Explain The Skills Needed In The Medical Field

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The Skills Needed in the Medical Field COMM 150: Intro Info Literacy & Research November 7, 2012 In life there are many skills a person needs, Ross Macpherson’s article “The Top 5 qualities you need to advance your career” (2006) states that these are: Self-Motivated/Lifelong Leaning, Interpersonal Skills, Think strategically, Inquisitive/Champion Innovation, and Flexible/Adaptable/Open to Change (p. 27). I believe the skills and competencies necessary for success in college, career, and life are self-motivation, interpersonal skills, thinking strategically, inquisitiveness, and flexibility. In this article, Macpherson writes that self- motivation refers not just to getting along but also self-improvement and that interpersonal…show more content…
The ones I think need to be further developed are interpersonal skills, because even though I’m good at getting along I sometimes tend to stick more to myself than socializing with others, and thinking strategically because I don’t always look at the big picture. I gained self-motivation just recently when I realized my life was going nowhere and only I could change it. I believe I have always had inquisitiveness because I have always questioned everything. I have flexibility because I can adapt to change in an easy manner with no issues. I just recently started working on the weekends, I don’t always know if I’m working or what time I’m starting, The cleaning service I work through (my boss) will call if she needs me. When she calls, no matter what I’m doing, I get ready and go to work. The ones that are necessary for success in my future career are interpersonal skills and flexibility. Interpersonal skills are necessary because in the medical field you have to be able to work with other people and get along with the patients. Flexibility is necessary because in the medical field you have to be able to accept changes and adapt to them with relative ease. I believe that the skills I already have are good for success in college and success in life. The skills I don’t have are the ones that would be best used in my future career, and could be useful in college and

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