Medical Assistant Personal Statement

I am honored and thankful for the opportunity to seek re-election to the NSAA Board of Directors as a Member at Large for my second consecutive term. I am a Veteran of the United States Navy and I am employed by American Surgical Professionals in Corpus Christi, TX as a Cardio-Thoracic Surgical Assistant for the past seven years. Serving on such a distinguished Board of Directors has had a profound impact on how deeply committed I am in continuing to establish directives with the board to help promote the professional and personal excellence of each surgical assistant nationwide. Unity among our profession is paramount in successfully addressing our legislative and organizational challenges that we face as individuals and as a whole. Together

I always had interest in a clinical research career that serves a large number of people by emphasizing more on research studies by exploring whether a medical strategy, treatment or device is safe and effective for humans. As a graduate in medicine, my strong base in the medical field continually challenged and motivated me to expand my skills in patient care. My coursework has allowed me to develop a keen understanding of how disruption in biological systems can influence one’s health.

The desire and passion and the strong interest I have for a profession in the care industry derives from my role as a care assistant, which I have enjoyed for the past nine years .The role has been challenging and extremely rewarding at the same time, I am genuinely a compassionate individual but my role has also taught me to be more patient and empathetic when assisting someone. Growing up I never thought that I would one day be so passionate about something in my life. I did not really think much about the future nor what I wanted to do with my life. From where I come from it is normal that after finishing school girls marry, have children and become housewives for the rest of their lives.

My chosen degree program is Associates of Applied Science in Medical Assisting at Kaplan University. I am currently a online student. I have been doing some research of my program and I have came up with a lot of very interesting facts. First the median salary for a Medical Assistant is $28,860 per year that is about $13.87 a hour, that was in May 2010. There could be opportunities it maybe higher, For example, the experience you may have, or the facility you are working in, and even the level of the education that you have (/www. .bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-assistants.htm).

My career commitment as a nurse has grown tremendously over the past three years; through my daily experiences as a Medical Assistant. I have devoted my time as a full time student and employee of the health care profession. Both of these occupations have helped shape me into the person I want to be for as long as time allows. Daily I witness these community role models that posses abilities such as problem solving skills, promotion and protection of an individual’s advocacy all tied in with compassion to meet the health care needs of an individual.

Being a Medical Assistant you must be prepared to face the various types of emergencies. Two most common emergencies that a Medical assistant will be facing are seizures and fainting. In appearance it would seem that fainting and seizures are a little similar they both disrupt the normal consciousness.

Before being introduced into the medical field, I had always seen myself as an engineer. Growing up I was fascinated by how everything worked. When something would break down I would be the first with a screw driver in my hand ready to take it apart. Of course being at such a young age, I would often worsen the situation than fix it, but the thrill and excitement from fixing a broken object meant the world to me. I thought becoming an engineer was my lifelong passion.

This is why I want to become a physician’s assistant. All of my life, my family has been an incredible source of inspiration and support that has helped me build the courage and confidence that has instilled a great sense

There are more than 100,000 certified Physician Assistants practicing medicine in the United States. PA’s have a very high starting salary and get to do a lot of hands on work. After just two years of schooling you can come out making an average of $94,000. Being stuck at a desk all day is dreadful, and physician assistants get to choose what they want their work environment to look like. Job opportunities for a PA are expected to go up by more than thirty percent between 2010 and 2020. When you are a PA you have a huge amount of flexibility to choose your specialization. I know that a PA is the best career choice for me because i love to work with people and enjoy social interaction, i love to have flexibility to be able to spend time with my family, and there are very good benefits and there will always be job openings.

A specialty nursing area that currently sparks my interest is Orthopedics. Ever since I began my career in healthcare, I have been fascinated by the orthopedic surgery field. This interest for the field motivated me to seek a position on an orthopedic floor as a nursing assistant. After some time of conducting local job searches I found out that Lourdes Medical Center was getting ready to open an orthopedic unit and they were looking to fill various positions. Since I have always been loyal to Lourdes Medical Center not only because it’s the hospital where all my family was born, but also because I have always had wonderful experiences with them during times of illness, I decided that it was the hospital where I wanted to work.

I am interested in pursuing the Physician Assistant (PA) certification because of both my familiarity as a professional in the medical field and as a patient. The PA profession offers me the opportunity to continue my lifelong passion of helping others, providing a team approach to patient-centered medicine, giving back to my community, and provides me with further opportunities to educate. My sophomore year I was recruited by the director of the local Red Cross to join a HIV/AIDS peer education program. After attending classes on evenings and weekends for a few months at the florescent lighted, wood paneled walled, Red Cross building our education was complete and our team’s presentation skills were developed enough to head to the community.

As a future student doctor the qualities that I adhere to are trustworthiness, humility, and passion. As a medical student, those qualities will show during interactions with faculty and staff and in particular with patients. I will earn trustworthiness by being punctual and following through with schedule events. I will show humility by keeping in mind that I can always learn something new from every interaction, whether it is between faculty, patients, or peer physicians. My passion for medicine will show during patient interactions, this will also be evident by my eagerness to learn. My past experiences as an Aerospace medical technician with the United State Air Force has giving me a glimpse of what I could expect from practicing medicine

Ahmed Elarabi Personal Statement: Émigré Program NYITCOM Growing up in Egypt, math and science came naturally to me and I always knew I wanted a career in the sciences or healthcare. I graduated valedictorian from my high school and became one of the 98 percentile students accepted into medical school. It was a great honor and pleasure to get accepted to my dream school. Medical schools in Egypt takes seven years to finish in addition to mandatory one year internship to earn the Doctorate degree.

I write in pursuit of becoming a teaching assistant for EG-1003 beginning this fall. I seek this position wishing to further develop my skills in communication and collaboration. Furthermore, I would admire watching student creativity in action when they work in the labs and interacting with others when helping them solve problems. I believe my previous experience and personality enable me to be an effective teaching assistant.

My poor performance did not change this attitude, and in my later years, I have perceived firsthand the value of such teamwork in medicine. In the course of an operation, the pathologists, the nurses, the physician assistants, anesthesiologists, surgeons, and pharmacists all play a vital role in the concerted delivery of health care. These professionals regularly outperform expectations, often at their own expense, in order to realize the optimal outcome for the team and the patient. I began to understand that selfless cooperation is at the heart of health care, and that it is an important characteristic to nurture in order to be successful.