Enter Health Care Essay

“Who or what has been most influential in your decision to enter the health care profession and why?” I believe I made the decision to enter the health field when I began tenth grade. I entered my room, attempting to not cry over a doctor’s appointment that had left me with a cringe inducing memory. These emotions had nothing to do with my health or what diagnosis I had been given. In fact I was fine, better than fine—I was great health-wise. The doctor had made me feel like a child, which at 16 I didn’t think was necessary. This doctor had made me ignorant and she had no intentions of hiding her beliefs or thoughts about me during our appointment. Thankfully, I had a mother who was patient, open and understanding. I vented to her about what I had experience and in a moment of distress I decided that I would be a doctor, so that people had an opportunity to not be judged or feel uncomfortable during their own appointments. I believe that people have a right to their health and should not have to endure
Luckily, I happened to already have the brain for math and science. I enrolled at the University of Kentucky, as a Biology major with a pre-med focus. However, over the next year I really focused on what I truly wanted to do, and what felt right to me. After extensive research during my spring semester freshman year, I applied to the Human Health Sciences program with a focus in Physician Assistant studies. Within this major I’ve have learned managerially skills; the advantages and disadvantages within the US health system in relation to those in other countries; basics necessary for PA school; and most importantly, cultural competencies. Reflecting holistically on what I’ve learned I have come to realize that although that day I was not treated in the way that I had liked to have been, there are millions of people in the US that are mistreated or denied health care based simply on a stereotype or