Poor first-generation college students are underrepresented in medicine, despite their wealth of experiences giving them a unique and significant perspective into the challenges of patients. Even through tireless work and perseverance they may be only a few steps away from achieving their dreams. I am one of those students and I intend to become a physician. My interest in the ABLE Program is rooted in two main reasons. First, its focus on disadvantaged students. Second, ABLE aligns with my long-term goal of service to underserved communities across Michigan.
I have had the pleasure of speaking with ABLE alumni and Quentin, a current ABLE student. These conversations reaffirmed the ABLE commitment and supportive environment for students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. This niche allows for a rare camaraderie amongst the participants as they share a collective experience and contribution to the greater community within medicine. The ABLE Program uses its resources on likeminded individuals accounting for the unique backgrounds of students. The record for success that the ABLE Program has had gives me the utmost
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I have a strong desire to stay in Michigan and serve in a high needs community through service and leadership. Leadership through medicine is key in creating systemic change in underserved communities as the current status quo has created a daunting disparity in healthcare. ABLE will better prepare me for my future path and ultimate goal - to attend the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine where the emphasis on underserved communities is central in your mission demonstrated by programs like Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved (LMU). Through my journey that begins with the ABLE Program, I know that I will be best directed to help the patient populations I aspire to serve and fight to create systemic change in communities that need it
As a recipient of this scholarship, I would like to contribute to the mission of the NHSC by providing an environment where patients feel that they are welcomed, a priority, and receiving high quality healthcare. This is important because the large patient demands found in clinics in underserved areas create an environment where patients receive less face-to-face time with their doctors, provided they get seen at all. Because I have the work ethic and compassion to make a difference in underserved areas, I believe that I would be a helpful addition to any clinic. Bringing caring healthcare professionals into communities will allow more patients to receive quality care as well as impact these areas by allowing everyone to live healthier, more
A benefit of AB109 is that everyone in society will be able to find solutions in order to guarantee safety for everyone as well has offering several programs as a resource for training offenders. I understand that corrections is consuming a lot of money and that training offenders is costly which is why I can see how it could become a challenge but it is also an opportunity to bring ex-offenders back into society. Thus, ex-offenders will now know how to work in a certain place because they have experience, knowledge, and abilities to succeed in a real life job because of the training that they received thanks to the programs offered because of the AB 109. Thanks to all of the programs offered ex-offenders that want to turn their life around to become a good citizen in the community will hopefully have more opportunities for him or her to be able to turn from a criminal delinquent or offender to a well educated, hard working, and wanting to succeed citizen of society. This therefore will case a decreasing rate of reoffender violations for the community because these individuals want to better themselves.
DGSOM is a multidimensional program which goals are to train the next generation of diverse physicians to serve an increasingly diverse Los Angeles population. Unfortunately, the current physician workforce is far from reflecting the city’s diversity. In consequence, the health disparity gap among African Americans and Latinos continue to widen, remain neglected, and unresolved. Keeping with the school’s mission to combat these health disparities by educating and inspiring minorities to purse and excel in the medical sciences, it is imputative to remind them of great physicians of color. It is highly probably that the general interest and passion in medicine among African Americans and Latinos would increase if the contributions of their ancestors
I have cultivated many skills throughout my undergraduate education that I believe will help me succeed throughout medical school. My decision to become a doctor did not happen overnight but was a passion that grew with me and inspired my entire life. I am eager to start my journey at Morehouse College of medicine and become a physician that provides quality treatment and works on improving health care in rural areas and underserved communities in Georgia and across the United
The Stritch school of medicine is an institution that allows the intersection of research, compassionate care to all members of the community and academic excellence while keeping the patient first. For this reason, I am certain that being a part of this program will challenge me to widen my horizons and increase my exposure to different perspectives. Furthermore, the emphasis on serving others, especially those from the underserved population aligns with my future aspirations as a physician. The ASPIRE program has invaluable resources for me to broaden my depth of knowledge about health care disparities, team dynamics in medicine, and the significance of healthcare professionals that are willing to implement change.The combination of academic
As the coming years approach, I want my future to hold both the passion to explore new opportunities and the strength to overcome new challenges. With the experiences of my high school career, I aspire to take all the things I learned to transition into a college environment where my ideas can be challenged and shared. Where I can learn from others; where I can seek the opportunity to make a direct impact towards saving lives. I believe I can do great things. Through tenacity I will not only be gratified in becoming a doctor, but also be able to share my compassion for others through
Last Saturday, November 18th, I attended the Region IX Student National Medical Conference at the City College of New York. This was my first medical conference so I did not know what to expect going in. Upon arrival, I was amazed at the sight of doctors, medical students, research presenters, pre-med students, and even high school students gathered together to gain and share knowledge and make connections. The conference consisted of a host of enriching events, of which I attended six: “Unique Journeys to Medicine”, “Demystifying Medical School Admission”, “How to Become An Excellent Applicant”, “Standardized Patient Encounter”, “New MCAT Test-takers Panel”, and “Embodying Black Female Physician Excellence: Panel Discussion”. While I am
There are many reasons that have directed my decision towards attending Meharry Medical College. One of the most appealing characteristics of the college is the fact that diversity is greatly encouraged among students. Individuals who come from minority groups are treated equally and are fully accommodated to achieve their goals. Students are encouraged to serve others by becoming successful physicians in the community. I believe this is one of the most important values of the school and will allow me to help make a difference in the lives of many patients.
