Mercy College Case Study

Serving individuals in underserved communities takes more than just intellect, it takes character. Filling your brain with the knowledge of various medications is not enough; rather one must empty oneself and become a vessel for compassion. It takes more than a steady hand, but a steadfast heart and a devotion to ethics and the integrity to align with them even when no one is watching. It takes empathy, it takes virtue, and last it takes a passion for cultivating caring and watching it bloom. Contributing to the Nurse Corps mission while nurturing for individuals in underserved communities, I will use these principles as my guiding light in attending to the visible and invisible needs of every patient I serve.

As an African American male who was diagnosed with end stage renal disease, I was a patient in need of financial assistance while on dialysis, a patient who needed to use Medicaid to help pay for medical expenses, and a patient that needed a healthcare provider to understand the amount of stress and anxiety I was under. My experience has given me a deeper understanding of what is needed to provide care to underserved communities. Underserved communities are in need of medical providers that are attuned to the social, emotional and economic disparities these patients encounter. For me, from a patient’s viewpoint, everyone deserves to be heard and served fairly. I will use my personal experiences to provide the underserved community in my career as a Nurse Practitioner, so that the underserved population can receive the best care

Serving these populations is much more than serving food but also considering each individual’s unique story in its entirety. Some may have a dark past, some suffer from addiction, and others lose faith. As a hospital volunteer, I also served patients by spending quality time and assisting their needs. By simply understanding their viewpoint, I influenced them to believe in hope for a greater future. I learned that to effectively provide care for others, it is necessary to consider all the small scenes that combine to produce each person’s story. Compassion and service toward my patients are the sole ingredients for effective

The individuals who utilize UPMC Mercy’s medical detoxification treatment represent a population of diverse educational attainment with chronic addiction and comorbid disorders. However, most of the patients’ socioeconomic status falls between the middle class or lower class. The age of participants ranged from 24 to 65 years. The bulk of admitted patients receives behavioral health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act health care marketplace or the private health care system.

My life started in the Congo, and throughout it my family and I have aspired to pursue higher education. My father passed away when I was twelve years old, and my mother struggled to pay for our schooling amidst a country in war. As a child, I watched my mother who was a midwife; provide indigent care by helping women deliver their babies in homes with compassion. Her dedication and commitment inspired me to go into health care where I can help although it left me with a lot of unanswered questions. My experiences stirred my compassionate heart at eight years old, and I asked my mother, “How can I make a difference in someone’s life?”

Mercy Carter lives in Deerfield, Massachusetts the most remote settlement in the English colonies. It is 1704, and the threat of an Indian attack is real. During the night, Indians and French attack Deerfield, ripping children away from their parents, taking some adults and randomly killing other adults and their children. Forced to march over 300 miles to a Kahnawake Indian village in Canada, many will not survive the more than 40 days on the trail. Mercy's struggles to survive and tries to save some of the children. Desperately she attempts to find out if her brothers are alive and where they have been taken. She dreams of the time that ransom will arrive to secure her release. However, as time goes by she is adopted and assimilated into

As a recipient of this scholarship, I would like to contribute to the mission of the NHSC by providing an environment where patients feel that they are welcomed, a priority, and receiving high quality healthcare. This is important because the large patient demands found in clinics in underserved areas create an environment where patients receive less face-to-face time with their doctors, provided they get seen at all. Because I have the work ethic and compassion to make a difference in underserved areas, I believe that I would be a helpful addition to any clinic. Bringing caring healthcare professionals into communities will allow more patients to receive quality care as well as impact these areas by allowing everyone to live healthier, more

The Stritch school of medicine is an institution that allows the intersection of research, compassionate care to all members of the community and academic excellence while keeping the patient first. For this reason, I am certain that being a part of this program will challenge me to widen my horizons and increase my exposure to different perspectives. Furthermore, the emphasis on serving others, especially those from the underserved population aligns with my future aspirations as a physician. The ASPIRE program has invaluable resources for me to broaden my depth of knowledge about health care disparities, team dynamics in medicine, and the significance of healthcare professionals that are willing to implement change.The combination of academic

Since coming to college, I have grown a desire to help create policies and programs to alleviate the disparities that exist in the US and globally. The understanding I have gained from sociology and ethics classes I have taken at UT has broadened my interest in health care and my volunteer experiences have solidified this classroom knowledge. As a student in the Health Science Scholars Honors Program, I have the opportunity to complete a senior capstone thesis project. This interest has had a major role in directing my research and I believe will effect the direction that I take in my career.

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Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre provided me with life lessons I will never forget—kindness and humbleness. Spending my free time in this facility has given me bliss. The patients became my family; I knew their families, their kids, and even their grand-kids. I spent hours getting to know these patients—their stories, their likes, their dislikes. It was refreshing to do their errands, to help them, to feed them, to care for them. At this hospital I learned more than what the doctors and nurses do. I learned more than the mechanics of a hospital. I learned about the patients. I learned what I want to do in life. I learned that eventually I would like to become a medical doctor—to combine my love of biology and assisting

The mission of this clinic fits perfectly with my passion for expanding healthcare to at-risk populations as I have been attempting to do this at the Syracuse Community Health Center and in Schenectady for several years. This interest is not only a passion but also one of my main goals to carry out as a physician. I believe the GW healing clinic is a remarkable organization that brings the entire community together. During my time at Union College, I have noticed that there is a clear divide between students and the surrounding community. Whether this is due to varying lifestyles, wealth, or in-group out-group dynamics, I seek out to integrate both communities. I do this by volunteering at City Mission, tutoring local youth, and hosting free events for local families. I believe that bringing together communities and eliminating invisible boundaries is critical as this is a major issue in my local hometown of Syracuse. At the SCHC, I observed that boundaries between providers and patients tend to create disharmony within patient-physician relationships by instilling distrust and discomfort. I would be able to contribute my passion for this goal, experiences in fundraising, and research to show the effectiveness of care this program

Brian M. McKenna 4(2012) Medical Education Under Siege: According to the author, medical education is "mired in unhelpful rhetoric, unbecoming hubris, and reliance on an outmoded biomedical paradigm that ignores social, environmental, and psychological influences on health and health care.” (McKenna 2012) This article is a case study of a six-year, muli million project at MSU that dared this realism. The goal was to create community-oriented primary care. Commu­nity participation was a paramount goal in all areas of project life.

While researching Eastern Virginia Medical School I found the opportunities and curriculum is what I am looking for in a medical school. First, is the goal for the school of becoming the most community-oriented schools in the nation. Working alongside a community in health is one of the most important aspects I want to service as part of in health care. It is hard for health care professionals to perform their jobs to the best of their ability when the community and health care teams are not interacting. I believe that interacting with community opens up the doors to health care by integrating it into the culture. Second, I believe that the curriculum structure you offer is best suited for my learning style. While many schools believe in the

I was working on the final project, looking for various biodegradable plastic containers prices that can serve as an alternative for Mercy College. I found a small company called Biobag located in California. they produce compostable bags made from a "resin derived from plants, vegetable oils, and compostable polymers." Not petroleum-based plastic bag. they are willing to send us samples, but I don't know what address to use. Below is the company link for CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM SAMPLE REQUEST. Would you provide them a specific address so that the samples be sent directly to our campus?