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Doctorship Admission Essay

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Doctors face immense challenges daily that are demanding and rewarding. To realise the contribution of treating ill people is the greatest reward; and this is why I am attracted to medicine.

I have been fortunate to experience aspects of medicine in a hospital setting, which emphasised that medicine is the right career for me to pursue. During my residency I witnessed life changing diagnoses being given, developing my understanding, that in order to deliver effective patient care, doctors need to be compassionate, honest and empathetic; the whole experience was fascinating. In order to gain a varied insight into medicine, I ensured that I was able to access different departments, a month of work experience in cardiology, for example. Observing a 2D echo of the heart muscle contracting, and understanding how contractions are generated is linked to my knowledge of biology. I often noticed that Aspirin was prescribed to patients with chronic diseases to reduce the risk of heart attack; the appropriateness of this drug is recognised after I learnt its synthesis in chemistry. I became aware of the importance of chemistry in medicine by developing drugs and diagnostic tools. Doctors are under constant …show more content…

Doctors need to deal with the diagnosis physically and psychologically. Having the chance to interact with many of these patients; I was very appreciative of the opportunity to empathise and listen to their agonies in a respectful confidentiality. This made a great impact on me: I wish to be a compassionate doctor seeking to improve the quality of life for all my future patients. Perceiving the cooperation between doctors, nurses, dieticians and physicians in a multidisciplinary meeting (MDT), I recognized team work is an essential skill. I gained my medical knowledge not only from training in a hospital but also through reading articles in Student

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