Becoming a Medical Assistant

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Have you ever wondered what you were going to do with your life? When I started high school I really begin to wonder what I was going to do with the rest of my life. When my senior year came around I was given the opportunity to take an Anatomy & Physiology class. I found this class very interesting. I decided that I would choose a career in the medical field. I did some research and decided that I would major in medical assisting because I enjoyed help people.
I liked the idea of the medical field so much that I took my first job at sixteen as a NA (which is a nursing assistant) in a nursing home. While working there, I helped the residents with their basic daily living such as assisting some of the residents with eating, bathing, making sure that their basic needs were met. So I used that as a stepping stone to begin my decision to go into the medical field. That job was a wonderful opportunity to give caring and love to the residents into action. To be able see their reaction to the care that they were receiving was well worth all the hard work. I then decided it was time to stop working and to get a degree in the medical field so I put in my two weeks’ notice and finally enrolled into college to begin my education toward medical assisting. With this new knowledge, I can better assist the patients with their needs. I enrolled into college so that I would be able to reach my goal of becoming a Medical Assistant. As a Medical Assistant, I will be able to help people receive the best care possible in a medical office or hospital setting. Families of the patient will be expecting the office staff to be able to give them the best answer when they or their families are sick and in need of care. My goal as a Medical Assistant is to work in a clinical setting with children with special needs. Also becoming a Medical Assistant will help me to begin financial
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