Personal Statement Of Purpose: A Career In The Health Care Field

A medical professional essential role always boils down to serving other people faithfully. For me, I have always found great joy in serving the community in any capacity, but found a special joy in health care. I have found my desire to serve is what continually motivates me to become a Physician Assistant. This drive has help me maintain a 3.80 GPA, while leading my college soccer team as a captain for the past three seasons. All while establishing myself as a chemistry lab assistant and tutor. The balance between the three is great preparation for the future as I prepare to face the challenges ahead. I am aware of the value of education and gaining as much knowledge as possible, however I equally value establishing relationships with people.

Growing up on a farm in rural South Dakota, one learns to go without. Country living often entails going without the newest clothes, technology, or even modern necessities. Unfortunately, it can also include the postponement of medical intervention when health begins to fail. The impact rural health clinics have on alleviating this maldistribution is immense.

“What do I want to be” was never a question I pondered too deeply. The sudden death of my father to an unknown health condition and 5months thereafter, the tragic loss of my mother helped fostered a caring and compassionate spirit often alluded by many in describing my personality. I suppose this translated to why I find it easy and satisfying to help and serve others, most especially those in a medically vulnerable state. Thus, choosing a healthcare professional, specifically nursing was a natural fit for me. The ability to be able to care for patients and bring about a meaningful change in their life serves as an outlet for me. It makes me confident to think I could have nursed my parents back to good health if I was an adult or was in this career when they were sick. However, as a ten years old living in a developing nation with inadequate accessibility to healthcare services, I was limited in what I could have done. Today, however the story is different. My story is now defined by what I am doing and what I hope to do to better save and impact lives.

I feel like being an Health Administrator is the perfect job for me, because of what I've been through so far in my life. Growing up as a kid I enjoyed being athletic and competing against my peers in any sport events. I later on ran track and played basketball throughout my middle school and high school years. I had the opportunity to lead my track team in some events and it brought out a leadership trait I always had. Sadly, my senior years of track, I fell sick and experienced kidney failure and it was a very hard obstacle in my life. I'm Thankful that God pulled me through and showed me how important your health is. Now I eat more healthier and drink more water because of it. With that being said, being a healthcare administrator share everything I enjoy doing. I like to lead and make sure things are moving smoothly. I also enjoy helping people who are sick, nurse back to health

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As a thirty six year old adult my focus has shifted towards my career aspirations over

One memorable day at Lincoln Northeast High School, I was walking in the halls when a student in front of me suddenly collapsed. He started shaking from head to toe. I froze for a few seconds which felt like an eternity, then I shouted for help. The kid continued to vigorously shake with saliva foaming from his mouth. At the time, I didn’t know that the student was experiencing a seizure. I just remember standing there, watching and not knowing what to do. I wanted to help but I did not know how. Time slowed down; I thought he would never stop shaking. After reflecting on what happened, I decided to pursue a career in the healthcare because I wanted to help people. I wanted to know what to do in situations like this. I hated standing there and not being able to do anything.

I would like to attend Health Careers High School because I would like to become a doctor when I grow older. Ever since I was little I watched my dad work as a pediatrician and saw how happy he was when he diagnosed his patients correctly and when they recovered from the illness. This inspired me to become a doctor so I can relieve people from pain and help them feel better. When my family and I moved to San Antonio in 2014, we found out about the best high school in the city, Health Careers. At that time I was only in 6th grade but I was already looking forward to go to a school dedicated for students that wanted to go into the medical field.

First, let me tell you a little about myself and my family, I am a wife of 19 years, and mother of five children, two adult children who have moved out of our home, and three very active teenagers still living at home. We also are privileged to have a 3 year old grandson. My husband recently left his full time job to pursue his passion for woodworking and focus on his growing home based business. We travel on weekends selling our wares at craft shows. We have had our ups and downs like any family, but we know God will see us through whatever comes our way. Two years a go, I left a job and position that I was unhappy in to start a new career at a health care facility. At first, I was scared as I had never dealt with insurances and HIPAA laws

“There is no human that ever became interesting by not failing. The more you fail, recover, and improve, the better you are as a person.” This quote, by Chris Hardwick, helped drive my motivation to succeed despite failing multiple times. During the summer of 2015, I completed the Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Excited to begin a new chapter in my life, I submitted numerous applications to employers that were actively hiring. Unaware of the meaning of my status as a newly graduated individual on the market, I applied for mid-level manager positions with very little work experience. During this time, I had just one year of health care experience from working at Walgreen’s Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician and Baptist Health Systems as a Patient Access

I've wanted to be a nurse ever since I was a little girl. My stuffed animals, and my poor dog, would always have "injuries" that needed tending to. A band-aid here or some gauze there. After I graduated high school, I got married and then got pregnant so college got shoved aside. A few years later, after divorcing, I remarried and decided I would go to school. Well, I tried two times and ended up pregnant each time, so I waited. Finally, third times the charm, I got into a LPN class. Halfway through I found out I was pregnant again. I was determined to finish and become a nurse. I did it! I graduated in December and had my fourth child in January. Time to go to work! I went to work at a residential living center for people with disabilities.

When I started elementary school my parents said to me “Try your best”. They have continued to say this ever since only, in high school, it changed to “Aim high and try your best”. I did aim high and I did try my best. I took their advice, and it has paid off for me so far, and now I’m telling myself the same thing for college and my career. Academic success does not come easily to me. I have had to work long hard hours to keep my grades up. But I’m willing to do it, so I think my goal of a career in healthcare will take some effort, but it is within reach.

I am applying for the Master of Professional Studies in Technology Management (Health Information Technology) program at Georgetown University for the summer 2014 session, keeping in mind my future objectives of doing a PhD in Health Information Technology. My desire and enthusiasm for further study and research is motivated by professional goals and intellectual curiosity. I would like to pursue a career in the development of new Health-IT systems, especially remote monitoring technologies, technology-supported translation services, c and self-management tools through mobile technologies that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of information flow in a healthcare setting. I strongly believe the intellectual environment at Georgetown

Over the past six years I have worked with Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York in Patient Services. Working with this organization has given me an excellent foundation in healthcare management and operations. I work directly with our Medical Leadership Team; which consists of our Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Medical Director, Director of Patient Service, and Director of Compliance, Quality and Risk Management. Together we enact changes throughout all eleven of our affiliate health centers, while constantly monitoring efficiencies and industry standards in order to maintain best practices. Working with this dynamic team has provided me the opportunity to learn both basic and advanced healthcare applications, as

Fresh fruits and vegetables were not common in the house I grew up in. If it were up to me and my brother, which most of the time it was, I would come home from school and eat a bag of potato chips with a cup of noodles on the side. Thus, I wouldn’t credit our slender body types to the food we ate. But from a young age, food labels and ingredients really interested me. It also started to occur to me, that my busy and loving parents may not have known all this junk food was so terrible for us. So, I started asking for changes at the grocery store. I remember my brother not being too happy about the switch from whole milk to one-percent. After I graduated high school, I knew I wanted to pursue a degree in nutrition. However, by the time I was a senior in college, I had received many experiences that led me to my true passion: the field of public health. Nutrition is just one piece to the puzzle in the field of public health, and I would like to be involved in the greater picture in helping people achieve greater overall wellness.