When planning my pre-medical schedule at the University of Iowa, I found a first year seminar titled “Journey to Medical School.” All of the fears, ambitions, and everything I could think of regarding my journey to medical school was covered in the seminar. I left the class feeling terrified, but more than that, excited and prepared for what was to come within my next 8 years. One of the class periods was filled with the intellect of students who currently attend Carver Medical School. During that class period, I was mesmerized by the way the students carried themselves. They talked with poise and grace. Listening to them talk about how their journey was going made my heart putter – I was terrified, yet excited to continue on my own
My circumstances had changed from an inability to reliably obtain good healthcare, to good healthcare I could not access. In the last three years, my family's economic situation has improved, but I have only recently been able to obtain health insurance and begin regular physician visits. This entire process has sensitized me to the ease at which simple health issues can be compounded due to a lack of options and how much work remains to be done to ensure that the quality healthcare we strive to create is accessible to those who need it. This personal understanding of healthcare challenges and the sum of my experiences across distinct locations defines my interactions with others. At Columbia, I would be able to build on my experiences, receive an unrivaled and balanced medical education, explore my passions via the comprehensive P&S club, and grow into the physician I want to
Since coming to college, I have grown a desire to help create policies and programs to alleviate the disparities that exist in the US and globally. The understanding I have gained from sociology and ethics classes I have taken at UT has broadened my interest in health care and my volunteer experiences have solidified this classroom knowledge. As a student in the Health Science Scholars Honors Program, I have the opportunity to complete a senior capstone thesis project. This interest has had a major role in directing my research and I believe will effect the direction that I take in my career.
With student support resources and services provided by the Center for Educational Development and Support (CEDS), such as peer tutoring and group case-based review sessions, it is apparent that this institution is as dedicated to the success of its students as its students are to thriving there. Thus, I am confident that I will successfully meet the rigorous academic and professional demands of being a medical student at Meharry. Overall, a medical education from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine is incomparable to other medical programs as it provides the services and opportunities necessary to develop its students into physicians motivated to directly treat and address the diseases as well as health disparities afflicting minority and underserved
For a split second I caught myself reconsidering my future that I have thought for so long I had all figured out. As the President of the Ole Miss chapter of AMSA began the meeting, I found myself starting to relax a little. I listened to all the things that most medical school reviewers look for on a transcript and application, and all the things she talked about were offered through this organization or were made much simpler with the aid that it provides. The speaker went on to say that AMSA was not simply a “medical school prep”, but it was heavily involved in community service. Following the speech by the President, Dr. Gray got on stage to tell us about his experience as a member of the review board at the University of Arkansas Medical School, and he shared some of the things that he, as a reviewer, found as positives and negatives in an application. When the meeting was coming to an end, we were encouraged to join the national chapter of AMSA as well as the Ole Miss
I have had the opportunity while volunteering at M.E.N.D to be exposed to the various low-income patients with no health insurance and do not have the privilege of Medicare or Medical benefits. It came to my attention the lack of leaders within health care in underserved communities. There is a need of removal of barriers created by language and lack of knowledge of cultures and heritages that address the specific needs of the underserved. Since then, it has become my ultimate goal to become a leader in health care in underserved communities I plan to become an Orthopedic Surgeon and provide services to those who are unfortunate and cannot afford procedures. I plan to first earn a B.A. degree in Psychology at California State University of
Ms. Dixon shares the vision of ODA and believes BSOM should “strive to be a global leader in diversity research, data driven outcomes, education and programming, to serve and inspire positive change in academic medicine and beyond” (ECU, 2017c, para. 2). One way Ms. Dixon intends to accomplish this is through outreach initiatives. Specifically, one program ODA currently employs is connecting with Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS) programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. These programs are subdivisions of the Student National Medical Association (mentioned previously). The goal of connecting with MAPS is to assist in recruiting minority students to BSOM who have an interest in pursuing a medical degree.