Reflective Essay For Tcp

I, Ronnishia Thomas should be selected to take part in the CLAHEC CI:Healthcare 2017 program. I should be selected because it is an exciting opportunity that I would like to take advantage of. I am a senior and I want to make sure I'm choosing the career best for me. I've been saying that I want to be an Obstetric Sonographer since the beginning of time and I'm not sure if I want to change it or not. I want to explore Radiologic Technology, Surgical Technology, Respiratory Therapy, Forensic Science, and more. One thing about me is that I love to help people. I believe that it's important to have a trait as such when wanting to pursue a career in the medical field. I think this program will benefit me because I haven't started college and this

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.

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

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.

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

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

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,

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.

Millions of people are treated by doctors daily. Whether it’s the setting of a sprained ankle or the cure for a life-threatening condition, doctors often have positive impacts on their patients. The choice to pursue a career in medicine is usually a difficult and stressful decision that comes with a great deal of fear of the unknown. The questions roll through a person’s mind about the education, benefits, and challenges of being a doctor when they make the life-changing decision to start a career as a physician. The road to becoming a doctor is long and difficult, but the end result is a lifetime full of rewarding benefits.

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.

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

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

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

Science has been my favorite subject for as long as I can remember, and I’ve always known that I would pursue a career in the sciences. It wasn’t until after I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease that I knew I would pursue a career in the field of medicine. At the time I was only eleven years old, and had no concept of the massive amount of work involved in becoming a doctor, but nonetheless, I was determined to become one. The doctors who treated my Crohn’s disease inspired me; one day I wanted to be as knowledgeable as them. As I grew up, my interest in medicine continued to flourish. Every procedure that I had to have such as colonoscopies and endoscopies, made me more amazed at what medicine can do. I began researching different procedures, medical advancements, and surgeries.

Born into a family of engineers and accountants, a career in medicine did not immediately strike me as the obvious choice until high school. Being a recreational gymnast for most of my life, I have always been fascinated with human anatomy. However, I discovered my interest in science after taking an advanced biology class with a dissection component which made me awestruck, appreciate the anatomy and made me want to study the physiology of the body at the molecular scale. Dissections demanded a precision which enticed the artist in me. While still in high school in India, I discovered that I exceptionally enjoyed being with people and making them feel better in any capacity whether it was volunteering with blood drives or a school for deaf and speech impaired children. It struck me that there was a vast need for people to be in every corner of the earth helped whether they were ill, homeless, or depressed and lonely.