Medical Assistant Personal Statement

In August of this year, I will be entering my final year at Grand Canyon University and will graduate with my bachelor’s degree in biology with a pre-medical emphasis in April of 2018. Upon graduation, I am planning on attending a medical or physician assistant school to pursue a career as a health care provider. I am not completely sure which route I want to take as I believe that there are benefits and drawbacks to both, however, I have been finding myself to be more drawn to the physician assistant route. At the beginning of my junior year, I spent a small amount of time working with PhysAssist Scribes in two different emergency departments. During this time, I was exposed to physician assistants and began to develop an interest in their line of work. I …show more content…

Other reasons for my interest in this specific field include the flexibility between various medical specialties, sole focus on patient care, and the balance that can be achieved between the career and one’s life. I am unsure about which specialty I want to pursue, however, I have been exploring the fields of oncology, pathology, internal medicine, and emergency medicine through various work, volunteer, and shadowing experiences.

I have been active in various volunteer activities since my early years in high school. During high school, I devoted the majority of my time to our marching and concert bands as well as our Interact club. Interact is a high school level community service organization branching off of the parent organization, Rotary International. When I entered college at GCU, I immediately joined