Physician Assistant Personal Statement

I want to be a part of Keiser University's Physician Assistant Program because it is one of the best in South Florida. I agree with its mission statements and goals. This 24-month curriculum will allow me to reach my goal of pursuing my career as a Physician Assistant, sooner than most programs. It is centrally located so that most students have a minimum commute of 15-20 minutes. I am impressed by Keiser's excellent reputation of job placement among graduating PA students. According to present students, this school has a low professor to student ratio. I am eager to participate in this type of learning environment. Also, I am happy to see that the PANCE rate has been improving as the program strives to prepare students for the national certification

I am drawn to the PAs ability to not only treat and diagnose independently but to work in a team environment. I relish the idea of working alongside nurses and physicians in choosing the best path of treatment for my patients. I am also attracted to the flexibility of the PA program, which will allow me to change specialties if I desire. Being a team player and having a passion for medicine, I have concluded that a career in the health care field, and more specifically as a physician assistant, is the right path for

I have learned to utilize my feelings of powerlessness as fuel to nurture my passion for helping people. I want to acquire the knowledge and skills to improve the health of patients, as well as to establish a relationship that expands beyond the scope of physical care. I am confident in my abilities to surpass your program’s expectations and grow to become a competent physician assistant. Whether it is in Vietnam or in another foreign land, it is with absolute certainty that I will continue to assist and care for

This has allowed me to experience what each person’s role in a hospital setting truly is. Both physician assistants and nurse practitioners share a lot of the same responsibilities as a physician, although nurse practitioners are given the flexibility of choosing which specialty they are interested in pursuing. This autonomy is what drew me into this position, which includes a lot of independence within the practice. Over the years that I have worked in healthcare, I have realized that patients need a health care provider who will be an advocate for them, and they also need someone who will truly listen to them in order to help improve their quality of health. The roles and job responsibilities of a nurse practitioner have caught my attention and therefore have made me want to pursue this career

I remember my fingers leaving shallow depressions on her cold pale skin. As the Paramedics left the room, they sadly instructed us to say our goodbyes and that they would be back shortly. If I had known she was going die, I would have said more to my grandma when she kissed me on the cheek the previous day. Our large family sat in the living room crying as my grandma was placed in a large black bag before being taken away. That sorrowful morning I watched as the paramedics unsuccessfully attempted to resuscitate my grandma. This frightful and gloomy experience would inspire me to one day save lives. After witnessing a patient code, working as patient care technician (PCT), and experiencing the sincere generosity of two physicians, I became certain that I wanted to be a doctor.

1. There are many attributes that I have that are much more indicative of my potential than my SAT scores. To begin, I am a dedicated student-athlete who also takes AP classes in all of my core courses. In field hockey, I was a four-year starter, First Team All-Conference for three years, Second Team All-State, and in my senior year I was voted captain by my teammates; to add, I am doing all of this while taking AP classes. This shows that even though my scores for a single standardized test were not as high as I would have liked.

A school field trip to the hospital at just six years old is all it took and I was hooked. The hospital was a fascinating place for me. All I wanted to do was explore and learn more about what happened there. At the end of the field trip I was given a “doctors’ toolbox” which included a stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, syringes, as well as many other necessary tools needed to take care of a patient. I immediately took action and started using it on my then pregnant mother, to make sure the baby was doing well.

My work with my patients is defined by a deep level of empathy, kindness and compassion. My personal and professional experience has not only taught me how to appreciate but also how to provide patient-centered care through my experience of giving patient education, serving as a patient advocate and working in interdisciplinary teams. My educational background in Health Services as well as my professional experience in Respiratory care have illustrated my capability, enthusiasm and dedication to my work and patients. I intend to approach my studies in the Physician Assistant program as i have all other challenges in my life: with a strong sense of commitment and

I have always had a strong passion for the sciences. They were always my favorite classes and I enjoyed putting in the hard work to master them. I did well in math and business courses too, however I never felt excited about the material I was studying. My favorite areas in science have been biology, anatomy, and physiology of the human body. Each time I learn something new, I continue to be amazed by the complexity and precision of the human body.

The medical field has a wide range of opportunities that many plan to seek. Some, and hopefully a majority, pursue this career in order to better society one healthy solution at a time; however others simply pursue it to exceed parental expectations or to sit in a higher tax bracket. Personally, my reason for pursuing this career, through St Mary’s outstanding program, is altogether unique and abnormal to say the least. Normality never made an impact on the world. I, instead, stray far from the beaten path.

Science and medicine has always fascinated me and has been interesting to be since my education started as a child. All my cousins used to play video games, playing house, playing cards, but instead I always forced everyone on pretending my patients and me treating them and caring for them as a doctor. I also wanted my family members to act if they were sick and they needed help. As time passed, I no longer had to play as it was the reality now and they really now needed help. I have witnessed my family members, my grandmother who passed away due to heart attack at an early age, my other grandmother who currently is sick, my grandfather who passed away also due to heart attack.

Personal Statement I have been always goal oriented, upon my arrival to the United State of America, my first attempt to be enrolled into college, but due to my visa status I was not able to do that. My experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant on a Cardiology and Dementia Units of the hospital has shown me the many different aspects of working in the medical field. I have been able to come in contact with a variety of patients, with different purpose of life story. As I connected with some of the patients, I got the positive difference which I was making in their life.

My grandmother was a devoted woman. She was deprived of schooling and her basic rights as many Middle Eastern women in her era and, therefore, could not read or write. But she ensured to provide the support her family needed. Yes, my grandmother was not educated, but that did not prevent her from developing other skills. What she lacked in education made up for in skills.

Within my career, my main goal and objective is to help as many patients I’m capable of. I will be a speciality nurse in the field of pediatrics. Being able to care and nurture neonatal, growing infants, and walking toddlers is something I picture for my future. With my educational background I will apply that to informing patients on how to care for themselves and their growing baby. For instances, a patient named, Angela is an expecting mother coming in for her monthly check-ups.

The desire to practice kindness in a professional setting has started growing in me from a young age. It is the main motivation behind my application for an admission to the Physical Therapy Assistant Program. The growth in my interest to pursue that career can be attributed to experiences that I gained as a volunteer, PT aide, and as a research student. My career objective is to become a Physical Therapist Assistant to help people live a pain-free life.