Essays on Medical Assistant

Coursename The rivalry in the medical field becomes more and more challenging nowadays. If in the middle of the last century medical personnel could technically limit their education with a formal academic degree and stop learning, in the modern time standards of the medical help change so quickly that self-education became essential. The need for self-education does not depend on work experience, age and degree. Doctors and nurses must learn so much more and, therefore, it is harder for them to maintain a high level. Continuous development of professionalism and skills are the basis of quality health care. Self-education ...

As a young girl, I used to fantasize about one day becoming a doctor. When I grew older and attended school, this remained my primary professional aspiration until I became a teenager. My academic career was challenging because I was routinely absent due to illness. This caused me to fall behind in my classwork and made it impossible to catch up with my classmates. As a result, I had to repeat a couple of grades, which had a significant impact on my level of self-confidence as a student and learner. I was filled with doubt and insecurity, and I ...

Stages of Team Development

The four primary stages of team development include forming, storming, norming, and performing. Bruce Tuckman developed the group or team development model in 1965 to illustrate how teams form, develop, function, and grow in an efficient manner. Forming is the first stage of team development that involves the formation of the team and the gathering of the members. The forming phase comprises uncertainty and anxiety mainly because of the perceptions of the members. Most team members are polite, anxious, and excited regarding the objectives of the team and future endeavors. The members avoid confrontation and conflict along with personal ...

Externship just like internships and apprenticeship are learning opportunities that allow students to get a firsthand experience of the professional word before their graduation. Externship involves job shadowing and is conducted over a short period. As a medical assistant student, externships are a major part of the course as they allow one to gain different skills, which are rarely taught in class. The externship is usually followed by a report explaining the various activities and skills learned in the externship. This report provides a description of my externship at Best Care Ever medical group.

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Even though physician assistants constitute a minute part of the workforce involved in healthcare, their distinctive roles in this industry are expanding with a rapidly constant speed. It has always been my aspiration to become a refined and flexible professional in the world of medicine who is capable of functioning in several specialty areas and in various practice arrangements. However, I consider that my hard work and determination along with the acquirement of proper training and fundamental education are the key characteristics that would facilitate me in becoming a sophisticated physician assistant. At the same time, it needs to ...

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My report is about my chosen profession which is medical administrative aide. In this presentation report, I will tackle about my personal profile as well as my professional career as a medical administrative aide or assistant. Also, I will discuss a brief overview of how I perceive myself professionally in this chosen field and a concise explanation of the different characteristics which contribute to professionalism in this chosen career path.

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I am a medical administrative aide for quite a long time now. I am twenty seven years old. I am married and a mother to my 7 month old son. As a medical administrative ...

Part 1: View and Analysis

In the context of the second slide, it is evident that the level of professionalism is not as high. For instance, one of the medical practitioners in the image is wearing a suit. Although suits might be professional in other areas, they are an unacceptable set of attire while within the hospital. As such, a person wearing a suit is expected to hang his or her coat and put on a lab coat as a way to ensure that he or she will be easily identified by the patients and other medical practitioners. As such, being dressed in uniform or hospital attire is a key ...

Even at a young age I knew I wanted to help people, I just did not know which profession was best. I became a wife and mother fairly young, and began a career financing Real Estate Developments. After my children were of age, and the real estate market tanked for a second time, I knew it was time to return to school. I returned to college and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Although I was helping people, I felt destined to work in the Health Care field. In 2010 I received a degree from Pima College as a Medical Assistant. While working as a ...

Mandatory continuing education hours for both the Certified medical assistant (CMA) and the Registered medical assistant (RMA)

CMA The American Association of Medical Assistance (AAMA) holds paramount the safety of patients and requires all medical assistants under its certification to always update themselves with current medical issues and practices. AAMA requires that every CMA recertifies his or her credential after every 60 months or five years, which ensures that CMA’s have up-to-date knowledge and competency and hence be in a better position to protect and ensure the safety of patients (AAMA, 2013). CMA recertification calls for mandatory continuing education that enables CMA’s to earn minimum points that are required for recertification (AAMA, 2013). Failure ...

