Explain Why I Want To Be A Epidemiologist

Growing up I seen my mom, aunts, uncles and grandfather struggle with the death of my grandmother. Everyday there was a new struggle whether it was getting up to go to work or eat. My grandmother died of breast cancer at the age of fifty two, it devastated my family. The question asked “Is why do I want to go into the medical field?” I want to go into the medical field because I want to be able to make a difference in this world. I want to do research to cure chronic diseases, I want to be able to tell a family that everything will be alright, and I want to be able to save a family the devastation that my family felt.

At a young age, I grew an interest for Epidemiology. Coming from a family with a history of obesity and diabetes, I have always been curious and felt the need to understand the cause of global diseases and their burden on society. Throughout my life, I lived in fear that those closest to me would soon pass. Given the opportunity to wake up every day healthy, I feel like it is my responsibility to cure the world of diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and obesity. Unaware of what needed to be done to do so, I decided to join the USC Science Technology And Research Program at my high school to get an insight of the science world.

Medical examination is a competitive field of work. That very few succeed in. In order to be a medical examiner, you need handwork and determination. Medical examination has a rich history, requires years of education and training, and come in various forms.

Other: Epidemiologists work in health departments, offices, universities, and laboratories. Some do fieldwork to conduct interviews and collect samples for analyses.

“Why do you want to be an LPN?” is a question that I, along with all of my peers have been asked many times since starting nursing school. I have heard countless students share their intriguing stories about having generations of nurses in their family, or having experienced a traumatic event in their life which led them to choose this career path ... I on the other hand am the first person in my entire family who has attended college; let alone taken on something as challenging as nursing school. I don’t have a “cool” story to share about a traumatic experience in my life that led me to becoming a nurse. I simply want to be an LPN to make a difference.

My time at medical school has been very fulfilling, emotional, and intellectually rewarding. After having the opportunity to rotate through many specialties as a medical student, I became fascinated in internal medicine and decided to continue my residency in this specialty. I believe internal medicine embodies what I envision a physician to be: compassionate, caring, and knowledgeable. I am looking forward to a career in internal medicine for the intellectual stimulation, the opportunity to provide continuous care for my patients, and the opportunity to be an advocate for both patients and fellow physicians. In addition, as an internist I may have the opportunity to pursue one of the subspecialities of the internal medicine in future, i.e. Rheumatology.

Epidemiology is the study of diseases and informs the public about the health epidemics and new standards put in place. They usually work in laboratories, businesses, and offices where they work on discovering many diseases and conducting research while also finding cures to new diseases. In order to become an epidemiologist, I will have undergo through 4 year as an undergraduate and obtain a Masters in Biology or Public Health. In high school, it is recommended for me take Biology, Chemistry or to have some type of science background in order to help me get best prepared. In this paper I will discuss the history of epidemiology, the pathway to get to this career, and why this job/career will be the best fit for me.

Eligibility - An individual must be accepted or enrolled as a student in an accredited academic educational institution in a State or territory in the final year of a course of study, or program leading to a public health or health professionals degree, and have accepted employment with a Federal, State, local, or tribal public health agency, or a related training fellowship as recognized by the

The connection of personality, interests and careers would be to get a career you have to have interests in and your personality what makes the job fun and enjoyable. The personality test did help me in a way. I already had a job in mind but the test just got me thinking of more. Based on my research of my ESFJ Myers Briggs Personality type and of my Interest Indicator social type careers, I have chosen the career of an Emergency Medical Technician.

My ultimate goal in this paper is to carefully describe my interests and desires for my future career. I am extremely intrigued and attracted to Medical careers and Health Science. A General Practitioner requires a few skills in which some are reading comprehension, active listening and science. My top career cluster was Health Science, which was the field I was desiring prior to the survey.

Once I have practiced medicine within a marginalized community and made a sufficient impact on its state of health, my final career goal is to serve the CDC. At the CDC I wish to be a part of the Epidemic Intelligence Service, EIS. The EIS is a workforce that employs a range of healthcare professional that combats global epidemics. I envision that partaking in the MHIRT program will provide the perfect opportunity to get a better understanding of how being an EIS officer is like. As a future career goal, I want to immerse myself in a completely different environment while striving towards improving the health of the local community.

Have you thought about your career in the future? Most people in my school know what they want their career for them to be. For example, my cousin who is now a senior, decided that he wanted to go to the military, like many other young men. Even I, a twelve year old girl, knows and planned what she wants to do in the future. I will try really hard to become obstetrician, a type a doctor who delivers babies. The reason for my choice is because of many things about them except the money. That is why I always try really hard in school and it pays off. I chose my career, now it is your turn.

A famous epidemiologist once said “Epidemiologist is like a bikini: what is revealed is interesting; what is concealed is crucial” (Duesberg). Epidemiology is the study of diseases and informs the public about health epidemics and new health standards put in place. A typical day for an epidemiologist is as follows: they usually work in laboratories, businesses, and offices where they discover many diseases and conduct research while also finding cures for new malignant diseases. Epidemiologist also focuses on medicine for example, they create new antibiotics for vicious diseases or create vaccines to help combat diseases. In order to become an epidemiologist, it would take 4 years as an undergraduate and obtain a Masters in Biology or Public Health. During high school, it is required to take 1 year of Biology and Chemistry or to obtain some kind of science background in order to help me get better prepared. In this paper, I will argue why I selected to pursue a career as an Epidemiologist based on prior knowledge and interest in public health & Biology, health epidemics and experiments/case studies.

As a child, I always wanted to become a doctor; hence I opted for dentistry. I loved studying it, perhaps an academic subject name Public Health Dentistry, changed my views towards the life. Epidemiology was one of its core parts. I was so much impressed by this subject as it is a source for knowing preventive measures and precautions for any disease, hence I decided that after completing dentistry I will make my path towards epidemiology. Since then, I often thought about the causes and the prevention of various diseases. I have been a professional and a volunteer participant in Health related camps; also I have conducted few types of researches. Hence, to culminate my plans, I should put myself in a rich scholastic program, particularly Public Health, concentrating in epidemiology. The School of Health Sciences will furnish me with the quality education,

My entire life has been a battle finding purpose and passion and my undergraduate career was no exception. As a minority and an immigrant to the United States I have succeeded through a mountain of odds to get to this point to choose what my future will be. During my undergraduate career I struggled to find the balance between doing both productive and fulfilling work. My undergraduate career began with an interest in biology and being a medical professional. During the many enrichment and shadow experiences at my university’s biology department I discovered my affinity for interacting and responding to the personal needs of individuals. Later on this lead me to studying philosophy which was very theoretical and widely applicable. During my time as a student in the Philosophy Department, my decision to pursue a Masters of Public Health was influenced by courses like Ethics, Environmental Philosophy and Social Philosophy all of which helped hone my critical thinking abilities respectively. One of the most memorable courses was Environmental Ethics where I was introduced to different interpretations and approaches of interacting with the natural world. Learning that our approaches to the world directly affect our health inspires me to explore how those reactions affect specific populations and society as a whole. The many types of environmentalist theories that I learned years ago will be relevant in understanding the present conditions