Volume 2, Issue 1 | Page 28

IMVU Name: isueJan Real Profession: Medical Assistant Tell us a little bit about you and what you do for work in rl: I'm the medical assistant to a gynecologist. I organize patient files, take vitals, assist with exams and procedures and I maintain the medical supply inventory. How has the global pandemic affected your job? Not very much to be honest. I had a reduced salary and work schedule for maybe about a month. We've just ramped up our cleanliness and hygiene practices as well as prevented more people from attending appointments with patients to reduce the number of contacts. How have you been staying positive during this time? It's been so hard! I live with my mother and sister who are a retiree and teacher respectively. My mother is also 60+ and asthmatic so it's been hard. How I stayed sane was with exercise and getting into things with my hands like cooking. It's helped me feel more purposeful especially when I'm home scared of the outside world 28