Statement Of Purpose: A Career As A Medical Assistant

One of my favorite quotes is by Steve Jobs, states, "Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become." This quote is exactly what I am doing today by submitting my application to the Dental Hygiene program. I am taking years of training, success, and failure and focusing them all in one direction on obtaining my deepest desire. Over the last fourteen years, I've had plenty of time to develop myself and gain a full understanding of what I want to do with my life. I've come to not only love and appreciate every experience I've had in the medical field, but also aspire to grow and embrace the new challenge. Working as a Medical Assistant in an outpatient surgery clinic I learnt that I excel most when I'm working directly with patients, in a hands-on environment. I also found out that I'm extremely passionate about educating people, especially mothers; because I believe mothers play a key role in teaching the next generation about how to develop healthy lifestyle habits.

Although the medical field has played a large role in my career decisions making, my husband and Project Hope have also had a substantial impact in my life.

My husband has taught me that the best time to pursue your goals is now and that with hard work and discipline all things are possible. Whereas Project Hope has implanted the desire to give back to my community by educating and sharing medical information with families that don't always have access to immediate health care. I can truly say that my experience in the medical field, my husband, and Project Hope have made me who I am today and taught me professionalism, discipline, and empathy for others; all of which I know will make me a great dental hygiene

provider.
My enthusiasm for the medical field began at age 16, I started working as a person health care tech, which I did for three years. Afterwards, I moved on to become a diet clerk, mental health tech, and lastly a Medical Assistant. As a Medical Assistant my two jobs that inspired me to pursue dental hygiene as a career were Global Orthopedic, where I was responsible for removal of sutures, staples, and bandages, as well as, entering patient information, developed x-rays and withdrawing blood samples. As wall as, Southside Outpatient Surgery Center where I was responsible for taking care of patients after surgery under the supervisor of the charge nurse. Some of my responsibilities were to remove patient IVs, application of braces if needed, I assisted in getting medical documents signed, as well as helping dress and transportation patients safely to their vehicles. I credit these two jobs for teaching me my best attributes, such as being professorial at all times, communication, and multi-tasking. These jobs laid a foundation for my love of medicine and played a role in me meeting my husband.
They say "you are the company you keep." Being married to Dr Babatope Fatuyi for seven years has most definitely contributed to my drive in growing the medical field. My husband who at the time when we meet was working on case studies has shown me that by having drive, discipline, and ambition you can accomplish anything. I have watched him move up from working on case studies to becoming the Chief Medical Information Officer in a health system in NYC. While my husband was pursuing his goal, I was completing my prerequisites for the DH program and raising two children. For all this to be established we had to sacrifice, be discipline, and prepared at all times. I understand to be successful you must have a plan a, b, and c in place to prevent obstacles from derailing you from your ambitions. For me, my ambition is to get into the DH program and give back to my community. That is the reason my mother and I started a program called Project Hope in upstate New York.
The organization Project Hope is dedicated to the prevention of teen suicides and taken proactive steps to getting troubled teens the medical or physical help they need before it is too late. Every year for the last five years we have an awareness community events where I'm responsible for talking to teens about staying in school so they can better their lives and get a good jobs, passing out suicide prevention brochures, and leading prayers. Giving back to my community is essential and humbling to me. It is not a hobby but an obligation to serve, share, and educating my community.
I would like to be considered for the dental hygiene program because I know I can transcend, that my experiences have made me a reliable, discipline, and a self-determination person. I am eager to further develop myself, and I understand sacrifice. My passion and desire for becoming a dental hygienist go beyond me, I am also doing it to show my children and my four younger sisters that there are limitless possibilities to life when you work hard. If I am granted acceptance into the program I will bring with me organizational, communication, and leadership skills. I know that my work ethic and my drive to give back to my community will be of great use and help me to educate patients, as well as a role model to my peers. I appreciate the medical field and would love nothing more than to continue to grow in it.