In 1968, American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) formerly known as the American Association of Physician Assistants was established in North Carolina by the first graduate students of Duke University Physician Assistant program. Since then PA profession has grown to tremendous heights. The mission statement of the AAPA is, “To ensure the professional growth, personal excellence, and recognition of the physician assistants, and to support their efforts to enable then to improve the quality, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness of patient-centered health care.” The physician assistant profession has shown remarkable growth since its first PAs started practice in 1967.
Andi Wallick Personal Statement Indiana University School of Medicine Degree Objective: M.S. Pathologists’ Assistant My interest in pathology dates back to high school. I enjoyed most sciences but especially sciences about the body. I knew then that I wanted to work in the field of pathology.
A small 5-year-old girl walking downstairs through the outside back door of her grandmother’s house in Mexico, sliding down each step of the staircase, set in the exterior connection between the two floors, just to be able to use the restroom on the first floor; a reminiscence that portrays commitment. Uniquely, this one experience defined my character. I’ve replayed this moment in my head many times through difficult times. I’ve had to face fear, anger, disappointment, and uncertainty all alone. Yet, I had never met any other person with whom I could identify with those same trademarks; until I became a medical assistant.
I would like to apply for your job opening as a Physician Assistant in the Physician Office. After studying at Lincoln Memorial University to achieve my bachelor 's degree in biology, I got accepted into the Physician Assistant program through the Air Force. I have shown dedication to my studies and the United States, which I am currently serving in the Air Force for my eight year service time and plan to continue my career with the Air Force backing me. I have experience of the medical field working with my unit in the 134th division. My experience with the medical field along with my studies makes me an excellent candidate for the job.
As a child of two nurses, I have always been partial to the medical field. I have chosen to pursue physician assistant studies because of the responsibilities the position holds, such as examining and diagnosing patients and giving treatments. The career stability is also an aspect that draws my attention to the profession. The healthcare field, while stable, is always evolving; new technologies, procedures, treatments, and even discoveries of diseases have those working in the field constantly learning and experiencing something for the first time. I require a challenging professional career, and I believe this field will provide that.
mI have been fortunate in having the opportunity to work as a bank healthcare assistant at Hereford County Hospital. Within my role, I have been able to enhance my knowledge and gain first-hand experience within various of clinical environments, and gain a wider prospective of the roles and responsibilities within the healthcare profession. I feel that I have been able to develop a variation of new qualities that has helped achieve high standards to all aspects of my role. For the last year, I have been successful enough to gain further knowledge in higher education on a foundation degree in health and social care at Worcester University, I have now entered my final year to complete my level 5 in Health and social care. The course will run
Physician Assistant A physician assistant is “a person academically and clinically prepared to practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed doctor of medicine ….” (Medical Dictionary, 2003). A physician assistant can perform many of the same task as doctors such as examine, diagnose, and treat patients. They work in all areas of medicine including, but not limited to, dermatology, pediatrics, surgery, and psychiatry.
Choosing a career in the medical field can very be overwhelming, there are a multitude of options. The job that is in demand the most is Registered Nurses. This degree, at the minimum, requires an associate’s degree. By the year 2020, all R.N.’s will need to have a BSN (Bachelors of Science in Nursing); Bachelor’s degree programs are 4-year programs. But don’t stop there, after 2-3 years of on the job experience, find what area you would like to specialize in, and go on and earn that Physician Assistant degree.
I want to become a professional in the Public Health field mainly to inform, educate, and help the community help themselves in this new world where diseases and health crisis are on the rise. I always felt as though this field chose me. At the age of fifteen, I was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Ten years ago, there weren't many types of research or information to help inform people living with this chronic illness. No help on how to keep the body functioning at an optimum level or how to help with the inflammation lurking throughout without only medication.
The profession I have chosen to pursue is that of a Physician Assistant. My reason for this selection is because it gives you the independency of a Physician while having somewhat less responsibilities. A Physician Assistant provides healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Some of these services include but are not limited to examining and treating patients, diagnosing illnesses and counseling patients. In some case physician assistants are also tasked to prescribe medicine to patients.
For as long as I can remember, I was drawn to medicine because I wanted to save lives, but that was before I agreed to end one. Weeks before graduating high school, I got a call that my dad had been placed on life support after suffering a heart attack during withdrawal. Being eighteen then, I legally had to make his medical decisions. I knew my dad wouldn’t want to live a life dependent solely on machines, but the thought of never seeing him again was unimaginable. I knew I lacked understanding of the situation, and with the high demand for life support equipment and hospital rooms during the pandemic, my decision was pressing.
I am on track to graduate from Chemeketa Community College in the Spring of 2017. I will be graduating with an AAOT transfer degree to Oregon State University. In addition, by summer, I will be interning at Kaiser Permanente as an interpreter for the physicians for Spanish-speaking patients. Afterward, I will be attending Oregon State to earn my bachelor's in Chemistry by June of 2019. My four-year goal is to keep my GPA higher than a 3.50 to be considered for admissions at OHSU.
My undergraduate journey can be described as a difficult and arduous task, not an uncommon consensus of many. When I first started college it was quite difficult to decipher, how to study and how to delegate time in order to be successful. Each class I took seemed more of a trial and error experiment to discover how I can achieve a good grade. I graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a cumulative GPA of 2.75, a grade that in no way I was proud of since I would spend countless hours and late nights in the library. The reality is that there wasn’t much of an excuse for this performance, rather it this was an attribute to a lack of prudence and immaturity on my part.
Growing up in Nepal, I saw my father work as a Medical Assistant everyday, as his clinic was based in my neighborhood. I spent hours in his clinic, fascinated by him helping the people in my community. I believe, the faith people had in my father’s medical expertise helped me develop a higher level of respect for people in the health-care profession. I, invariably wanted to be like him since my younger years; this motivated me to familiarize myself with the medical field and eventually to work in the health-care field. As I grew up, I understood that there were different branches of medicine and that my father needed help from various medical professionals as he dealt with patient care.
Through my studies of human expression and its reflection of how people deal with world events in different ways, I developed sensitivity to other worldviews that continues to prove useful through my daily interactions with people of different backgrounds. I have learned that just like art, medicine involves pattern recognition and derives insight from experiences. Similarly, what I especially enjoy about being a medical assistant is interacting with patients on a daily basis and getting to be a part of their medical experiences, even if it is just by lending an ear. The experiences on my path to a career in medicine have made me want to make a real, tangible difference in the lives of those around me – a difference that leaves my patients in a better condition than they were in before I met them.
