THREE of the "human skills" that a good Administrative Medical Assistant (MAA) needs to possess. Give a realistic medical office example of how the MAA could use ONE of these three skills. Personality - be a people person with a sense of humor typing - fast enough on the fingers and good spelling skills be good in the field of study or work. self explanatory. filing‚ phone and general office skills and knowledge of the job. Why the planning of activities within the medical office is important for
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I would like to take the opportunity to kindly ask you to review my Physician Assistant Application. My current application reflects a Grade Point Average of 2.99 for my Associate’s Degree and a GPA of 3.6 for my Bachelor’s Degree. I understand the program is very demanding and only those with above average grades will have an opportunity for an interview. My performance during my first college years was not outstanding and I do not want to excuse myself‚ rather‚ to give you explanations as to
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Physician Assistant Physician Assistant I. Job Description In today’s medical world the physician assistant career is one that is highly coveted and is predicted to continue to grow in the coming years. “As patients live longer and chronic illnesses grow more complex‚ health experts project a shortage of doctors and an even stronger demand for physician assistants” (New York Times‚ 2011). Physician assistants work as part of a medical team where they perform various tasks
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Is Physician Assisted Suicide Ethical? Theresa Anderson SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: David Jung November 25‚ 2012 Physician assisted suicide‚ is this an ethical procedure? Many feel strongly on both sides of this issue. Some states such as Washington and Oregon have made Physician assisted suicide legal. Other states such as Michigan and Massachusetts have put the issue to a vote and the voters have turned down the option. What exactly is physician
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American Board of Medical specialties and ACGME affects the number‚ preparation and type of physician and even the distribution of the specialties within the physician workforce. Per our text‚ there were predictions that either physician shortage or physician oversupply. Regardless of the increase in physician shortage or physician oversupply‚ the geographic variation in physician location versus the physician numbers is always a problem. There is a continued low supply in less attractive rural and
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Why become a physician assistant (PA) over a doctor (MD) or a registered nurse (RN)? Although the duties of a RN resemble those of a PA‚ PA’s have more responsibilities and the ability to prescribe medication‚ plus the salary is a lot better. Of course with more responsibilities comes more education‚ while RN’s only require a 4-year degree‚ becoming a PA requires the completion of a 2-3-year physician assistant program. I decided to go for PA instead of MD because I do not want to go to school
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Topic: Physician Assisted Suicide Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that physician assisted suicide is a choice that every human being has the right to. Central Idea: I am her to persuade you that it is your right to choose to die with dignity‚ and have the ability to ask your physician to provide the best resouces to relieve your pain and suffering. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Getter: Imagine that one day you wake up like normal and you get a call from your doctor that you need
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Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Jack Kevorkian also known as “Dr. Death‚” a name given to him due to his efforts in helping over 130 terminally ill people commit suicide‚ was one of the first physicians to make euthanasia and physicians-assisted suicide (PAS) what it is today. Since the 1990’s his methods have been criticized by many due to evidence showing that some patients were not terminally ill. He was a pioneer and it is due to his efforts that PAS is becoming more accepted today
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The Legalization of Physician Assisted Suicide Of all the controversial topics to I could have chosen to discuss‚ the topic of physician assisted death is one that seems to be very taboo‚ even to date. Oregon is the only state to successfully pass a bill legalizing the practice; this bill is called the Death With Dignity Act (DWDA). Some may confuse physician-assisted death with euthanasia‚ yet they are two completely different acts. Euthanasia requires a physician‚ or other entity‚ to administer
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Physician Assisted Suicide: Yes or No? The topic of Physician Assisted Suicide has become a well-known issue. But the fact is‚ for terminally ill and for those that cannot recover‚ Physician assisted suicide is not completely misguided. It gives those who are in a lot of pain a chance to save their loved ones the torment of seeing them so feeble. It also strengthens the possibility of saving those who can still be saved. Have you ever known someone that was in so much pain or was so
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