Emotional Resilience Personal Statement

After graduating high school, I was accepted to Alabama State University and decided to study Biology. I figured that this area would help me study living organisms, life processes and understanding the basic life processes that required different medical provisions. I believed that I would eventually find out if I wanted to studying medicine or counsel people. On May 7, 2011, I graduated from Alabama State University with my Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Then I volunteered at Jamaica Hospital emergency room alongside the medical providers and interact with the families of those who are medically

Originally my desire was to become a physician assistant or nurse, until my heart started to reach out to those patients I took care patients exposed to unfavorable circumstance. Due to the exposure of many to victims, I saw in the emergency room, labor delivery, and relationships with personal friends my desire to aid in the need of such a disparity realized, the key to healthy people started at the Psychological

What is the single greatest personal asset that will serve you in realizing these goals?

My father’s journey and the medical care provided for him inspired me to seek a career in the

Five years ago, my mother was rushed to the hospital for an aneurysm. For the next two weeks, my family and I sat huddled around her bed in the intensive-care unit, oscillating between panic, fear, uncertainty, and exhaustion.

After beginning medical school, I quickly realized that for every one question we could answer there were about a dozen that could not be answered. I delved even deeper into my studies, determined to learn all I could to help my patients to the best of my ability. Suddenly, two of my close family members died, and with this my determination to find answers increased again. Something else awoke within me during the morning of these loved ones, as well. I truly understood what families were going through while watching their loved ones suffering, and my empathy, compassion, and bedside manner became even stronger.

Adversity has only improved my tenacity, focus, endurance, and problem solving abilities. Various circumstances have affected my academic performance negatively, but I use that as motivation to continually improve myself. I want to be a part of the solution to the family physician shortage and serve the community in the most effective way. My drive to improve the lives of others will help propel me through the difficulties of medical school and beyond. The personal experience I have with my immersion in the field of primary care gives me unique characteristics that will translate into creating a successful physician that focuses on building meaningful relationships with patients. I continually witness how my grandfather is positively impacting the community through medicine and it is my goal to be granted an opportunity to do the same. My belief in lifelong learning and continual self-improvement consistently drives me towards the study of medicine. Because of my life experiences, I now have the balance, endurance, clarity, and tenacity needed to be a successful medical

When I first began my college career in 2011, I was a first generation college student. I entered into college with only a vague goal of becoming a Physician’s Assistant. The most common question I was asked was why? Why a Physicians Assistant? And I my answer was always the simple standard answer of: “I want to help people”. I, undeniably, still want to help others but it was not until the Christmas of my sophomore year, that I truly understood what it meant and took to be a successful Physician’s Assistant. A few days after Christmas my mother was hospitalized for two and a half weeks with a continuous blood clot in her leg and a small blood clot in her lungs. She spent the first 3 days in ICU, required multiple blood and iron transfusions, and eventually surgery. For me, the worst part of the entire experience was being awakened in the middle of the night by nothing more than the faint whisper of my name. Till this day, I don’t know how I heard it. My mom had collapsed on the stairs in excruciating pain. She was extremely weak and unable to move. I thought I was watching my mother die, and the immediate fear and panic that I felt, still haunts me sometimes. I didn’t know what to do or what was

Helping care for her while on she was on hospice was not only a deep bonding experience for my family but the whole experience subsequently helped open my eyes to two extremely important realizations about myself. First, I was now certain I wanted to continue to pursue a career in the healthcare field. The second thing I revealed about myself was that the reason I initially doubted my goals was because I had the wrong goal in mind. I realized that my qualities and skills are more suited towards indirect patient care. It took me some time to decide what would be best for me, and after finding the Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Science program I am confident this program would put me on the correct path for a career that offers what all health care providers desire, to help

When I was fourteen years old, my great-grandmother had an ischemic stroke and struggled with Broca’s Aphasia until she passed away seven months later. What she left me with, however, was a gift greater than anything of monetary value: passion for the healthcare field. For months prior to her death, I watched her devote her life to redeeming her expressive language. I was inspired tremendously by her gallantry and decided that I wanted to make a difference in the lives of others. However, when I was applying to colleges, I chose nursing because it was what my parents suggested I pursue as a career. After coming to college with the anticipation of graduating with a degree in nursing, I was disappointed when, after two years of school, I realized

Resiliency describes a patient’s ability to return to base-line level of functioning after an illness or injury through use of compensatory and coping mechanisms (Lindell, Reimer, Swickard, Swickard, and Winkelman, 2014). This patient suffered the psychological trauma of losing her unborn baby as well as the physical threat to her own life all at the same time. She demonstrated admirable resiliency as she faced such unfathomable events. After two days of care and observation in the ICU, she was able to be discharged to home. It would certainly take time to experience the different stages of grief; however, she possessed an admirable faith that she, her husband, and their

A lot of thought and soul-searching went into my decision to further my education and pursue my master’s degree. Having waited until after I started my family to really go after my educational goals involved a lot sacrifice. Completing 6 years of schooling to obtain the profession I am in; while also being a military spouse and mother of three took dedication, motivation, and perseverance. Throughout my time obtaining my education in the field of Radiation Therapy, I developed an appreciation and passion for learning as well as teaching. Realizing that I could bridge my love of healthcare with my passion for education inspired me to set a goal for myself, that I am now trying to achieve.

We all have our epiphany; the realization, that “ah-ha,” moment in our lives. Mine was nearly one year ago, in the summer of 2016. After attending the 40th annual HOSA International Leadership Conference, I realized that I wanted to pursue a health-care profession. Being surrounded by HOSA members and hearing their stories and determination to become a health-care worker; I too decided to pursue a career in health-care. I use the word pursue, because of its meaning.

Very young, whether it was the medical field or educational field, I knew I wanted to serve people. Not just regular people, but helpless people, the ones that strive for that conditional attachment that someone is there for them. Recently, I’d say about two years ago, I decided the medical field was how I wanted to reach out to people and aid them in their times of need. As an energetic and outspoken freshman, I was all about sports. Track and Field was all that was on my mind, and it was taken away from me.

That experience not only taught me the value of responsibility, but also engraved in me the deep respect for life. As my mother recovered from her sickness, I experienced the profound emotional impact of the health care professionals on people’s lives and their work as a team with the common goal of improving the health care in general. With this experience, I developed love for science, health care and helping for others. These interests led me to pursue an education in biological sciences with a plan to study health care management.