Interview
My interview was with my family doctor, Dr. April Ross, since I hope to go into the field of medicine. Dr. Ross is a Physician's Assistant at Upstate Medical Associates. She says that communication is very important daily because the majority of her job is to sit down with the patients and find out what is wrong. She has to be very specific to ask certain questions in order to receive the answers she needs to properly diagnose her patients, and she has to be very specific when explaining to the patient what is wrong with him/her and how to get better. Since her patients are of a wide variety, it is very important to know how to communicate effectively with each one. She also has to write up everybody's visit for records, which is another important (and time consuming) part of her job. Also communication is important when the pharmaceutical sale's reps come and pitch the new medicines or equipment to the doctors in order to purchase what is needed in the office. She mentioned the importance of clarifying what the patient's needs are when referring them to other physicians, too.
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