The student intern has worked for CentroMed a federally qualified health care center for 11 years and throughout these years has acquired many skill sets. The skills for front desk customer service began in July 7, 2005 at CentroMed South Park Dental. In addition the skills obtained allowed the student intern to appreciate the importance of listening skills in order to provide patients with their individual needs. Furthermore developing additional skills came from the transition to the medical side as a Collaborative Support Coordinator from February 2006 to March of 2011. As a Collaborative Coordinator the student intern worked closely with the Medical Director Dr. Norma Parra to ensure provider patient panels were in compliance with state
The first day, I have arrived at the Ambulatory Care office I was a bit nervous because I did not know what they would expect of me. Mr. Price first professionally greeted me and shared with me the Dallas VA mission statement, to fulfill President Lincoln's promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.” Mr. Price then provided me with a nametag and a projected itinerary for this week. During the first week of my service learning, I was taught how to properly answer telephones, greet patients, and schedule appointments. By performing these tasks, I was able to enhance my medical terminology and communication skills. Although I was not directly exposed to patient care, shadowing a healthcare manager allowed me to witness the actions that occur behind the scenes that make a difference in improving the quality of care that patients receive.
As an intern at Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, my responsibilities were the following: reviewing patients charts, documenting admissions, administering activity screens, documenting progress notes and discharges within the computer system, providing one on one programs with patients, assisting in large group programs and participating during clinical rounds. During the course of my stay, myself and two other interns created a webpage that enhanced the Recreation Therapy staff discharge community resource guide. Within this webpage, we provided information on three Toronto districts in regards to the community resources that could be provided to the patients once discharged from the hospital and back into their community. Our main focus was
Prior to walking in, my expectations for what I was about to partake in and experience were all over the place. I didn’t know whether to expect the absolute worst types of situations going on such as people being rushed into medical rooms or the most basic situations such as patients waiting for a strep throat test. I did expect to see a wide range of patients in terms of race, class, age, and gender. Contrary to the patients, I didn’t expect to see a wide range of race, class, age, and gender within the staff. I expected to see mostly female nurses, and male doctors, majority being Caucasian and middle age. I didn’t expect there to be that much security or any type of possible crime that could go on within a medical facility. I expected the waiting area and facility to be very large, large enough to accommodate a lot of patients at once. Lastly, I expected that taking our field notes would be a challenge because writing notes down in front of patients would be awkward and during interviews it would be hard to conduct a good interview while writing the whole time.
What services are provided in this setting, and how do the interprofessional relationships impact the patients’ care?
I feel the knowledge I have acquired from both private and NHS dentistry lays a solid foundation to build upon at university level study. Ten years of employment has shown me the importance of maintaining appropriate personal and professional behaviour; I am aware that I am constantly representing the dental profession, even outside the workplace. I embrace being patient, positive and productive and found an optimistic, constructive attitude can encourage great team work with colleagues, to deliver the best service, particularly in a patient setting. In recognition of my professionalism, I was given the responsibility of the in-practice training of three trainee Dental Nurses and commended on my efforts to provide them with a thorough understanding of working in surgery. In further appreciation of my commitment, I was selected by management to assist a European Economic Area national dentist, who relied on my knowledge of NHS dentistry to support him, in his Vocational Training Equivalent
When people think about jobs in the health care field, it can be easy to assume that most jobs involve direct, hands-on patient care. What many people don’t realize is that administrative jobs are equally vital to ensuring quality health care services. Medical billing and coding is an important piece in the administrative puzzle that makes up the vast health industry. As with most administrative jobs, medical coding and billing professionals need to have excellent attention to detail, as one wrong code or inaccurate statement can have an extremely negative
I enjoy working alongside other healthcare professional. I believe that collaborative practice is the future of medicine; thus, I would appreciate the chance to work alongside medical students to provide an optimal healthcare for the clinic patients. I have previously collaborated with the medical students more than once by working closely with the Boarder Health Project. Because of these collaborations, we were able to administer more than 150 flu shots, in addition to counseling patients on the proper use of OTC medication.
