Physician assistant

variety of talents, studies, and interests, I believe my versatility is similar to that of a physician assistant’s, who has the ability to transfer their skills and knowledge from one specialty to another. With the perspectives I gained from my studies at the University of North Texas, I feel confident in my ability to come to innovative solutions that both doctors and patient would expect from a reliable physician…

Between the three passages, I chose Tom Beauchamp’s passage, “Justifying Physician-Assistant Deaths” (89). After reading Tom Beauchamp’s passage, I have decided that his reasons behind justifying physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia is strong enough to persuade me into believing it could be justified. . His approach could be considered utilitarianism, in the sense that physician-assistance suicide focuses solely on the best interest of the patient. He had made a point in which…

role of physician assistants in a doctor’s office. Physician assistants meet with patients and provide assistance for physicians as the name suggest. They have an array of different responsibilities around the office, they can meet with patients to treat and or diagnose them, or they can assist surgeons during operations. PA’s are vital in making the workload manageable around the office and are currently in huge demand due to the increasing amount of patients. Last fall I was the assistant…

personal struggles but I 've never given up. I have devoted my time and energy to accomplish many dreams. Enrolling in college and earning a degree as a Physician Assistant means more than reaching a goal to me. I believe that if you want to achieve a dream, you need to have a plan and act towards it. I will enroll in CCD to start taking Pre-Physician Assistant Courses. I intend to earn an Associate of Science Degree and a Certification in Medical Assistance. After I complete…

physician’s assistant is one of just a few careers that allow you to treat injuries or diagnose illnesses and even assist in surgeries alongside a certified doctor, all without an going through an insane amount of medical school, internships, tests and programs as a normal doctor would. Since physician’s assistants (or PA’s) work under the watchful eye of licensed intelligent physicians, they are required to have the same training but not nearly in as much length or detail. Physician assistant…

completed my field experience by shadowing a physician assistant named Adam Strantz. He works in a primary care office in Fremont, Michigan. The office, Spectrum Health Medical Group, was fairly small and included only two PAs and one physician. Before starting my shadowing, I set a few goals for myself to learn during my time there. Each and every one of my goals were met through my time there. These included topics like communication between the physician assistant and his patients and also…

additional concern becomes the issue of quality of care. The Physician Assistant actively takes part in addressing these concerns and contributing to the resolve. The implementation of the Affordable Care Act has dramatically affected the role of the Physician Assistant. It has increased demand, opportunity, enhanced scope of practice and recognition. The increase in demand arises from the increased access to more patients and the shortage of physicians to treat them. “Under the Affordable…

figures, nuns, in the operating room with the doctors and nurses. It makes you realize how prominent religion was in the health care field. The painting is of a physician, his two assistants, two bedside nurses and four nuns surrounding a man on an operating table. The physician has his hands over the man’s chest on the table while one assistant is handing him a tool and the other is providing the sleeping aide to keep the patient under. At the foot of the bed there is a bedside nurse with a…

focused my studies on the sciences, hoping to explore different professions within the healthcare field. Sifting through the many career exploration seminars I have attended has allowed me to gain a better understanding of the role of a Physician’s Assistant (PA.) I know I want to have direct patient contact, allowing me to have more responsibility when…

pastime of healing toys with imaginary bumps and bruises. This experience clarified the professional path I want to take. I decided to fully immerse myself into the physician assistant profession by learning as much as I could about the profession outside of my job and shadowing. I later joined the American Academy of Physician Assistants as an affiliate member to keep up with the growing profession of PAs and all of the state regulatory laws as well as receive weekly articles keeping me abreast…