决定成为私人助理
I began my journey in healthcare as a medical scribe in the ER. 在城市工作和生活, underserved community that was stricken with poverty, 药物成瘾, 还有没有医疗保险的病人, I saw firsthand the impact that healthcare providers have. I worked with physicians, nurses, EMTs, and other members of the healthcare team. 仍然, it was a PA that showed me the importance of being an expert in medicine and how to treat patients in any situation compassionately. I knew that I had wanted to work in medicine, but this interaction sparked the fire in me wanting to be a PA.
In 2017, I studied abroad in Cuba to learn about their nationalized healthcare system. Cuba focuses on disease prevention and primary care medicine. 除了在当地诊所工作, primary care providers complete house visits to every family member. The house visits allow them to know their patients inside and out to manage their illnesses and diseases efficiently. Seeing this type of hands-on, proactive care inspired me to be a family medicine PA. 尽管家访在美国很少见.S., I still want to treat my patients holistically, 强调健康促进, 疾病预防.
I feel my purpose as a human and future PA is to be an advocate for disenfranchised people. I believe the PA profession has a unique role in enacting significant changes within healthcare and other structural systems that negatively affect social determinants of health. 在我的未来, 作为执业私人助理, I plan to get involved in changing healthcare policies that will help dismantle these oppressive systems and bring quality healthcare to all communities.
选择联合山
在我喜欢芒特的所有原因中, the number one reason I chose this program is because of the faculty and staff. PA programs all over can boast about their stats, 他们拥有的设备, and their partnerships with clinical sites but none of that matters if the people running the show aren't just as exceptional. 谢天谢地，Mount拥有所有这些东西. My first interview was with Professor Kunes. 我非常紧张, as I had gotten denied from another program a few days before and this was my second cycle applying to Mount. 库内斯教授看出了我的紧张, made eye contact that made it feel like he was looking into my soul, 她说:“紧张没关系, 我们理解. Just remember that we are here to get to know you, but you are also here to get to know us.“在那一刻，我觉得自己被看见了. I was more than my GPA, GRE score, and patient care experience. I could trust that Professor Kunes and the rest of my interviewers wanted to know me as a human being. One of the most impactful aspects of Mount Union's program is their value in teaching us how to create therapeutic relationships with our future patients. I've learned that it's not just enough to know medicine, we also have to practice how to empathetically and warmly communicate. This constant practice in our classes reminds me that it's okay to show sensitivity, 脆弱性, and humility and will stay with me as I progress throughout my career.
参与
Since being a PA student, I have had the opportunity to be in multiple leadership positions. 我现在是AAPA的学生代表, my cohorts Student Diversity Committee Representative, 和创始人 & Co-Chair of a national PA student organization named Physician Assistant Students for 领导, 股本, 反种族主义, 和多样性(PA-S LEAD). We hope to create positive change within PA academia and support underrepresented minority students.