Some factors to acknowledge are what people are born into, raised, work, and enter old age. The access to healthcare is dependent based on the variation of these conditions. My job as a bilingual medical assistant/scribe exposes me to unhappy and sometimes unruly Access Services Appellants due to their transportation services being restricted or denied. I have interviewed numerous patients (>100) with regards to their medical and social history. These Appellants are evaluated based on thorough examination of their medical conditions coupled with functional activity testing. I have learned an assorted pathology of biological systems, medical condition management, and complex socioeconomic factors that patients face today. Ultimately, these Appellants will receive a custom decision that corresponds to their medical abnormalities; whether or not they can have restricted, temporary, or unconditional public transportation privileges. Fortunately, I have developed appropriate patient interactions skill that tend to put these Appellants at ease when they feel they have been evaluated unfairly at C.A.R.E. Evaluators coupled with the explanation of Americans with Disabilities Act.
As a good physician, I would really care for and respect patient autonomy. Working at Lemus Medical Center, I have reinforced my skills in listening