When I tell my friends and family members that my lifelong dream is to become a Medical Examiner, they assume that I enjoy the sense of blood and gore. To most people, being a Medical Examiner involves dealing with the dead, and they picture corpses in silver metal sliding drawers and incisions being made into ice-cold flesh. But I do not see that when I think about my future career. Instead, I see comfort and satisfactory. I perceive a long journey of schooling ahead of me followed by a rewarding career that will benefit myself and the community in the future. Being a Medical Examiner is not about the dead. It is about the living. Medical Examiners are responsible for the investigation in unnatural or suspicious deaths. They perform autopsies
The career that I researched was forensic pathology. The job of a pathologist is to determine a person’s cause of death by examining tissues and fluids from the body. A forensic pathologist does this as well, but they are trained to examine people who died unexpectedly or violently and to recognize other things that a regular pathologist might not, such as recognizing something as intentional rather than accidental. They have to determine who the person is, the time of death, the manner of death, and if it was accidental, the instruments which caused the death.
It is unfortunate that your mother’s chemotherapy was denied. I’m not sure if you have tried to appeal the decision or not, but it would be worth a shot. Perhaps, if you have not already done so, you could request a peer to peer review with the specialist recommending the treatment and the medical examiner at the insurance company.
Have you ever closed your eyes and your dreams painted a miraculous picture that it seemed too good to be true ? I close my eyes and I picture myself with a crisp cotton white lab coat with a burgundy stethoscope draped over my shoulders. The patient in front of me hears the “ clicking” sound of my pen as I scribble a prescription down on my clipboard. My dream is to become a Nurse Practitioner that specializes in Forensics after I graduate with my Bachelor of Nursing degree. In order, for someone to make their dreams come true, they need three key elements which are perseverance, determination and ambition. I posses all of these characteristics so, I know my dreams will come true.
For as long as I can remember, I have always been interested in pursuing a career in the medical field. These interests were most likely brought to life from my desire to want to help people and learn more about the human body. The experiences I’ve had throughout my life have brought me closer to the belief that I can one day make a difference in the world through medicine. All though I am not completely decided on what I would like my future career to be, I have been able to narrow my options down to a few of the many choices available.
A physician assistant (PA) was created to improve and expand healthcare. In the mid 1960s, physicians noticed there was a shortage in primary care physicians. To deal with the shortage, the first PA was was created in 1965 (“physician assistant”). The demand for healthcare will always be needed. More People are becoming a PA because of wages and less schooling is required. The career of a PA will grow and expand over the years. Medical examiners are always wanted due to the rise in healthcare demands through my research in career requirements, qualifications, working conditions, salary, the typical day, the future need for the career, my interest in the career, and my personal interview with a person in the field .
The medical field is a career path that brings about many options and opportunities of great value. The noble idea of being a doctor tends to cloud the diligent studying and precise training that is actually required for this career. I have wanted to become a doctor since a very young age, and now that the opportunity is here for the taking, I have fully researched what it takes to succeed in this profession and various specialties of the practice. The road to a medical degree is one filled with thousands of notes, years of schooling, and many stressful nights, but the reward is one incomparable to any other. Saving people’s lives on a day-to-day basis has been one of my dreams for as long as I can remember, so the rigorous curriculum
Career field of the medical assistant. As the medical field advances, career opportunities in healthcare become increasingly diverse. Even outside the clinic, there are many ways to make a living while supporting the healthcare needs of the community. While clinical positions involve direct patient care, non-clinical jobs focus on administration, sales, and other important behind the scenes activities. A medical assistant may take place within or outside of the clinical setting. Medical assistants may support physicians and nurses in patient care, but they may also specialize in accounting, record keeping, insurance processing, or diagnostic laboratory procedures. In some states there is no specific coursework for this job; most require a
Throughout the majority of my life, I had dreams of becoming an attorney and did not consider medicine as a profession until much later in my academic career. I had previously pictured myself pursuing a career in intellectual property rights and hoped to become a patent attorney, given my interest in the scientific field. My interest in patent law led me to take science courses that piqued my curiosity. I soon found myself involved in undergraduate laboratory research, focused on discovering new drugs to treat chronic pain syndromes while preventing drug tolerance and limiting the side effects of conventionally used narcotic pain medications. During my last year of college, I was accepted into law school, however I ultimately did not feel that I was truly pursuing my passion and decided to withdraw my acceptance. I then found myself with a college degree and an unclear direction in life, unsure of what new career I wanted to pursue. Shortly after graduating, I discovered a medical scribe vacancy in my hometown's Emergency Department (ED). Working as a scribe in the ED was a profound experience that undoubtedly shaped my career path and inspired me to become a physician and apply to medical school.
