Physician Assistant Program Analysis

I want to be a medical assistant because I love helping people and I want to make a difference. I hope my smile will be contagious and actually help someone through their day. There is so much hurt and pain in the world and too many people turning their backs on each other. A little kindness, happiness, and love can go a long way. I may only be me, but I refuse to give up and sometimes it only takes one to make a difference. I will strive to be the best and expect more. Patients need more than a treatment plan because they also need to be surrounded by hope, confidence, and respect. I want others to not be afraid to lead by example and prove that being a CMA (AAMA) is the greatest medical profession one can be. Becoming a Certified Medical

In my time volunteering at the hospital, I hope to gain many different experiences. However, there are a few main ones: adaptation through enrichment and dependability. First of all, I want to get to know and adapt to the environment of the hospital and learn how different processes work. This is a crucial part of being in the atmosphere of a clinic. Also, the experiences that I will have at the hospital will help me to understand the routines and entailments of the career I would like to pursue. I hope to become a Physician’s Assistant in the future and this will be the best way to know if it is the right position for me. This enrichment of my understanding will help guide my passion for this career path and hopefully strengthen it.

The five most important characteristics for a healthcare provider is honesty, patience, empathy, responsibility, and a team player. I picked honesty because for me honesty is important because if I was the patient I would like for the nurses and doctors be completely honest with me. To be honest you have trustful. Patients should be able to always have faith in you. You always have to be honest with the patients no matter what. Honesty has a lot to do with the healthcare industry.

I chose California’s average Medical Assistant hiring rate and wage for 2012-2015 as my topic for my final topic. This topic relates to my work because it will show me how likely I will be able to find a job as a Medical Assistant in California. It will also give me an idea of what my hourly, monthly, and yearly pay will be. The pay and hiring rate in California will help me in the future with my job because it will allow me to know if I will be able to find a Medical Assisting job in California easily or not, and it will also be able to help me see about how much I will be making every month so I can calculate my monthly budget. My topic of California’s average pay and hiring rate also gives me a little bit of information about other jobs in the medical field as well that I need to know for my future goals and planning.

Last but not least, Texas A&M has a really great cost and financial aid program for students. The In-state tuition and fees were about 10,176 dollars while out-of-state tuition and fees were about 28,768 dollars. If I was an In-state student, this would have been a great opportunity not only because of the students life and academics but also because of the tuition fees. However since I am not an In-state student, the cost is pretty expensive.

Active membership was opened to any practicing medical assistant who achieved AAMA certification. The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) was engaged as the test consultant for the AAMA certification examinations. Responsibility for the accreditation of one- and two-year medical assisting programs was transferred from the AMA’s Council on Medical Education to the AMA-sponsored but independently operated Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA). The AAMA Endowment’s Curriculum Review Board remained the recommending body. Revised Essentials of an Accredited Educational Program for the Medical Assistant were accepted by the AMA Council on Medical Education.

Every year, an estimate of 5.9 million people dies from disease (World Health Organization, 2016). Some of these diseases are caused by bacteria, parasites, virus, trauma, mutations, and environment. Although these diseases can cause death and injury, in many cases, they can be treated by a specialist called a physician. A physician is a person who is qualified to practice medicine. Often, these medical specialists need help in treating large numbers of patients in need of care. In the 1960s, the physician assistant (PA) profession was created.in 1965, there was a noticeable shortage of physicians. Eugene A. Stead Jr., MD, of the Duke University Medical Center assembled the first class to take on the role as physician assistants. These men received medical training in fast track manner to what a physician might learn (Academic Academy of Physician Assistants Organization, 2014).The duties of a physician assistant are similar to what a physician may carry out but differ in some ways. Today, the physician assistant profession is a growing field, but more difficult to achieve. Recently, there has been an increase in the amount of school time and pre requisites to be accepted into a physician assistant graduate program. Specialization of a particular field is even more difficult to achieve. In addition, work environments can be often challenging. However, high salaries and benefits of working in the medical field give reward to the employee.

What is a Physician Assistant and why do I want to be one? I want to be a physician assistant because the job outlook is great, I love taking care of others and the benefits are quite good.

