Physician

A strong desire to serve my country as a Physician Assistant (PA) is my motivation for applying for IPAP. Medicine is a lifelong passion of mine. Ever since I enlisted into the Army, all I want to be, is a Physician Assistant. From my two deployments to Afghanistan, I saw how PA’s are in the front line with the Soldiers. I envision myself as a PA and be with the Soldiers at the front line. I will help promote the Medical Service Corps by performing proudly the fundamental duties in saving…

My career aspiration is to become a Physician Assistant, specializing in Gynecology. My passion would be to educate other people in low income areas, regarding maintaining healthy sexual relationships, fighting the stigma over sexual education, and ensuring the proper care, treatment, and education to my patients. To achieve this goal, I must commit to a lifetime of learning and perseverance. This semester, I am excited for the opportunity to interact with people whose passions are identical to…

Many aspects of the original oath do not appear in the modern version such as the initial start of the oath “I swear by Apollo Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia and all the gods and goddesses, making them my witnesses” this aspect of the oath enforces and assumes that all individuals taking the oath are religious or have loyalty to stay true to “Apollo Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia”. Another aspect of the oath that was not included in the modern oath is “I will…

that sounds exciting, then the best career choice is to become a physician or a specialty physician. Majoring in a Science degree and becoming a physician is not easy by any means. However, there are so many rewards for physicians, and are both internal and external rewards. The job projection, employment market, salary, and advancements all have great outlooks for physicians according Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center. Physicians will also continue to have a great outlook for at least the next…

physician incentives if the quality target is met. Apparently, comparing and contrasting research finds that the overall compliance of physicians’ quality and cost effective care is moderately high. The intrinsic rewards or incentives and other factors have been found to have exponential impacts on motivation. Are incentives a better method to approach quality improvement at the physician level? Physician quality performance strategy approach should be a combination of awareness of country aims…

operations, physicians must constantly juggle the interests of the patient with the interests of the state and military. Physicians of the armed forces must afford the same moral obligations to their patients, whether Soldiers, local nationals or the enemy, as civilian physicians. The major difference of military physicians is their extreme circumstance of military operations outside the confines of a state of the art medical facility within…

Physician Manipulation of Reimbursement Rules for Patients Between a Rock and a Hard Place Matthew Wynia, Deborah Cummins, Jonathan Van Geest, Ira Wilson American Medical Association Synopsis and Summary A study was done to determine at what rate physicians manipulate the rules of reimbursement in order for patients to receive services for which they may not otherwise be granted under utilization review rules though the physician may find the service necessary. The…

expression change. They become expressions of happiness and gratitude. Gratitude to the physicians who gave them more time to enjoy life and be with those they love. Over time my idea of a medicine changed, from mere fascination to that of deep respect and admiration. I started to see physicians for who they really were – healers. That’s when I truly knew why I wanted to be a physician. I no longer wanted to be a physician to just be called Dr. Shammas. I wanted to help those who didn’t…

Physician Assisted Death/ Natural Introduction There are many ethical and moral issues surrounding Physician assisted death. The question is whether or not severely injured, permanently ill, patient with incurable problems are entitled to get help to end their suffering by using physicians to assist in ending their lives. The Hippocratic Oath suggests that this is outside of the physician’s professional responsibilities. It is very important to know and understand what our loved ones want in…

Research Paper A career as a physician assistant allows an individual to work directly in the medical field and have a hands-on job. A PA brings efficiency and quality care to patients in all circumstances, as they are allotted a certain amount of freedom. They have the ability to work in a variety of fields and perform a multitude of tasks, causing an increase of growth for the occupation. Physician assistants hold an esteemed position in the medical field. Physician assistants have many…