote care that has not “a narrow focus on their condition or symptoms but also their preferences, wellbeing and wider social and cultural background”, with relevance to their families also (The Health Foundation 2014).

During my senior year of high school, my parents began to push me to choose a career path. I knew I enjoyed the sciences and how they were applied to health care. I also knew that I wanted to serve society and to achieve the balance that my mother attained in her life. To determine which field in health care I enjoyed most, I started interning at the offices of a general practitioner and of a pediatrician. I loved interacting with the patients, but medicine just did not seem like a good fit for me. In the spring, I interned at the hospital pharmacy, and I learned that I loved working with my hands, such as preparing IV bags for the patients. However, I missed interacting with the patients. I knew that I had to find a career that had a mix of both.