Personal Narrative: My Passion For Medicine
The medical field has always been interesting to me since I was a child and the thought of saving a life astonishes me. My passion for medicine has developed as I grew older, especially when my Grandmother was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. In 2015, my grandmother was diagnosed with this type of cancer, and we later found out that it spread to her liver and her spine. Her liver was covered with Mets and therefore was classified as stage 4. Her cancer was very aggressive and was extremely hard to control. The doctors tried many types of chemotherapy that physically affected her, but the effect was never positive. I researched her condition and types of treatments for months until I realized there was no solution that her oncologists
Personal Narrative: Day Two Clinicals
597 Words | 3 PagesDay two clinicals. This day went so much smoother. I had the same two patient as the day before and one got discharged and I got a new patient. I feel like my second day I had an amazing relationship with my one patient. I got her to eat a little more that day because I knew what to talk to her about.
Personal Narrative: A Career As A Medical Assistant
105 Words | 1 PagesAt my physician office, the staff always dress and act professionally. I have been going to my physician since I was 6, I have even job shadowed my physician. I do not recall a time my physician or his staff has ever been unprofessional. They are always dressed in scrubs or business casual. As a medical assistant, you can ensure your professional appearance by a few steps: always wear scrubs
Personal Narrative: My Diverse Field Experience
1836 Words | 8 PagesFor my Diverse Field Experience this semester, I spent fifteen hours at the Mclean County Juvenile Detention Center. This particular center was occupied by about 8-14 juveniles at a time, all depending on court dates and occupancy of other nearby detention centers. This center usually had 3 staff members working the shift every time I went, which was seven to nine on weekday afternoons. I was intrigued to go to at this time because I thought it would be the time of the day were the juveniles had no school work or other obligations to do while I was there. I wanted to see what they liked to do in the free time before bed, the only stipulation being mandatory snack time at eight pm.
Personal Narrative: Becoming A Pathologist
150 Words | 1 PagesWhen I drove home from school, I stopped at a gas station. I wanted to put a full tank in my car. However, as I looked at the gas price, I realized I could not afford it. I panicked. I knew there was a shortage of gas this week, and the gas prices had increased.
Personal Narrative: Medical Assisting Program
346 Words | 2 PagesThis year, I experienced both a personal and academic obstacle that correlate with one another. In January, I started the year long Medical Assisting program at my school. Prior to beginning this program, I was so excited to be getting a medically centered education, and learning about the field I wanted to expand my career in. After entering the program and learning that there is so much more to medicine than just taking care of patients, I began to lose my interest. This was shocking to me since, my whole life up until this year, I believed I was going to become an amazing medical doctor.
Personal Narrative: My Shadowing Experience In Rewarding Career Medicine
310 Words | 2 PagesMy experiences shadowing with several physicians have given me an insight to the difficult but yet rewarding career medicine has to offer. One of my shadowing experiences that stood out the most to me was when I shadowed at Emory University Hospital. As undergraduate student, I had the opportunity to shadow for a team of neuropathologist led by Dr. Brat. While shadowing for Dr. Brat, we received a patients tissue and the team of pathologist (including myself) determined that this patient had glioblastoma. We had so many patient cases to sign out that I didn’t think too much about the diagnosis.
Personal Narrative: A Career In Nursing
1060 Words | 5 PagesNursing, and everything that it entails, cannot be easily described in just one simple word or phrase. It goes beyond the meaning of a profession and the stereotypical definition of treating the ill. Nursing is the “protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2010, p. 1). Therefore, it is a career that requires dedication, passion, critical thinking, and knowledge. It demands commitment and an understanding of its core values and concepts, as well as the nurse’s own personal philosophy and principles.
Personal Narrative: My Passion For Healthcare
74 Words | 1 PagesMy passion for healthcare lies with patient care. I enjoy taking care of patients and their family. I have chosen to become a family nurse practitioner because I can combine nursing and medicine to provide a higher level of care to my patients. As a nurse practitioner will be able to make an impact on my patient’s health through, health promotion, disease prevention, managing acute and chronic conditions and improving patient’s health (Wynne,
Personal Narrative: An Interview With A Cardiologist
2052 Words | 9 PagesInterviewer: Okay, it 's recording. Today is December 31, 2015 and I am interviewing Dr. Ben Hudson who is a Cardiology Fellow at Good Samaritan Hospital. So, how long have you worked here?
Personal Narrative: My Personal Health Journey
255 Words | 2 PagesContinually learn new ways to prepare whole plant and animal foods that are gluten free, allergy friendly, seasonal, organic, and humanely raised. My personal health journey began a little over eleven years ago. I suddenly became incredibly ill to the point that I was no longer able to keep up with my career. With a little help from a new husband and a ton of inspiration from books and websites, I was able to start my healing process.
Personal Narrative: A Career In Orthopaedic Surgery
834 Words | 4 PagesPump faking and getting my defender to jump in the air, I found myself with a clear lane to the basket and a chance to give my team the lead with less than sixty seconds remaining. As I accelerated to full speed and leapt as high as I could, another defender tried to position himself to draw the charge. He was late getting into position and I found myself landing with the full weight of my body on my right wrist. Two months later, I ended up requiring surgery to repair my fractured scaphoid and my interest in orthopaedic surgery was sparked. The most gratifying feeling of being a physician lies in the ability to directly be a part of the healing process in your patients’ lives.
Personal Narrative: My Clinical Rotation
370 Words | 2 PagesComing into this week, I didn’t know what to expect for my clinical rotations. I was nervous and excited at the same time. What if I don’t like to do this for a living? This was a question that was running in the back of my head and got me a little sick on Monday morning, while driving to Lincoln. On the other hand, I was eager about going to a laboratory and getting some real life working experience.
Personal Narrative: My Interest In Biomedical Engineering
1372 Words | 6 PagesWe take for granted so many important aspects of our lives. The whisperings sounds of a hummingbird's wings escape our notice. The ability to hold a whimpering puppy in both of our hands is a daily occurrence. We stroll unencumbered down the street ambling at a comfortable pace viewing the magnolia and rhododendron bushes and smelling their sweet fragrance. Imagine if suddenly those simple events were disrupted in some manner or were never available.
Medicine Personal Statement
499 Words | 2 PagesWhen I reflect on the physicians who inspired me to go into medicine, I see people who are not only immersed in their craft but utilize unconventional ways to not only progress the field of medicine but also our understanding of the human condition. People like Oliver Sacks, Atul Gawande, Adam Gazzaley, and the like who practice and have a larger platform delving into utilizing medicine as a tool for larger social purposes—using the power of art along the way. As I think about how I want to practice medicine, I value autonomy, creativity, problem solving, entrepreneurship, being noticed for my work, and getting the most out of not only myself but the people around me in a close knit team. I want to provide excellent healthcare, develop innovative
Personal Narrative: A Career As A Pharmacist
561 Words | 3 PagesA few significant activities and projects I worked on were putting together chemotherapy binders, deliver them to the appropriate destination, restock office supplies and help patients find appropriate information. The chemotherapy binder normally takes 10-15 minutes to make however, I found efficient shortcuts to make a couple binders in 10 minutes. The cancer center was in constant need for chemotherapy binders so it was essentially that I make as much as I could with the time I spent there. In my time working at the front desk, lots of patients knew which doctor but did not know where to go, so it was my job to direct them in the correct direction.
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