Physician assistant

More often than not, going to the doctor’s office or the hospital usually results in a trip to the pharmacy. As someone who gets sick or injured quite frequently, I can speak from experience about the way doctors treat most health problems; they almost always recommend drugs. Whether it be a minor ailment or a major affliction, chances are that you will be prescribed antibiotics, pain relievers, steroids, or even an operation. However, the one thing that doctors will always avoid telling you…

One of the agencies that I had the opportunity of observing this semester was Clara Maass Medical Center, located in Belleville, NJ. The mission statement of this facility is to support the Medical Center’s promise to deliver high quality, compassionate healthcare, and to improve the health and well-being of the communities it serves. The medical center serves the local community with their medical needs and emergencies. The center has several departments, including same day surgery which is…

there must be a reform in maternity leave policies for women within the medical profession. Women in medicine are forced to postpone having children and in the cases of some, forfeit it completely. Osterweil reports that a sizable amount of female physicians say that if given the chance to do it all over again, “they might have tried to have children sooner, chosen a different specialty, or elected to have embryos frozen ‘just in case’ they had later fertility problems”. Medical schools and…

right to die is the same way. Physician assisted suicide goes against many people’s religions and beliefs, but it also follows many others values. In today’s society every opposition is argued upon because it goes against someone’s thoughts. Society is not perfect but can be perfected. If physician assisted suicide was legalized it would be argued about constantly and be uplifted constantly at the same time. The United States is about freedom, and legalized physician assisted suicide would only…

Entering the Profession Before becoming a Pediatrician, the person entering this career must complete four years of college, along with four years of medical school, followed by a three to eight year residency. After completing those years of school, you are required to pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination to be able to practice medicine. Pediatricians must be certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in order to be accepted for a pediatric subspecialty certifying…

Being dedicated to something means never giving up no matter how challenging it may become. Before becoming a doctor one must take a Hippocratic Oath to do whatever it takes to save the life of their patients. My dad is a physician and one of the most dedicated people I know. As a child he was not blessed with an easy life and nothing was handed to him. He worked for every single thing he had. He had no financial support from his parents, but still managed to put himself through college and…

Assisted suicide occurs when doctors help a person transition to death with as little pain as possible. Opponents of assisted suicide argue that it is unethical and doctors should heal the patients rather than end their lives. (“Physician- Assisted Suicide”). However supporters claim that assisted suicide is about the patients and what they want to do. Although assisted suicide may be against some doctor’s ethics, I believe if the patients with terminal illnesses wat to die, then they should…

Communication, a seemingly very simple word, however, when put into action can be a lot more complex than what we envision it to be. There are classes, books, and websites dedicated to teaching individuals, the proper way to communicate, in correlation to their relationships to each other. Communication in specific areas like business or the health professions are important to make sure things are done correctly so that we do not have to worry about small misunderstandings that could lead to…

Sara Monopoli’s death was peaceful but her process of dying was a struggle. In her process of treatment, she became frail. Her treatments had made her more ill than better and her quality of life had declined. All of Sara 's physicians were working toward saving her life. However, none of them really knew when to stop treating her aggressively. Sara, her family, and her doctors, wanted to fight and do all that can be done to get her well. They were fighting so hard that they might have…

not be able to afford this kind of care. These individuals may not be able to afford medications, even if they are prescribed to them. Another issue may be that they are unable to arrange or afford transportation to get to appointments with their physicians, so they simply do not go to the doctor. These patients also are likely to already be suffering from chronic illnesses which is already tough to deal with. Along with all of these other issues, older adults may be suffering from social…