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1. Describe how local, state, and federal legislation and regulations affect patient care. Federal and state laws aim at safeguarding patients’ rights and protecting them from fraud. There are confidentiality compliance and privacy laws (45 CFR, parts 160 and 164) that give patients the right to privacy, obtain or amend information in their medical records where legally possible and know what information has been collected about them. Patients in long term care, such as elderly patients, can exercise their right to information through 42 CFR, Part 483, section 483.10(b)(2) where they can get all their medical records ...

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1. Differentiate between criminal law and civil law as related to the practicing medical assistant. Provide a real world example of each in relationship to working in a medical administrative or clinical environment.

Law is generally divided into two subcategories: criminal law and civil law.

Criminal law: Criminal law applies to scenarios where a felony or misdemeanor has occurred. Felony refers to a serious punishable act (such as murder, abuse, arson, etc) committed by an individual. Misdemeanor refers to a less serious punishable offense, which does not require imprisonment, but rather rehabilitation and fine. For a medical assistant, criminal law would apply when he/she fails to follow her duty due to negligence and causes harm to the ...

1. Scenario One: A medical assistant is working at a Catholic hospital but does not practice this religion. The Catholic hospital does not believe in the practice of performing tubal ligation procedures as birth control. The medical assistant has a patient who is 23 years old and currently has 5 children. She is requesting assistance in having this procedure done. The policy of this hospital is not to discuss any forms of birth control with patients. What should the medical assistant do since she does not believe in this policy?

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Catholic hospitals are governed by Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic ...

My externship interview was very professional. I arrived early for the interview, demonstrating my punctuality and my eagerness to secure the externship. I believe showing up early makes a very positive impression with employers. It demonstrates I am serious and respectful. I came prepared for the interview with a folder with all the pertinent documents needed for the interview. These included academic documents (transcripts and recommendations) as well as work samples from courses I have taken. This showed my organization and attention to detail, which is very desirable by employers. I spent time during the interview drawing attention to specific examples ...

The career woman has for a long time been mistaken for that woman who prefers excelling in her profession or business, and forget about the roles associated to motherhood or being a wife. Some women choose to pursue their careers in lieu of being working mothers while some prefer to delay motherhood or being a wife in order to develop their careers. The story of my life contradicts this insinuation. My experiences have twisted the definition of a career woman to one who decided to enjoy motherhood before excelling on my career. From my experience, I would define the modern career woman as ...

Jerry McCall case study

According to “Ethics Case Study”, Jerry McCall was an office assistant for Dr. Williams. The case argues that Jerry has been trained as a LPN (Licensed practical nurse) and a medical assistant. Jerry is asked to cover for the receptionist who is out for lunch. As usual, he is faced with a health care problem that is common in the in the field today. In this case, Jerry has been requested by a patient to a fill-up for Valium drugs from the pharmacy. In this paper, I will first address if Jerry is qualified to refill prescription medication. Secondly, I will examine if Jerry ...

My medical assistant career autobiography

In my early childhood, I was not able to fortunate to attend some of the well regarded schools in my region. All through since kindergarten through high school, I wanted to be a physician. Where I came from there is no student’s loans and becoming a doctor was going to be a challenge for me. In all the schools i attended, all students professed to have a strong educational and ethical philosophy something that remained in me throughout my life. I wasn’t able to fulfill my dream as a doctor. Currently I am studying medical assistant. One career value that is important to me ...

As a requirement for the completion of my course, I had to undertake an internship program. Of course, there are quite a lot of insights that I gained after undertaking my attachment at the Spring St. Dermatology, (73rd) street New York. In line with the specialization of the office I was attached to, I gained much experience in skin medical and cosmetics procedures.

Of the many insight that I got was a new meaning for professionalism and also to appreciate it. I learn that professionalism has to do with observing the ethics related to a given line of work, and maintaining the highest ...

I took this class, primarily, because it is one of the requirements in completing the Medical Assistant Program. However, I am happy that I enrolled with Professor Maria Campagnale as she is an outstanding professor and she discussed the topics in a way that was both clear and interesting. Furthermore, she is very helpful to all of her students. She provides detailed notes and helps everyone to prepare for exams as she genuinely wants them to succeed. If all professors worked in the same way as Prof. Campagnale, college courses would be a wonderful experience. Since taking this class, I ...