I want to attend George Washington’s physician assistant program because their mission and strong curriculum will help me attain my academic objectives and become a successful PA in primary care. I will fulfill the mission at George Washington as a PA because I plan to practice evidence-based medicine, advocate for my patients, and serve the community. From my dietetics major, I learned the importance of practicing evidence-based medicine to provide the highest quality care to my patients, which is how I will practice as a PA too. Secondly, I will strive to support my patients holistically with their medical needs. Providing quality, compassionate care to my residents as a CNA, I learned how to be a reliable caregiver and address any questions about their care that they have. Lastly, I learned the importance of volunteering and serving the community from my mother as a kid and began to volunteer at church and school alongside her. Also, I was a Girl Scout for eleven years and at the end of high school earned my

With advances in medicine, Americans are living longer and with chronic illnesses that require long term medical maintenance. As the population has grown with patients that are aging and becoming sicker in the process, there has presented a shortage of physicians to manage this rise in demand. Now, with the passage of new legislation such as the Affordable Care Act, more patients have access to health care than ever before. Many experts have suggested increasing the utilization of Nurse Practitioners and Physicians assistants as a cost effective resource to tackle to rising cost of healthcare amid a physician shortage in America. Several studies have been performed to assess the viability of these options, to address the advantages and

This program takes a total of two years going to school during spring, summer and fall. The tuition for Miami Dade college’s PA program is only $25,000, meanwhile the AAPA states the average tuition can range from $50,567- $61,088 depending on whether you’re an in or out of state student. Before you can apply for most programs you must complete a set of prerequisites including classes such as biology, chemistry, physiology and anatomy. Not all physician assistant jobs are created equally. Just as nurses and doctors have areas in which they can specialize, so do physician assistants. Before you can specialize, you need to become licensed as a physician assistant. After you graduate and pass your licensing exam—and depending on your area of interest—you may be required to do some additional training with a fellowship or residency. For the lucky one’s employment with a doctor who specializes in your area of interest is a good way to start. There are many different specialties a physician assistant can choose. When choosing a specialty, it is important to consider your interests and how much extra training you are willing to take on. Knowing what specialties pay the most may also factor into your

As a nurse administrator, one federal regulatory process that has recently changed and affects the practice of our accountable care organization’s (ACO), advanced practice nurses (APNs), and physician assistants (PAs) is the durable medical equipment (DME) provision of the H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 (American Nurses Association, 2016). MACRA has changed many rules around how providers are paid for services supplied to Medicare and Medicaid patients as well as who is authorized to order tests, services, and DMEs. Prior to the signing of MACRA into law in April of 2015, APNs and PAs were required to obtain a physician’s co-signature for any DMEs ordered for Medicare FFS or Medicaid patients in order

For years I have dreamt of gaining acceptance into a Physician Assistant (PA) program to continue my journey into medicine. The exhilaration of getting accepted into the University of South Carolina’s Physician Assistant program not only allowed this path to become real, but allowed further planning into my future. With that being said and being the planner that I am, I became intrigued with the options of continuing my Physician Assistant education once I completed the program with potentially enrolling into a residency program. In this paper, I am going to take you through the eye opening details of the Physician Assistant residency option, including topics such as: the history of PA residencies, accreditation process, gaining acceptance into these programs, what these programs entail, the pros and cons of residency programs, and my current opinion after further research.

I watched an informative video about Medical Administrative Assistant by Coleen Zeigler. The video covered the different duties that they perform. It covered some of the main points about the different expectations, about the education level and the work environment. Some of the things that the video mentioned was being able to keep everything organized and having management skills in order to keep everything accurate. Having people skills and working in a team is important because most of the time Medical Administrative Assistants have to communicate with the patients and the staff. These are only some of the most essential skills that are required to be successful at this job

As a resident of Maryland for the past six years I have grown to love the culture and diversity of the greater Washington area. This community has been supportive of my education and has been a great place to live. I have had the opportunity to volunteer in multiple capacities and would love to continue to do that through my medical education and beyond. The unique methods that George Washington uses in its education of physicians also attracts me to the institution. The learning communities is something that is unique in medical education where small groups of students come together to work through curriculum and perform other activities in the community. The number of track programs available is also a key reason I want to attend your school.