Physician Assistant Career Goals

After entering the United States Army in July of 1997, I could only imagine where my career path would take me. I’ve served our nation as a Medical Noncommissioned Officer for the past 20 years. I have traveled the world and accomplished many things that I would have never imagined possible. I lived in tropical environments, practiced emergency medicine, worked with the under privileged around the globe and even honed my medical skills on the battlefields of far off lands. I have witnessed firsthand that health disparities do exist and how they adversely impact populations. As a result, I began to pursue an education in Public Health and I am on track to graduate with a Master’s Degree in Public Health this spring. Even though, I have fulfilled many of my dreams, there are still goals I am waiting to accomplish.

The largest goal I have yet to achieve is to become a Physician Assistant. Throughout my years and past experiences I have had the opportunity to work with many talented Medics, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants and Physicians. All have molded and inspired me one way or another. I have beared the burden of my medical trade through long hours, hefty deployments, and quick rapid decisions through trauma management, often in an austere environment and on my own. The only thing I could rely on was my training, experience, and confidence in that what I was doing was right for my patient. I have a thirst for knowledge and I desire to obtain the skills and education necessary to expand my scope of medical responsibilities and