Personal Narrative: My Medical Assisting Journey

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

Defining a moment in life that determines a career pathway is often a difficult task. Though sometimes inspiration from a particular person or event directly impacts that decision. The goal of becoming a Physician Assistant became clear for me in 2013 when I spent many months dealing with health professionals before and after the death of my infant daughter. This was a life changing moment and I knew then that the passion for working with people and being able to help solve some of the medical mysteries with diagnostic components would be where I wanted to make my career. Choosing the Physician Assistant role allows more of a social aspect with direct patient care in comparison to a Physician, yet they are more equipped to tailor a plan

First, Physician Assistants totally contradicted my thoughts before I even started researching them. For instance, I thought that one had to have straight A’s to become anything in the medical field. However, I learned that having straight A’s does not, as a matter of fact, show any intelligence whatsoever. Becoming a PA is strictly about how one gets the job done, not how smart a dignitary

Mercy Medical Center is where it all started. On August 4th, 2004, 6:47 p.m. I was born. My name all started as a simple idea 4 years before I was even born. It originated from an American singer-songwriter Shannon Hoon, the lead vocalist of Blind Melon. Eventually, Shannon had a daughter, and named her Nico Blue. My mom liked the name and decided she would name her first child that. Though my first name isn’t actually Nico, it’s Nicolynn. She added her middle name to the first half, leaving me with no middle name.

In the Fall of 2014 I became an RA, Resident Assistant, a position longed for since I entered as a student at Landmark College, a college for students with learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. I went into the job aspiring to help other students and build upon the close knit and friendly community that was already in place. My job was to ensure the safety and security of all residents, refer students to appropriate services on campus, and run and plan programs alongside two other RA’s and a Resident Dean.

Choosing my career was not an easy choice but becoming a Medical Assistant would be my “foot in the door” to becoming a nurse. I started Alaska Career College in fall 2014 to become a Phlebotomist. I thought that with my experience as a medical receptionist, I can further my career as a medical assistant rather than a phlebotomist. I love to draw blood but because of my personality, I thought that maybe it would be more beneficial to become a medical assistant instead. As a young Hmong child, I loved helping people especially the older folks who did not speak English well. It is my goal to help others who are in need of help and because of that, I chose to become a Medical Assistant. I do hope that one day

Last summer, when I was thinking about my future and deciding what type of job I would like to have. I decided to do a little research on the training programs offered at Whatcom Community College. After doing research on the medical assisting career, I realized that was what I wanted to do. Medical assisting is a great job, I like the administrative aspect, as well as the hands-on practice that medical assistants get to perform. When I go into a doctor’s office or take my kids to see the pediatrician, we have often encountered medical assistants. I was drawn to the medical assisting career because, I will get to use office skills as well as work with people directly. Working with people who are sick would be a good fit for me, because a strength

My current resident assistant was unavailable to interview because he is usually a very busy and had a deadline coming up tomorrow, so instead I interviewed an RA that was working at the Willkie. His name was Vasu and he was super open with me about being an RA. He was really honest too, he said that the process of becoming an RA was and is hard and that it is a very competitive process.

Volunteer work has always been a prominent activity that occurred within my life. Growing up with a father that was involved in the community so much that it felt like it was his job, I was always surrounded by community service and helping others. At the young age of six years old, I decided to do my part as well, feeding the homeless in a local church in New Bedford, Massachusetts. From that year on, I believe a majority of my most valuable characteristics derived directly from my volunteer work. Now, almost thirteen years later, I am involved in over 100 hours of community service per year and am ready to apply it into a new field- as a Resident Assistant.

Hello class I am Brandon Jackson I’m currently living in beautiful Jacksonville, FL but I’m originally from

During the course of my college years, I have considered alternate career options. I have contemplated becoming a physician’s assistant, a dentist, or a podiatrist. Physician’s assistants and doctors play similar roles in clinics; I would still be able to see patients and enjoy the interpersonal aspect of delivering healthcare. Additionally, I would still be able to play an important role in primary care and do my utmost for the sake of my patients, which is hugely appealing.

The first section of the following essay will explain the communication skills such as having a great attitude, being able to understand the patient and physician; and also how to relate what the doctor has diagnose to the patient will help me become a great medical assistant. The next section will explain why conflict resolution is important in my career field. The last section will describe a conflict and how I resolved it; and also how I would change the way I handled it.

I have danced around with the many options in the medical field since high school, from paramedic to forensic pathologist and everything in between. I decided on medical assisting because I see it as a step towards other possibilities, a foot in the door to see what I enjoy and will want to do in the future. Medical Assistance have a wide working spectrum and are in many medical areas such as a family clinic, pediatrics, and plastic surgery. Because my goal is a forensic pathologist or autopsy assistant I want to be a medical assistant in plastic or general surgery because I believe it will be a wonderful step towards my goal. As a medical assistant you are held to a high standard of professionalism because the situations you will be working

When I was a volunteer at the San Luis Somerton walk in clinic in Somerton Arizona the first task they had me do is watch videos on the history of Mexico and of my home town. At the time I was unaware of what these videos were entitled for, but I soon realized that they were to help me understand my own personal heritage as well as the patients I would speak to. I only worked with medical assistants and they were quite competent when addressing every individual. Every Medical assistant spoke both Spanish and English. What I found most interesting was how comfortable the patients were with the Medical assistants. They would socialize in a way that appeared to be as if they had known each other for a very long time. This was the case for everyone.

Massachusetts Amherst and Resident Life is important because I am now more of an influential standard for my peers to follow. As a result, the ways in which I act and carry myself, have become more positive and have enabled me to further understand my capacity as an overall leader. As a student who aspires to become a lawyer, the experiences and qualities I have learned from my fall and spring semester, as a Resident Assistant, has allowed me to grow tremendously. For instance, the position required me learning how to be a better leader. I learned how to be a more adaptive, dependable, communicative, organized, and culturally aware team player. It is for