Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm Personal Statement

Surgery is supposedly one of the hardest job in the world. Operating on a human person is not easy by any means, but it may be simpler than you might think. On just a few pages you will know just about everything to start your medical career as a Surgeon of anytype. Starting with Education then working our way down.

“As a surgeon you have to have a controlled arrogance. If it's uncontrolled, you kill people, but you have to be pretty arrogant to saw through a person's chest, take out their heart and believe you can fix it. Then, when you succeed and the patient survives, you pray, because it's only by the grace of God that you get there.”-Mehmet Oz. One never considers themselves able to accomplish something great until they meet someone great who has already acquired insight of the world from the other side, the side where all of the talented men dwell. A young girl does not grow up dreaming of becoming an oral surgeon; she dreams of traveling and seeing the world outside of the walls of her small town. I had already had my fair share of adventure, having more surgeries than my mother had by the time I was three months old. I had what specialists call Van der Woude Syndrome. Basically, I was the 1 in 100,000 babies in the world who happened to have this genetic disorder. A key characteristic of Van der Woude Syndrome is a cleft lip. With that being said, I had many surgeons in my lifetime, but one man stuck out. Maybe it was because it was one of the biggest surgeries I had, or maybe, just maybe it was because God had put him in my path to inspire me for greatness.

I have always believed that my success is defined by my happiness. This paper will discuss my personal goals as they apply to my education and career choice of Surgical Technician, as well as some of my strengths and weaknesses that will contribute to my success.

Reflecting on the past few days of clinical have been a huge eye opener for myself. Not only was I able to practice and refresh old skills but I was also able to introduce new skills and enhance those. Although only two shifts in, I felt I was able to further develop my experience with Ostomy care. To illustrate, I was able to care for a 60-year-old man who had a newly formed ileostomy on his middle lower quadrant. Throughout the day, we would spend time emptying it, cleaning it and talking about it. Multiple times, D.Z would complain how difficult it was to maneuver, clean and just simply live with. After witnessing his frustrations more then once, it eventually made me realize just how difficult this new adjustment would be for D.Z.

A medical practice that I have highly considered is general surgery. Both my grandfather and uncle are general surgeons, so the idea of following in their footsteps interested me greatly. Also, the idea of combining science and art, as doctors do, has always fascinated me and called me to this profession since a very young age. Like any doctor, the road to becoming a general surgeon is vigorous. “Surgery is a career for the committed. Much of your life is dictated by the demands of the operating room. The training is long and demanding. But for those who love it, a

During my observation, I followed the patient from her preparation of surgery, into the operating room, to recovery. I gain insight on what happens during surgeries from nurses, surgeons, and other hospital staff. This experience was much different than any other clinical I have gone to. After having first-hand experience, I now know that surgery is nothing like what is portrayed on television.

The abdominal aorta supplies oxygenated blood to the abdomen, pelvis and legs. An abdominal aortic aneurysm arises when a weakened area of the arterial wall within the abdomen becomes very large and begins to distend outward; therefore, creating an increased susceptibility to rupture under high pressure (Eagleton, 2012). The majority or abdominal aortic aneurysms are located inferior to the kidneys and in order to be considered an abdominal aortic aneurysm, the local dilation must be 1.5 times its normal aortic diameter or greater than 3cm in diameter (Sun, 2012). There are two main types of abdominal aortic aneurysms, both acquired and congenital. Predisposing factors associated with acquired

Sarah B. office, I felt a slightly nervous, but very confident that this interview will go well. She walks in with a smile as she heads toward her desk. “So, I was told that you are a student, do you mind me asking what school you are currently attending?” she asked. I answered, “I am currently attending City College of New York in Harlem.” As we continue to converse about me and my background, I felt more comfortable enough to interview Dr. Sarah. For this piece, I am have changed her name per her request. First few questions I asked was about her educational background as well as her experience. To my surprised, it is very impressive and interesting. “I attended John Hopkins. It was not what I had expected, but there was always a competition between my classmate and I to always to do better. This was a motivator to make sure that I was on top of my game.” To go back to her past, I asked when did she realized that the medical profession was something she wanted to do. Her interest in surgery came about when she was a teenager working in a general surgeon’s office. The very first operation she witnessed was a gallbladder removal, also known as cholecystectomy. “I can remember it was appealing because I could see the anatomy that I’d have learned in school, but it was in real life. It was

Surgery has given me back my life of constantly appreciating, yet looking for more, for something new. Intellectual curiosity, a love for nature, and a love for people, were not supported by a solitary life at home, in pain. Now, I chase all my passions and joys, and I feel excitement all the way. I dig deeply into history and anthropology, I discuss social issues in Spanish, and I draw free-body diagrams with zeal. I hug enthusiastically, grin at Snow and Opal (my biology teacher’s resident corn snakes), and my contact list has doubled. I am reminded every day of my success as a self-made

From an early age I have been interested in the unique beauty of the human body. I believe the human body is an intelligent machine with many different systems that make us the most complex organism on the planet. When I witnessed my grandmother's aggravating back pain due to a bad surgery, I realized how essential is to be a skilled surgeon. It is not just like any other career, it can save someone's life, but it can also make it miserable, or even end

After two years in plastic surgery, I decided that I wanted to do something different. As much as I enjoyed that field, I was ready to explore different horizons. My supervisor sent me to observe in neurosurgery because they were lacking nursing personnel. That specialty was horrifying everybody. The amount of work was heavy and most surgeons were intimidating. However I always loved a challenge and I decided to go for it. The surgeries were very demanding both physically and mentally. During spine surgeries, we had a lot of heavy instruments and often had to assist the surgeon by holding a retractor to keep the surgical site exposed. By the end of the day our hands were sore for the entire night. The

The likely hood of me pursuing a career in the surgical field was pretty high. I enjoyed the education I received about surgical procedures when I attended dental school. I acquired a yearning for the inter-workings of the human body. Dental school was, I felt, a step in the proper direction of development. However, upon entering the operating room at the hospital, I was overtaken with a sensation of fear. I was not the one receiving an operation of any sort, but my body reacted as if it were myself going under the knife.

The art of surgery has a long, rich history which to some scholars, predates the middles ages when most surgical processes or treatments resulted in grave infection or death. As the development of technology has become more prevalent across western societies, is is clear that the past hundred years or so proved to be time when surgery progressed at an alarming rate, thus further highlighting the insurmountable amount of medical advancement in the industry.

1. Basic definition of the disease - Source: "Aortic Aneurysm." MedlinePlus. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 28 Sept. 2016. Web. 13 Oct. 2016. .

Apart from being one of most interesting settings in the nursing field, day surgery unwraps the full experience for nursing students to learn and also develop repetitive knowledge on what to expect before, during , and after each surgery, as well as the roles of each nurse within those parameters. Being inside the surgery room was an amazing experience because you get to see different operations performed by different health care professionals. Every surgeon does the sugary differently, meaning that same procedure is performed but adding or subtracting essential steps that makes each surgeon unique. Nurses also play an essential role in each surgery but their imperative duty is less than surgeons, but as equal