My experience in the emergency department at Legacy Salmon Creek during my paramedic education gave me insight to the patients I hope to eventually serve. During this experience, I got the opportunity to help patients suffering from life-threatening illnesses. However, the majority of the patients I worked with did not have emergent conditions. I realized that many patients visited the emergency department because they did not have access to affordable health insurance for preventative care. Emergency visits are expensive and the wait time could be detrimental to patients. As a physician, I hope to serve a diverse population, mainly those with limited resources for adequate healthcare. I want to help develop health policies that could lower the cost-of-care and find ways to decrease overcrowding in the emergency departments. These encounters allowed me to experience the satisfaction of treating patients with critical needs, while serving those that may be lost in our complex healthcare system.
As I journey to become a physician, my greatest challenge will be accepting the …show more content…
I continued to work and study and I remained out of trouble both at school and with the law so I would set the ideal example for my son, Skyler, to follow. It was through the help of two other individuals, Aunty Chit and Aunty Nita, who helped me raise my son and motivated me to go pursue medical school without qualm. It was due to the hardships and sacrifices that I had to make as a younger man, that I understood how precious and short-lived moments of happiness and success can be, and what fulfilling and impactful remnants they leave behind. I understood that my parents ' sacrifices weren 't for their sake, but for my own, just as my actions were for the sake of Skyler’s future rather than
As I journey to become a physician, my greatest challenge will be accepting the …show more content…
I continued to work and study and I remained out of trouble both at school and with the law so I would set the ideal example for my son, Skyler, to follow. It was through the help of two other individuals, Aunty Chit and Aunty Nita, who helped me raise my son and motivated me to go pursue medical school without qualm. It was due to the hardships and sacrifices that I had to make as a younger man, that I understood how precious and short-lived moments of happiness and success can be, and what fulfilling and impactful remnants they leave behind. I understood that my parents ' sacrifices weren 't for their sake, but for my own, just as my actions were for the sake of Skyler’s future rather than