Personal Narrative: A Career In The Medical Field

Through my experience with the healthcare field, I have seen that low socioeconomic status, culture, and access are the major contributors to the health disparities today. Whether it is not being able to afford health insurance/medical costs, a culture that’s attitude and beliefs does not put much value on preventative care, or simply not having appropriate transportation to the doctor, all these factors work together against the patient. Medical professions can best tackle these issues by first knowing and understanding the needs of the population in which they practice. Theoretically, if one is aware of specific needs then those needs can be better addressed, whether they are financial or cultural needs. Also, medical professionals can work

Squeaking shoes, running fast, comfy scrubs that make it easy to move fast, shiny stethoscopes that help nurses hear patient's hearts beat. These are some of the things that nurses do everyday at work. Along with helping patients there are many tasks that nurses do every day in a variety of locations that not only take a toll on them physically but mentally as well.

Everyone’s passion is different, whether it’d be drawing, cooking, fashion, etc. Mine so happens to be learning about health. Choosing this as my passion was easy because learning how the body works and how it reacts to different viruses and diseases or medicine is fascinating. I also enjoy helping others and putting their needs before mine. This passion takes me into building a career out of it by going into the medical field and becoming an RN. Knowing that becoming an RN won’t be easy won’t change my mind for my career but it will only want me to work harder and not stop trying. The best way to be prepared for the future is planning everything out which is something I will try to do.

Well the doctor office I normally go, they are nice and polite. I never have problems when I go there. The last time I went which was a couple months ago, the lady at front desk was very unprofessional. She had her pants unbuttoned, playing her music loud, and she was popping her gum. I never seen her before because I usually go earlier in the day. I was very disgusted. The whole time I was talking to her I was thinking is she serious. I could not believe she really like that at her job. I wanted to tell somebody who could do something about it but I did not want to go through some whole extra stuff. I was very amazed that she was hired on though. As a medical assistant, I would make sure I had my hair pulled back and my scrubs were clean and

head had crowned and the doctor looked down at me and asked me a shocking question. “Kodi,

When individuals think of dead people, images of loved ones might scroll through their brain or perhaps they are reminded of the infamous quote, “I see dead people” from the movie, The Sixth Sense. However, for me, the two words evoke a momentous memory in which I inspected cadavers. I was a teenager at the time, attending a summer medical program and it seemed as if I had entered the gates of heaven or simply put, the gates of Georgetown University. I had always wanted to pursue a career in medicine, and this was evident in second grade when I dressed up as a doctor for career day. It was sensational strutting around in my immaculate, white lab coat and using my Fisher Price stethoscope to “hear” the other students’ heartbeats. I felt the

If you are the main provider for 2 kids and a disabled brother, you have a lot on your shoulders. I decided that I had to do something about my minimal wage job and take my career to another level. I enjoyed my waitress job at a local restaurant, but I needed much more career training. I was very hype on starting a medical career. For example, Nurse Midwife colleges in Minnesota were some of the first places that I contacted for more information on starting a medical career. I wanted to receive training in the shortest possible time. Therefore, I considered a few other choices.

Whether through formal preparation, such as your BSN or MSN degrees, or through your professional duties like continuing education requirements, our nursing career is an ongoing cycle of learning that is a part of the day-to-day profession. As the number one most trusted profession, it is our duty to continue to progress with the direction healthcare is advancing. I believe the responsibility of the nurse is going to grow in healthcare. While there are topics that I concur with, there are also points in this chapter that I see in an opposing view.

In all of my previous experiences in the healthcare field, I have not had a single moment or challenge that I disliked about the profession. Even working as a scribe, I absolutely loved the change of pace in working a late night shift at one hospital and then getting up several hours later to work another shift at a different hospital’s ED. With this in mind, the question of naming one single aspect of being a physician I think I would like best is a difficult one to answer. As so many other premedical students, medical students, and current physicians, I love the satisfaction of solving a problem to help someone. This is truly what I expect to like most as a physician, particularly when working with a patient who suffers from several chronic

Growing up I never thought I would pursue a career in healthcare. I always imagined myself as an engineer, someone capable of fixing the world's most difficult problems. As I've gotten older, I opened myself up to an entire new realm of possibilities when I considered more than just one profession. My mom is a physical therapist and I went to work with her often over the years. She is one of those therapists who brings in sunshine and the sound of chirping birds when she enters a room; patients light up when they see her and pass her name around the senior home as if it is a trade secret. I’ve never been one much for sunshine and rainbows, but I do bring a certain energy to the room as people have told me. I am an odd bundle of happiness mixed

Six years ago I had never considered going into medicine. At seventeen, life revolved around my first passion -- basketball. The start of my senior season was just around the corner and a childhood dream of playing college ball felt within reach. When I could no longer play I planned to go into coaching, but it wasn’t meant to be. On the first night of the annual family campout I blindly ran into a concrete bench. The collision left me with a compound tibial fracture, and a clean break of my fibula. After surgery the doctor found a blood clot in my calf, and other scary complications like “drop foot” and “compartment syndrome” were thrown around. I was scared. The fear of not being able to run, or walk without a limp quickly displaced any anger

My goal for clinical experiences is to apply what I have learned throughout my semesters to a clinical setting. I want to become more competent in my skills. I want to be able to look at a patient and identify clues that help me create a focus assessment. I also want to be able to use the patient medication to identify some adverse effects to create a preventative plan of care. My goals are to become more structured with my care plans. I want to make them more patient centered and more focused on initial issues that the patient might have then move it towards preventive methods instead of having my preventative methods first . I also want to become more confident in preparing and starting IV. I know that perfecting starting an IV will come

I would like to work as a healthcare manager in (my husband’s) medical office. Some of my primary responsibilities would include developing and implementing office policies and procedures, maintaining medical records, submitting claims to insurance companies, managing the administration part of the office as well as supervising the staff professionals such as registered nurses, medical assistants, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and front desk personnel. My job duty would also include training new employees and assessing their performances.

When I was younger, my doctor directed me to have surgery to remove a cyst on my arm. Hearing the word surgery, I instantly became anxious. However, I remember my nurse who always reassured me through every step of the way, and before I knew it, I awoke in the PACU lying in bed. My nurse constantly checked on the tubes leading into my arm, writing down any necessary statistics. That is what intrigued me the most at the time: she knew what all those numbers, lines, and symbols meant. Looking around, I did not understand how she knew or why there were so many foreign objects around me. Ever since my surgery, the thought about pursuing a medical career resonated in my thoughts. My thoughts formed my desire to interact and learn about the medical

I am a strong believer in the fair treatment of all people regardless of the race, creed, ethnicity, nationality etc. As an African American male, I know all too well how it feels to be judged and stereotyped. As a physician, I would actively work to ensure that I am never on the giving end of such a negative aspect of the human existence. If we are ever to avoid major atrocities such as the Tuskegee experiment (1932-1972), we as physician must remember that we take the Hippocratic Oath to serve all not a select few. As a physician, I would like to serve the underserved and give back to communities across this country and the world that may not have a much access to healthcare as the rest of the world. This is how I believe that I can ensure