Bose Amosun, Medical Assistant
The Vandal Health Clinic returned to campus last week. We spoke to some of their employees to learn more about the people behind the scenes.
Argonaut: When did you begin working here?
Bose Amosun: I started working for Moscow Family Medicine August of this year, but with Student Health in October, so really recently.
A: Why did you decide to begin working here?
B: I love healthcare and I hope to become a Physician’s Assistant in the future and I just love the providers here because they’re all really helpful and willing to teach and I heard good things about it, so I decided to apply.
A: Where were you before this, for school and all that?
B: I did my undergrad at Washington State University, but I’m originally from L.A.
A: How does your position tie into the health clinic as a whole?
B: As a medical assistant, we’re expected to do vitals, get the chief complaint from the patients and just assist the providers with the necessary information to provide the best care for patients, so we’re pretty instrumental in running labs and just literally assisting the providers with whatever they need so students will feel more taken care of on campus, like they have access to healthcare.
A: What else are you passionate about in your life?
B: I love to draw and I love art. That’s one thing I do in my spare time to keep me well-rounded and keep me not so focused and stressed on school.
A: How are you hoping to accomplish getting to a PA position?
B: Right now, I’m just getting clinical experience, which is awesome. I’m working with Jake Blazzard, who is actually a PA and just seeing what he does day to day, which is really helpful in learning what I might be doing in the future. I’m studying, making sure my grades are up to par, doing some classes outside of what’s expected. Yeah, just getting the hands-on care you need to be a better provider in the future.
A: Is there anything else you’d like the community to know about yourself or your position?
B: Not so much about myself, but just for students to come on campus and utilize the amenities that are available to them. We’re near the Co-op, so just stop through if you’re wanting to chat with one of the providers or need anything. We’re here to help. That’s why we’re on campus, specifically for that reason.
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Emily Crawford, Patient Service Representative
Argonaut: When did you start working here?
Emily Crawford: At Vandal Health, I started last week on Monday.
A: Were you with Moscow Family Medicine before that?
E: Yes, starting January 2018. I just had my one-year.
A: Why did you decide to begin working here?
E: Well, my husband’s a student and going from an office that had eight providers to two providers seemed a little bit more calm, which I could really have used at that time. Plus, (students) are usually in much better spirits than different age groups.
A: How does your position tie into the VHC as a whole?
E: I have been working customer service since I graduated high school. With my husband being a student, I feel like I can understand some of the stuff (students) are going through a little bit more than others and I can always bounce ideas off of him to get a student’s point of view on how they think things should be or what might be better for you guys.
A: What else are you passionate about in your life?
E: I’m obsessed with my dog. I’m too obsessed with my dog because she’s such a pretty, good girl. I’m very biased. I love my family. I just kind of want to be calm, relaxed. I like it back here.
A: What are you hoping to do in the future?
E: Hopefully get an even better understanding, work with certain students and faculty in a university setting, maybe going on to more prospective ideas in the medical field.
A: Is there anything else you’d like the community to know about yourself or your position?
E: Anytime someone comes to Moscow, Idaho from somewhere else, once they give it a chance, it’s really easy to go into a small-town mindset and let nice people be the norm. Everyone in California can be kind of rotten, so here, ‘Oh my gosh, hi, how are you?’ ‘Hi?’ Is that normal? It must be normal, everyone’s saying hi. So it feels alien at first, but then you’re like, ‘Oh they’re genuinely nice people, this is wonderful! I didn’t get this before!’
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