Seeing my infant cousin in a casket motivated me to learn more about his death and deaths related to his. I wanted to be apart of the victories of those children who survived. Although this was a sad experience, it helped me to grow as a person and decide what I would like to make as a career. Knowing that I can save lives would give me much pleasure and it’ll be one of my greatest accomplishments. I know that I would be able to achieve my goals and dreams at Moravian
My passion for medicine is something deeper than a mere interest in learning the extraordinary functions of the human body. I am completely fascinated to learn gross anatomy, histology, pathology, and the complete medical school curriculum. However, I am more captivated by how the knowledge I will gain in medical school will allow me to perform the lifesaving procedures that physicians are able execute. Although, medicine is not always ideally as I have written, I believe that as a physician I would use my knowledge and my experiences to provide the best holistic care to my patients. My culture, my experiences, and my education will bring a different perspective to the medical field. I aspire to have the ability and knowledge to save a child that might not live, to save a woman that suffers a heart stroke, and to even provide the necessary treatment for a child with a mere cold. Additionally, participating in the Loma Linda Gateway to the Health
Samuel Hahnemann once said “The physician's highest calling, his only calling, is to make sick people healthy to heal, as it is termed.” Over multiple years of being posed the question “What do you want to be when you grow up? I have come to the conclusion that I want to become a physician or at least I think I do. Who wouldn’t want to help save lives? As a physician, I am presented with the opportunity to help better communities all around the world for the rest of my life. I always wanted to try to make a difference that people would appreciate. As I researched this profession, I discovered that because of physicians and their ability to use medical science, the life expectancy in the United States has more than doubled between 1990-2013
Since early childhood, I always believed I would choose a career in the medical field. When I was five years old, I was asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up”? I always responded by saying: “I want to become a dentist”. I began to pursue my lifelong goal of becoming a dentist or doctor after enrolling at the University of Georgia majoring in biology. I interviewed and shadowed many doctors, all of whom specialized in different areas. I learned about the education process of becoming a doctor, daily tasks, their lifestyle, and the hours they worked. However, the more time I spent shadowing and working with people in those fields; the less I believed that a career as a
Residency programs give residents critical skills and real-world experience in their chosen field. “Medical school graduates must complete their residency in anatomic and forensic pathology in order to become medical examiners” (Pathology 3). In a forensic pathology residency residents “gain practical experience by participating in autopsies and investigations” (Pathology 3). In order to do well in a residency program, you need to gain the needed skills for the career chosen. “Medical examiners have strong skills in coordination, critical thinking, and social perceptiveness” (Pathology 3). Most Residency programs offer electives, so that residents can gain knowledge and experience in other fields similar to the one they wish to pursue (Pathology 3). “Electives for forensic pathology are for students to learn about the pathology of the systems they're interested in, such as molecular pathology, neuropathology, and transplant pathology” (Pathology
I finally came to recognize that spending my life doing something that I find enjoyable needs to be replaced by something incredible, and in my eyes, inconceivable. One person, the doctor, is trusted enough by the patient to carve their way into this unknown body and explore their internal organs in an attempt to fix a medically induced complication. I know that by pursuing this career, I’ll reach my goal of doing something that is going to benefit both myself and the surrounding community in a way only few can achieve.
Coming from a long line of family members who have dedicated their lives to the medical and dental field, I also have chosen to become a medical professional. As far back as I can remember, I have heard stories about