Physician assistant

Intazam Khan, Assistant Professor, Cornell University, New York and . There, I enjoyed interacting with patients, taking their history and discussing management plan with the attending faculty. The experience not only gave me an invaluable glimpse of the health care system…

At the age of fifteen I had realized that a career in the health field was what I wanted in life. Many people want in this world want to make a difference in life, and I had realized that the way I wanted to do that, however, at that point in time I had yet to figure out what it was in the health field I wanted to do. Unfortunately, around this time my father suffered a heart attack, after a long and successful surgery my father was returned to my family alive and as well as one could be after…

Furthermore, I am always optimistic and willing to join community events to share the importance of immunization as a critical mechanism to avoid infectious disease. I feel comfortable analyzing laboratory/morbidity reports and visiting laboratories and physicians to…

Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, support services such as therapies and dietitians, technologists, councillors, social work, sterile processing, and phlebotomy are only some of the occupations that use medical terminology. Although to a much lesser degree…

Observation of past and current patient safety trends in the U.S. Health industry, it becomes apparent that a multitude of procedural errors which often lead to patient malpractice. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the various aspects into the causes of procedural errors and patient care malpractice. By analyzing this data, management may utilize the information in establishing patient safety initiatives for their respective establishment. In addition, by increasing public awareness of…

While on duty during my first summer as a lifeguard, I spotted a small girl motionless at the bottom of the pool. I sprung to action, dived into the water and pulled the child up to the pool deck. Although I had trained for this situation, the moment was one that no amount of training could prepare you for. I performed round after furious round of CPR until the little girl 's chest finally heaved. It was a moment of relief and triumph; one that made abstract concepts like swift intervention,…

pneumonia was presented. The patient was obese and had initially presented to her primary care physician (PCP) with symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection. She had been 8 weeks post-partum and had required two days of hospitalization after her delivery due to a severe hemorrhage. Two days after being seen by her PCP, she went to an urgent care where she was evaluated by a physician assistant (PA) for refractory symptoms. The PA examined the patient, and after ordering more tests like a…

My family immigrated to America in 1999. Even at the tender age of five I was full of excitement, nerves, and a lot of hope that this new country held for me. I knew that I could pursue any profession I wanted to be when I got older and this made me very focused in school knowing that I needed to be the best student that I could be. I always knew I wanted to work with kids because I enjoyed their resilient nature. At first I wanted to be a preschool or elementary school teacher because teachers…

gives students the opportunity to meet current medical students. Meeting someone who is on the job is beneficial for an undergraduate student who has questions about the career. Also with this track, students get the opportunity to shadow local physicians and complete internships at the Susquehanna Health System. To graduate, all biology majors are required to demonstrate to the Department their command of biology by meeting three important criteria; practical experience, a research and…

Data mining is most dominant technology at present. It is one of the most important and inspiring area of research. It is a process for exploration and analysis of huge amount of data. The concept of Data Mining is used in many sectors such as industries, universities, banking and many more as it helps to study on the important data about the activities of the customers. With the results obtained from data mining the firms could able to discover the new things which help to improve their…