My supervisors were Dr. Michael McQueen and Dr. Mohammed Filali and their contact information is +1-617-638-4700 and moodds@bu.edu. I also volunteered at two private practices in Boston for 22 weeks, where I observed dental procedures, took X-rays of patients and helped the dental assistants with lab work. My supervisors were Dr. Sandhya Goli and her contact information is +1-617-776-5550, and Dr. Shipra Chadda and her contact information is +1-617-361-6996. To continue my hands-on experience, I am currently volunteering at Smithfield Dental Associates, where I have been observing the most innovative techniques for dental procedures for about 40 weeks . My supervisor is Dr. Suneel Kandru and his contact information is +1-978-857-0182 and
As per usual, I volunteered in the operatory of the Allen Saxe Dental Clinic. Today, I was the only dental assistant working. We had a moderate patient flow, but we seemed to get everybody out in good time. I interacted with the front desk receptionist, hygienists, and the dentists. Usually I would interact with the other pre-dental students volunteering, but today no one but me was there. My favorite dentist was in the office today. She was so happy to see me and she requested that I work with her, even though I was actually initially placed with another doctor. My interactions with the hygienists were no more than just a simple hello and good morning.
An American pragmatist and feminist, Hull-House founder Jane Addams (1860-1935) came of age in time of increasing tensions and division between segments of the American society, a division that was reflected in debates about educational reform. In the midst of this diversity, Addams saw the profoundly interdependent nature of all social and political interaction, and she aligned her efforts to support, emphasize and increase this interdependence. Education was one of the ways she relied on to overcome class disparity, as well as to increase interaction between classes. Her theories about the interdependent nature of living in a democracy provided a backdrop for her educational theory. Education, she thought, needed to produce people who
A Utopia turned wrong would cause suspicion, discomfort, curiosity, anger, malevolent behavior and all loss for true love. Riots would occur turning civilized people to become savages and barbarians. Half of this is true for the country of Oceania. A Utopia that is not so perfect is depicted in George Orwell's famous novel, 1984. Some citizens are turned against the government and its officials when they discover the falsehoods and corrupt ideas of their Utopian government. Oceania citizen Winston Smith discovers the many false aspect of his society and tries to rise against this tainted government. The citizens of Oceania are stuck in helpless situations full of insane laws, are punished cruelly by a controlling government, and are
In America there are numerous killers that have shocked the nation, but one killer in particular had the world completely dumbfounded. It was the ‘Craigslist Killer’ who would have many people asking questions and wondering why a soon to be graduate from medical school would commit such evil acts. With graduation right around the corner and wedding plans to make with his fiancé, he seemed to have the world at his feet. So who is the ‘Craigslist Killer’?
As a result of my versatile work experience, as well as my community and organizational involvement, I have learned the importance of being a team player in order to perform effectively and efficiency. Having exposure to multiple clinical rotations in variable institutional settings has enhanced my time management skills, multi-tasking ability, and effective communication to both diverse patient populations and fellow practitioners. These qualities, along with my genuine enthusiasm and empathetic passion to help others, will allow me to become an integral component to your residency team.
My clinical experience for this semester was an opportunity to follow the house supervisor at Trios Healthcare in Kennewick, WA. The courses at Washington State University (WSU) consisting of leadership and management have taught me the value of collaboration as well as communication. With the opportunity to follow the house supervisor I was able to apply this knowledge to my clinical experience. This was especially good because one of my learning objectives was to participate in the management of admissions and transferring patients in the
The ability to provide our patients with a remarkable patient experience is the number-one responsibility of our staff. Each generation has their own communication style, these styles allows them to provide a remarkable patient experience for all our patients. Without communication tools, each generation is unable to communicate to the patient.