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did not enjoy this lifestyle or work environment. As a result, I began questioning what I wanted to do in life. More importantly, I wanted to find a career I will enjoy for years to come. Concurrently, I started working as a classroom learning assistant (CLA) for undergraduate computer science courses, which provided me with a necessary exposure…

fullest potential for serving wildlife, and I completed the GRE with competitive scores of 152 for verbal (54th percentile), 155 quantitative (60th percentile), and 4.5 analytical writing (80th percentile). From there, I worked as a graduate research assistant for the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI), where I was awarded the Barrientos…

On Wednesday, September 21st, the junior and senior class of my school went to Franklinton High School—where we were introduced to post-secondary institutions such as state universities and local community colleges. I admittedly already had a fair idea of what I planned on doing after school. My “carefully thought-out plan” was this: I would go to Northshore Technical Community College in the summer to get my CNA so that I can gain the patient-care experience necessary for my later plans for…

In my interview with Ash Ameed, I learned a lot about his home country of Egypt and his values and beliefs that shape his life. Before conducting this interview, I did not really think about where the people who live and work around me were from. Ash and his family own three convenience stores in the county, as well as a restaurant. By talking with him and asking him several questions, I was able to learn about his life, his beliefs, and similarities and differences between America and Egypt.…

Throughout my first semester of being a writing tutor at the Stony Brook University Writing Center, I have focused on establishing a methodology by which I will lead my writing sessions with students. I have found that the best way for me to tutor is to establish an open, honest dialogue with my students where they are pushed to learn about their writing process. I have found that while I don’t feel comfortable with being compliant to the expectations and actions of my students, I do feel…

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…

what makes you happy, whether it's being alone, working with others, or helping other people. A physician assistant, also…

other staff member, it will show that the physicians at the UCF Community Care Center has no respect for other staff members and they are capable of behave in this type of manner with the patients or other staff members such as nurses and physician assistants. If our patients think highly about this physician, he have to start behave more appropriate and polite towards his staff members. Because if the patients sees that he is not treating other employees properly, he will end up lose his…

Growing up in my household, the motto was “contribution”. My mother would make my siblings and I help her with the cooking and the cleaning around the house. I use to be envious of my peers because they did nothing to help out in their household, but as I had begun to age, I realized it was a method to my mother’s madness. She taught me that everyone must work together to accomplish a goal no matter what the situation may be. I believe that is why I have always valued teamwork and enjoyed group…

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 of…