Physician Associate: A Personal Statement

The role of the physician associate was first shown to be a success within the USA healthcare system before the importance of the role was recognised in the UK. They can improve the healthcare system within the NHS by providing help for the lack of available medics.
From a young age, I have perceived the ways in which Science has helped people overcome medical difficulties, demonstrating the power of healthcare and how strongly it affects someone’s life. As a young woman coming from an Indian background, I am the first from my family to have studied at a Masters level; thus it has been a breakthrough for my family and I.
My motivation to become a physician associate arose while working at Britannia pharmacy. The relationship and the connections

In addition to improving my skills, I was able to gain knowledge on many instruments that are used to for the services that the pharmacy provides. This role has involved working with vulnerable people such as young adults, the elderly, children and disability; thus I am able to communicate effectively and with flair with patients. Carrying out these tasks gave me a taster of working in the environment. It advanced my attentiveness in mental health and the different physical health disorders. Thus reinforcing my interests of healthcare and has making me well-aware of the reality of health

There were challenges introduced but those were worked on during the sessions. Due to her depressive symptoms, it was difficult to build a relationship/friendship straight away. However, this taught me many things about what I can do differently in future and how I can improve my techniques while working with specific patients. Similarly, I learnt to organise activities for the client accordingly and appropriately as the planning of the location, the actual activities and the length of time was all of my responsibility. As my client suffered from social anxiety, I had to start off with short coffee meetings so she could get used to me and build a relationship before I took her to a public place where many people were around. This was when I had to work independently and use my own