Medical Assistant Application Essay Examples

Dr. Sharon

My responsibilities as a Medical Assistant include, but are not limited to, answering phone calls, organizing medical documents and equipment, logging patient history and insurance information, assisting the Doctor in daily activities, displaying Patient X- Rays/MRI results to on duty MD, and maintaining medical supplies. 


Working for Dr. Sharon has enabled me to further develop my passion to pursue a degree in medicine. Dr. Sharon has set a great example on what it really means to be an exceptional doctor. The way he cares and treats his patients is admirable. One day, a new patient came to Dr. Sharon because she was suffering from severe rheumatoid arthritis. I remember that the patient was in so much pain that she did not talk nor walk; instead her husband was talking and helping her. Dr.

Villegas

Although it was not that long ago that I started doing research, Dr. Villegas has given me the privilege of working in his lab. He is currently conducting research on a rat model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Working with Dr. Villegas has allowed me to learn new scientific methods and facts. Such methods and facts include, but are not limited to, tissue sectioning, electrode implantation, and recording data.

Internship

Being an intern in the nursing department at York College has been one of the most enjoyable and interesting activities I have done. I had the opportunity to see how professors try to help students and I got to see the hard work and responsibility that it is to be a nursing student. My duties as intern were to answer students question about the nursing program, setting up laboratory equipment, and interacting and helping professors

Shadowing physician

Shadowing Dr. George showed how that the work of a doctor is never done, but the satisfaction of helping others overpassed any work. This experience has helped me to specifically learn how to use some medical equipment such as EKG & PFT, stethoscopes, and pressure cuff.