NEO Project The majority of people tend to gloss over the 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 coach of a youth soccer team. The head coach worked in human resources at Evergreen Hospital. When the topic of college came around he asked me what I planned on studying. I told him about my …show more content…
There is a need for nearly every type of medical service is needed in impoverished countries, especially in central and south american countries. I plan on minoring in Spanish so if I were to volunteer abroad I wouldn’t be facing a language barrier. I have developed an interest in volunteering abroad after a mission trip to Nicaragua and I would like to continue to volunteer and travel. This desire makes the idea of gaining medical experience abroad attractive to me. I would be pandering to my self-interest while gaining important medical experience. A major drawback to this idea would be finding a short-term volunteer program for an affordable price. I am not interested in long term service such as a Peace Corps volunteer. Their length of service tends to be around two years. On the other hand, a short term trip of around three months would cost more out of pocket because I would have to volunteer in a smaller organization which would cost more out of pocket for …show more content…
This is a problem that is often overlooked. The majority of people do not think of prescription drugs when thinking of drug abuse. However, america has seen a steady increase in prescription drug abuse over the last couple years. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, as of 2010, around 2.5 million american’s had a prescription drug abuse problem. This number has only risen over the last five and a half years. The reason this issue affects so many american’s is because the drugs are so accessible. Around 80% of american’s have been in contact with a medical professional who has the authority to prescribe drugs to them in the last ten years. The duties of PA include prescribing drugs to patients. As a result, if I am to become a PA, I will potentially be contributing directly to this
Last fall I was the assistant coach of a youth soccer team. The head coach worked in human resources at Evergreen Hospital. When the topic of college came around he asked me what I planned on studying. I told him about my …show more content…
There is a need for nearly every type of medical service is needed in impoverished countries, especially in central and south american countries. I plan on minoring in Spanish so if I were to volunteer abroad I wouldn’t be facing a language barrier. I have developed an interest in volunteering abroad after a mission trip to Nicaragua and I would like to continue to volunteer and travel. This desire makes the idea of gaining medical experience abroad attractive to me. I would be pandering to my self-interest while gaining important medical experience. A major drawback to this idea would be finding a short-term volunteer program for an affordable price. I am not interested in long term service such as a Peace Corps volunteer. Their length of service tends to be around two years. On the other hand, a short term trip of around three months would cost more out of pocket because I would have to volunteer in a smaller organization which would cost more out of pocket for …show more content…
This is a problem that is often overlooked. The majority of people do not think of prescription drugs when thinking of drug abuse. However, america has seen a steady increase in prescription drug abuse over the last couple years. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, as of 2010, around 2.5 million american’s had a prescription drug abuse problem. This number has only risen over the last five and a half years. The reason this issue affects so many american’s is because the drugs are so accessible. Around 80% of american’s have been in contact with a medical professional who has the authority to prescribe drugs to them in the last ten years. The duties of PA include prescribing drugs to patients. As a result, if I am to become a PA, I will potentially be contributing directly to this