Physician Assistant Personal Statement

Working in the health care field as a medical assistant includes administrative and clinical tasks in a physician’s office or hospital setting. I realized I enjoyed working in the health care field, yet did not want to be a medical assistant for the rest of my life. I wanted to do something more than record information for doctor’s to review. When searching for a career it’s important to recognize your strengths and weaknesses and I

I am applying to Touro University’s MHS program to advance my medical knowledge and prove I am a worthy candidate for the PA program. Between the ambulance and the emergency room, I have worked in the field of emergency medicine for the past 17 years. To be able to help another person in their worst moments and help turn their situation around is the best part of my job. I want to magnify the impact of my contribution by acquiring the skills and knowledge available in Touro’s Physician Assistant Program.

I was later awarded the honor. It is in times of struggle and great adversity I find myself rising to the occasion with the challenges set before me. With admission to a physician’s assistant program I plan on taking leadership not only in the classroom, but also in the community to serve the public in a way that doesn’t just treat the patient’s biomedical symptoms, but perhaps more importantly their entire self as a human being calling upon their biological, psychological, and social needs to treat their condition. My expectation as a physician’s assistant is to influence every patient in a way that when the patient leaves my office, the patient is educated not only about their physical ailment, but psychologically prepared and aware of the necessary steps towards wellbeing. Furthermore, I take pride in assisting patients by integrating their illness and treatment into their life as I demonstrated in my undergrad senior dissertation on

Working in a nursing home piqued my interest in geriatrics and led me to become a volunteer for Hospice. This experience allowed me to spend more time with patients, and it was truly a privilege to be a part of their last moments in life. While I believe these have been excellent roles in healthcare, they have certainly reinforced my will to continue down the medical pathway even further. Becoming a PA would allow me to play a bigger, more important role in patient’s

My desire to shift a 10 year career in translational research to a career as a physician assistant is rooted in a yearning to provide quality healthcare to underserved populations. For many children raised

At different times throughout my life I have envisioned myself as a cardiologist, a surgeon, or one of many other specialized physicians. However, these specializations all lacked the independence and flexibility I sought. Becoming a physician assistant will enable me to have the autonomy to practice medical care in a compassionate, economical, and ethical manner in order to address major health concerns in the United States.

This has allowed me to experience what each person’s role in a hospital setting truly is. Both physician assistants and nurse practitioners share a lot of the same responsibilities as a physician, although nurse practitioners are given the flexibility of choosing which specialty they are interested in pursuing. This autonomy is what drew me into this position, which includes a lot of independence within the practice. Over the years that I have worked in healthcare, I have realized that patients need a health care provider who will be an advocate for them, and they also need someone who will truly listen to them in order to help improve their quality of health. The roles and job responsibilities of a nurse practitioner have caught my attention and therefore have made me want to pursue this career

As most kids grow up, their dream job changes all the time. One week they want to fly to the moon as an astronaut while the next week they want to rule the world as president. However, I’ve always wanted to help people by being a doctor. I would sit in front of the television mesmerized for hours by various trauma shows. I preformed surgery on my stuffed animals and diagnosed my friends and family with different fake illnesses. As I continued to grow up, I realized there is many types of jobs in the medical field that preform a variety of different services. After researching the different options, I fell in love with the idea of being a physician assistant (PA). A PA, supervised by a doctor, has the freedom to interpret tests, record progress, and diagnose patients. In order to become a PA, it takes a lot of schooling, but it is a rewarding job that I would be very good at. Ten years from now, I will be a great physician assistant due to the characteristics I already posses and the education that I will be receiving in the future.

At the beginning of my undergraduate career, I was on the medical school route and I believed that my purpose was to become a physician. However, the healthcare field has provided me with several qualities and characteristics that match that of a PA. Working as a nursing assistant for over two years, has built on my ability to collaborate with my coworkers and direct supervisors, specifically in communication. In a hospital setting, I better developed my ability to handle stressful situations, while maintaining my friendly and empathic personality. Stressful situations to name a few, are cases where coworkers would be pulled off the floor in order to sit with a patient and/or simply being the only aide on the floor.

I have always had a strong passion for the sciences. They were always my favorite classes and I enjoyed putting in the hard work to master them. I did well in math and business courses too, however I never felt excited about the material I was studying. My favorite areas in science have been biology, anatomy, and physiology of the human body. Each time I learn something new, I continue to be amazed by the complexity and precision of the human body.

It is a profession that demands not just expertise but judgment, a desire to assume responsibility and above all, a sense of deep compassion for humanity. Graduates from our medical assistant schools have been known to possess all of this and much more. Therefore, their demand in the market is rising with a huge percentage of these students directly finding jobs in premier healthcare institutions, medical research centers and other medical

In August of this year, I will be entering my final year at Grand Canyon University and will graduate with my bachelor’s degree in biology with a pre-medical emphasis in April of 2018. Upon graduation, I am planning on attending a medical or physician assistant school to pursue a career as a health care provider. I am not completely sure which route I want to take as I believe that there are benefits and drawbacks to both, however, I have been finding myself to be more drawn to the physician assistant route. At the beginning of my junior year, I spent a small amount of time working with PhysAssist Scribes in two different emergency departments. During this time, I was exposed to physician assistants and began to develop an interest in their line of work.

Without knowing it and at such a young age my healthcare career had just begun. It was not until half way through my undergraduate career that I was introduced to the physician assistant (PA) field. While attending various healthcare seminars the idea of becoming a PA grew more and more fond on me. I loved the idea of having the opportunity to work in various healthcare settings without having to settle for just one.

I have chosen the Physician Assistant career as my profession. I have always been fascinated by healthcare and grew up with several different types of medical professionals in my family. The Physician Assistant (PA) field is a fairly new career, when in comparison to nursing or practicing physicians. This program was created in 1965, and its first graduate class was in 1967 from Duke University (American Academy of PAs). The Physician Assistant degree is a two year Master’s degree, offered multitude of colleges across the nation. (American Academy of PAs) This field was created, as there was a gap in the physician shortage in the healthcare system. (American Academy of PAs). This gap has now been filled by PA’s. A physician assistant can do everything a physician can do, under the management of a doctor. Currently, many primary care facilities are being run by one sole physician and several physician assistants all working together as medical providers. I chose this profession, because I want to be a high level provider. The idea of going to medical school is cost and time prohibitive for me now, and after much research and shadowing I feel this is the right path for me.

Raised in a medical family in rural central Minnesota, I developed a deep appreciation for medicine and a strong devotion to rural communities. I first learned about the physician assistant profession from my father, who has spent most of his career working closely alongside PAs in the Emergency Department. My dad’s countless stories, deep appreciation for his PA colleagues, and the evolution of the profession quickly sparked my interest in a potential career as a PA. When I started undergraduate studies at North Dakota State University, I was eager to dive deeper into learning more about the PA profession while also participating in the sports of cross country and track & field. During my junior year, I hit the ground running and started researching the profession and shadowing