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Physicians Assistant

Physician's Assistant Profile

As an experienced medical professional in a variety of challenging humanitarian contexts, I have made an occupation of volunteering my service to those in need. My greatest desire is to channel this experience into the service of the Texas Rio Grande Valley area. My background, skill set and character suit me for work as a physician's assistant and I am enthusiastic about putting this claim into practice in our region.

I have a fairly unique resume that has taken me to myriad places where my abilities have truly been put to the test. This would begin with my performance at the Medical School of Mexico, an institution which is listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. After graduating with honors for achieving the highest GPA of the 1993 class, I turned my attention to volunteer work. For a period of two years, I provided my energy and passion to the needs of patients at the Red Cross in Mexico. This would help me to establish a firm grounding in the field, bringing me face-to-face with the often serious medical and emotional challenges inherent to this line of work.

This would only be intensified by the three years that I spent providing volunteer services at the Hospital Ejidal in Reynosa, Mexico. Here, I would further refine my skills with respect to the performance of regular life-support procedures, the demonstration of a positive bedside manner and an acuity for approaching the patient as a human being rather than as a case. Indeed, the Hospital Ejidal would be a genuinely life-altering experience, revealing over my tenure there the true challenges and the vast rewards that balance medical service. Often, the physician is not just a medical professional but is also expected to provide emotional support, hope and comfort to patients in their time of need.

In many ways, the simultaneous difficulty and illumination that I experienced in my everyday service to the Hospital Ejidel would allow me to truly evaluate my chosen path. The stamina and emotional fortitude which are demanded of the medical professional are not virtues afforded to everybody. But in addition to learning crucial procedures and principles requisite to the work, I have had the chance to learn a great deal about myself. In my work as a medical volunteer, I have developed a patience and objectivity which have both been vital to my success.

Following my graduation and the completion of this volunteer work, I began my endeavor to engage in international medical services, first practicing independently in Mexico before making the leap to Nicaragua. From 1998 to 2006, I conduced my practice in a private office, developing into a seasoned and versatile physician. The bevy of conditions, scenarios and illnesses with which I have come into contact have helped to whittle away the uncertainty that comes with one's first years in practice.

This would also provide me with the knowledge and experience necessary to contribute to the needs of American patients. Thus, in 2006, I would make the significant move from Nicaragua to Pharr, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. As a veteran of the field and a fluent speaker of both English and Spanish, I have the capacity to be a deeply beneficial to the patients of this region.