I think I’ve actually lost track on how to start and perfectly execute a goal. This is rather amusing because I have an entire board on Pinterest dedicated to motivational quotes, those chic “DIY” goal posters, and even printable pages to insert in my student planner. I pretty much call it “the board full of aesthetic appeal that I never manage to use.” I guess my type of goal setting falls under organized chaos within a disorganized world. The disorganized world I’m referring to is within my own mind because one day I want to be a physician assistant, and then a few days later I consume myself with doubt in my abilities. “Will I get into the program? Should I change majors? Am I not getting enough A’s?” are all questions I sometimes ask myself.
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Step one of this little operation is for me to realize that there will always be someone more brilliant than I, intelligent than I, and faster than I in academics. I mean this not necessarily to put myself down, but more so to bring myself up without constantly comparing myself to others and their achievements, which is what I did in high school. This step of mine actually goes along with the Marywood core value of respect. I am very ecstatic to see others going into the scientific and medical field with such cunning young minds. They have logic to offer that this world needs, and also nice insights within the classroom that can help others excel. However, I do admit that I still struggle with this step of mine to take. I mean, I’m trying to get into the PA program and there are already people who seem to have a guaranteed …show more content…
Sure it’s nice to realize that within five years you can graduate as a PA and earn 90,000 dollars a year, but what about the lives that make it possible for one to ascertain all these funds? A patient to me is not just a statistic, a rating needed for hospital reimbursements, or someone you misdiagnose to keep coming back for more expensive treatments. A patient is a soul in need of assistance and comfort, a person possibly in need of a shoulder to cry on. It may sound like I should be a nurse, but truly I want focus on a more medical aspect where I properly help a doctor diagnose a patient. Hopefully I do get to work hand in hand with nurses on the field, for hearing their perspective is part of what it is to practice medicine
Step one of this little operation is for me to realize that there will always be someone more brilliant than I, intelligent than I, and faster than I in academics. I mean this not necessarily to put myself down, but more so to bring myself up without constantly comparing myself to others and their achievements, which is what I did in high school. This step of mine actually goes along with the Marywood core value of respect. I am very ecstatic to see others going into the scientific and medical field with such cunning young minds. They have logic to offer that this world needs, and also nice insights within the classroom that can help others excel. However, I do admit that I still struggle with this step of mine to take. I mean, I’m trying to get into the PA program and there are already people who seem to have a guaranteed …show more content…
Sure it’s nice to realize that within five years you can graduate as a PA and earn 90,000 dollars a year, but what about the lives that make it possible for one to ascertain all these funds? A patient to me is not just a statistic, a rating needed for hospital reimbursements, or someone you misdiagnose to keep coming back for more expensive treatments. A patient is a soul in need of assistance and comfort, a person possibly in need of a shoulder to cry on. It may sound like I should be a nurse, but truly I want focus on a more medical aspect where I properly help a doctor diagnose a patient. Hopefully I do get to work hand in hand with nurses on the field, for hearing their perspective is part of what it is to practice medicine