Reflective Essay For Tcp

The career that I will be researching throughout Capstone is an Urgent Care Doctor. Throughout my six weeks at Mercy Urgent Care I observed many exams, treatments, and patients. I assisted the doctor in exams, viewed and gave my opinion on X-rays and CT’s, and read over patient history with the doctor. I gained valuable knowledge from the doctors at Mercy Urgent Care.

The medical field is a career path that brings about many options and opportunities of great value. The noble idea of being a doctor tends to cloud the diligent studying and precise training that is actually required for this career. I have wanted to become a doctor since a very young age, and now that the opportunity is here for the taking, I have fully researched what it takes to succeed in this profession and various specialties of the practice. The road to a medical degree is one filled with thousands of notes, years of schooling, and many stressful nights, but the reward is one incomparable to any other. Saving people’s lives on a day-to-day basis has been one of my dreams for as long as I can remember, so the rigorous curriculum

A career in medicine is not only a career in treating illness, but also a career in education and research. During the next year I plan to continue working with Dr. Alexander Morden in his medical practice as I have for the past year. Working with Dr. Morden has taught me more about the medical profession than any other experience that I have had. Through observation of physician patient interactions and performing my functional duties as a medical secretary, I am constantly exposed to new medical terminologies,treatment regimes, pharmacology, and most importantly, patients. I have also been introduced to the importance of medical billing, coding, and practice management. I intend to enhance my role at the office by training to become a medical

Already doubting my future career as a clinician, although I loved the science of it and helping people, I began taking courses that really caught my attention in school, which were Bioethics, Public Health and Medical Investigation. As I listened to experts speak about contemporary health issues, how to prevent, diagnose and treat illness and possible new treatments

Since I was eight years old, I have always been obsessed with learning about medicine, disease, and health. Aware of my fascination, my older sister took me to an exhibit of preserved human bodies that showcases the intricate anatomy of the carcasses. I enjoyed the form and function of anatomy and have taken it to art, meticulously replicating structures in my drawings. Most of my extended family works to some degree in the healthcare field, which allowed me to be further exposed to that area of work and develop my interests. My passions for health grew as I enrolled in higher-level biology courses at my high school, which led me to pursue a career in the medical field. While in college, chemistry facilitated my curiosity in medical technology,

It all came together last summer on a 5,724.8-mile bicycle ride from Texas to Alaska. I was among a group of students lucky enough to wear the Texas 4000 for Cancer jersey and devote a summer to pedaling for a cause. Like with many other premed students, signs that showed how interested I was in medicine were apparent since before I can remember, but everything from my summer trip validated further every desire I had to join the medical field as a doctor. At the age of ten I was confident I wanted to spend the rest of my life getting back at the disease that took my grandmother away – a decision that led me as a freshman in college to a drug design and biological recognition research lab. I joined the lab as a way to help others by studying infectious diseases, but I sought out a way to make a more personal and unique impact on others Texas 4000.

In the course of my clerkship as a medical student, I rotated across various medical specialties; the variety of exposure I encountered gave me adequate insight to choose a residency path without difficulty. In my consideration, I sought for a medical field that would accommodate my career goals,

I started my clinical years with an open mind to every specialty with the goal of finding the specialty that catered to my attributes of inquisitiveness, diagnostician and thirst for knowledge. Rotating through Internal Medicine, I realized that this field provided a challenging environment while fostering lifelong learning. I found that

Now, I realize that choosing my profession is not about the fame. Instead, I should be considered with changing lives not just saving them. I resolve to go back to Jamaica, after finishing my education, and establishing medical clinics in the rural countryside I now call home. When ambulances rush down to the street and their flashing lights illuminate the starry night, I want to be available to change a person’s life. I would like to expand my medical training from just the AP Biology and Anatomy classes and the planned medical mission trips, to the University of

For this week’s journal, I am going to write about previous encounters and experiences that happened to me when I worked on hospital floors and Intensive Care Units (ICU). I am going to reflect on these experiences and explain how they may shape or affected my perspective on life and my possibly my philosophy of education.

From the age of five, studying the human body was the main source of my excitement. As I grew up, I became fascinated by doctors and nurses, and how diligent, skillful, passionate, and dedicated they are to pursue a common goal: amelioration of human health. As a high school student, I have finally realized that studying medicine would help me to pursue what I really want in my life: helping the humankind.

I have wanted to be a part of the health field and work in medicine since I was a little girl in elementary school. That is when I grasped my awareness of the many health issues my dad deals with on a daily basis such as his type 1 brittle diabetes, asthma, Parkinson’s Disease, and cerebral palsy on his right side of his body. With all these conditions came a lot of close calls, doctor visits, and medications. This involvement in watching after my dad ever since I was young has led to a passion in working in health. As I grew older, my strong points have been in the math and sciences, as well as illustrations, which further encouraged me to use my talents in this particular field. I want to be someone who impacts a person’s life for the better and become a role model

Firstly, during my time at the Montfort Hospital, I was a volunteer in the emergency room and gained meaningful experience in direct patient care. Here I had the opportunity to work alongside other healthcare professionals in order to provide support not only to the hospital staff but also to the patients and their families. The patients that

Medicine is challenging. Medicine is rewarding. Completing a challenge grants the rewarding feeling that so many people experience throughout their lives, whether it’s completing a marathon, getting a job with a highly competitive field, or overcoming a cancer diagnosis. The challenges I have faced in the past have been rewarded with joy, happiness, and triumph. Growing up on a dairy farm, my family was faced with the challenge of bankruptcy. As a four-year member of the Tarleton State University Men’s Basketball team, I faced challenges as an individual and as a team. As a student coming from a small town, I faced challenges finding a job to gain medical experience. All the challenges I have faced in my life have been driven by the motivation of the reward I would achieve when successful. As I continue my life, I want to face the ultimate challenge: becoming a doctor by pursuing a career in medicine, being motivated by the reward of the best feeling in the world; improving the lives of my patients.

My love for the NHS and desire to give back to my community drew me to attending an NHS information careers day and I decided to join the Foundation Trust. I have I also volunteered as a waitress at the Volunteer Reception of the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS foundation trust and taken part in the stakeholder event. I currently conduct patient surveys, which involves conversing with patients to better understanding their thoughts and feelings to empathise with them. I am also currently doing further training to be part of Patient