As a future physician assistant, I want to be a leader in health care who serves as a patient advocate for diverse populations, providing empathetic care and collaborating with other clinicians to deliver the highest level of quality care to each patient and family I serve. I believe my professional PA goals not only align with the mission statement of the Quinnipiac PA program but also parallel the vision and core values of the program. My genuine interest in health care started early and grew from one of my first passions, volunteerism, and subsequently, led to my confidence to participate in community outreach. Volunteering from a young age, I found tremendous intrinsic satisfaction in helping others. Simply, providing a reason for my patient to smile, even if briefly, and often when it was most needed, led me to spend every summer during my high school years at Maine Medical Center as a volunteer at the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. My journey began as a junior volunteer and culminated as a team leader. My experiences taught me the tremendous impact health care professionals could make, leaving an indelible mark during an otherwise especially trying time. I witnessed, firsthand, the difference an empathetic, knowledgeable, and competent clinician could provide. Clinicians who actively listen, collaborate with the entire care team, and lead by example are not only respected interprofessionally but inherently build a …show more content…
Serving as a Peer Health Educator and working in various patient care roles allowed me to further immerse myself in health care. Taking on a multitude of volunteer opportunities in my youth and continuing to today has furthered my passion to become a care giver and helped me develop my leadership, communication, and team