Lar 101 Reflection Paper

        The educational experience I had that was most meaningful to me was my internship I did to finish my Associates Degree in Medical Office Management. I did my internship at Patestas Family Chiropractic office. What I found meaningful about this experience is that I got hands on training of what I studied in school. It was a really fun experience and Dr. Patestas was a very nice person to work with while doing my internship. I got to do different types of medical billing forms to send to the insurance company and had fun matching the codes with what type of treatment the patient needed.

         I also enjoyed greeting the patients as they came into the office for their appointments along with other tasks, such as answering the phone, scheduling appointments, and filing papers in the proper files. It made me feel like I really had a job in the career that I am seeking as a medical billing and coding specialists. I wished he would have had an opening for me to work in his office, but he has a small practice and his wife does all the billing and coding along with all the other office work. This is the type of job I want to do in the future and I would like to do it from the comfort of my own home while my children are still small.

        Some of my personal strengths include: multitasking, time management, staying on top of things that need to be done. My academic goals are to study, doing my assignments in a timely manner, and make good grades. The way I can use my strengths to my advantage is by keeping up with my assignments while juggling life with my three children and my husband, this is where my multitasking comes into play. Also giving myself enough time to prepare my assignments and finish them in a timely manner. When you have a family, work, and attending school your life is very demanding and sometimes it is tough to keep on top of things. Therefore my husband and I have two white boards in the house to write things down to remember what we need to do. If we didn’t have our white boards we would probably forget some important tasks that need to be completed.