贝琳达·费利西亚(Belinda Felicia)最近开始了她梦寐以求的工作，在新伦敦的劳伦斯纪念医院(Lawrence + Memorial Hospital)担任外科助理医师, Conn. As a surgeon’s second hand, she assists in all aspects of surgery,
including ensuring all equipment and supplies are present, performing post-op procedures, writing orders in the recovery room, and planning for a patient’s discharge.
她在冰球突破豪华版试玩开始为她的医疗事业做准备, Felicia在2018年夏天完成了医疗助理培训计划，最终成为一名医师助理. 她在2018年春季从UNH获得神经科学学士学位后，参加了Great Bay为期12周的课程.
“When I got my degree at UNH, I knew I wanted to go to PA school, 但我想找到一种方法来增加临床时间，成为一名更好的私人助理. 成为一名医疗助理对这一切都有帮助，也让我成为了一名更好的私人助理. It was a perfect way to prepare me for what I am doing now,” she said.
作为她在Great Bay实习的一部分，Felicia在Core Physicians担任医疗助理. She continued working there after she received her MA certificate. In 2020, 她在曼彻斯特的马萨诸塞州药学与健康科学学院攻读了为期两年的医师助理研究硕士学位, one of two universities in New Hampshire that offers a PA degree. The other is Franklin Pierce University.
现在，她正在做她在大湾大学入学时所设想的事情.
医师助理——有时也被称为医师助理——是在几乎所有初级保健和医疗领域执业的有执照的临床医生. Highly trained, 私人助理直接与医生合作，自己提供医疗服务, including conducting patient exams, diagnosing illnesses, writing prescriptions, creating and managing treatment plans, and other duties. 在该国的一些地区，特别是在农村地区，护理人员为整个社区提供护理.
在他们被大多数提供私人助理培训的大学录取之前, prospective students must amass 1,000 patient-care hours. Great Bay为期12周的医疗助理培训项目让学生们能够迅速积累这些时间, 创造一条通往大学学位课程和该领域职业生涯的道路. With its accelerated structure and built-in externship opportunities, the MA program provides valuable pre-PA training, said Bruce Vance, Program Manager for Great Bay’s Healthcare Programs.
“贝琳达的故事是一个强有力的例子，说明一个人如何在短短五年内成为一名高水平的医疗服务提供者并实现自己的目标,” Vance said. “我们为期12周的医疗助理项目在她的教育历程中发挥了关键作用. It proved to be a fast, convenient, 这是一种经济实惠的方式，可以将她的本科成就与研究生工作联系起来.”
医疗助理通常在医疗办公室或诊所与医生一起工作. They are cross trained to perform administrative and clinical duties, including taking medical histories, explaining treatments and procedures, assisting physicians during exams, collecting and preparing lab samples, as well as welcoming patients, updating medical records, and coding and filling out insurance forms.
Great Bay’s next Medical Assistant Training Program begins Jan. 16. 该学院将于11月7日举办有关该项目的虚拟说明会th at 10:30AM & 7:00PM, November 8th at 12:00PM and on November 9th at 2:00PM. More information on how to register for the event is available at http://8539ri61.yuandongjituan.net/ma
许多以前的大湾学生现在都是有执照的私人医生，或者正在学习成为一名私人医生，他们都从大湾的医疗助理培训项目中受益，这是一个跳板. 莫莉·汉隆于2021年从大湾大学的硕士课程毕业，现在就读于朗梅多湾路径大学(Bay Path University)为期两年的研究生课程, Mass. 她本以为自己可能会在医学院追求自己的兴趣，但却选择成为一名助理医师.
对她来说，大湾为她实现目标提供了最好的途径.
“我去大湾是因为我知道我可以直接照顾病人，我需要进入私人学院,” she said. “我想尽快得到这些时间，这样我就可以尽快开始私人管理学院的学习, and the Great Bay program allowed me to do that. 这个项目非常棒——有很多实际操作，与病人交谈，与医生交谈.”
目前的大湾学生艾莉莎·米利肯(Alyssa Milliken)以类似的目标参加了硕士课程. “我需要一种速度很快的东西，可以让我尽快进入这个领域,” said Milliken, who lives in Rochester. “Great Bay的项目为期12周，让我可以很快开始积累病人护理时间.”
在申请PA学校之前，她将在温特沃斯-道格拉斯医院担任普通外科的医疗助理. 她很欣赏大海湾为她提供的各种体验, because they have helped her prepare for many career options. “I have been given pediatric medicine experience, surgery experience, emergency medicine experience, medical lab experience, and many more. 这确实是开始医学生涯的一个全面的好方法，”她说. “It’s a rigorous program.”
多佛的梅根·加兰特(Meghan Galante)在成为一名认证医疗助理后，也计划上私人助理学校. 她希望在申请私人管理学院之前做两年的医疗助理.
“It’s perfect preparation for becoming a PA,” she said. “我有目的地选择了Great Bay，打算去PA学校，因为在我获得MA证书后，我将获得病人护理时间的要求. 我会向其他人推荐Great Bay培训，因为它很方便, the professors, 事实上，他们可以让你参加实习，为你成为硕士做准备，并获得那些病人护理时间.”
Vanessa DiRissi wishes she had enrolled at Great Bay. 她是新英格兰北部一所大型大学的高级预科学生, who plans to apply for entry to a PA school in the spring. To accumulate the clinical hours necessary to apply, 除了上课之外，迪里西还在比德福德的南缅因州医疗中心做抽血师.
“I love what I do, and phlebotomy is a good skill to have. But if I had to do it over, 我就会成为一名医疗助理，这样我就可以照顾病人了. 我认为医学助理是预科学生接触医学领域的最好方式,” DiRissi said. “I wish I had that opportunity.”
