Grey's Expectations In Medicine

My interest in medicine first stemmed from my freshman Biology class and my Nutrition class. I was intrigued by our studies of cells, genetics, and disease. Both courses incited a sense of awe and curiosity within me. Dissecting a frog, was the stepping-stone for my interest in medicine. Seeing the frog's heart made me wonder how the human heart worked. My research into the human heart inspired me to learn more about the medical field. I sought out volunteer opportunities that would give me insight into a doctor’s typical day. During my volunteer experience, I learned that as a doctor you experience many obstacles, including patient compliance and insurance approval issues. In my journey to pursue medicine, I learned that becoming a doctor means more than helping people, it means being the team leader, being compassionate, and most importantly being committed to the patient’s well being.

At the age of ten, I read a book, “Gifted Hands” by Dr. Ben Carson, which inspired and begin to motivate my interest in pursuing medicine as a career because I could identify with his discovery of the joy of reading and his fascination with science. When I was 14, I had an epiphany at the doctor’s office. This event occurred a little after I had finished my final exams in school and the next step was to go to senior high school. But, I thought the preliminary chemistry and physics classes of junior high school were daunting and went on to convince myself that a career in medicine might not be right for me.

From the beginning of time, doctors and medicine have been put up on a pedestal and greatly admired. They have given to the ones that are sick hope and a way to survive. So many of people have put all their money, faith, and hope into doctors, clinging to any chance that their disease or sickness can be cured. Parents wish for their children to grow up to be doctors one day. Our fascination with doctors stems from many reasons, but the main reason is that they have always been the ones to help us find a solution to our greatest fears, such as death, pain, and sickness. Throughout history doctors have accomplished many great wonders and cured many diseases

People insist that they want to make the world a better place, but are they willing to invest the time and effort necessary in doing so? Like all things worth having, a medical career requires determination, motivation, and hours spent becoming an expert in the field. After all, patients presume that we will be excellent at what we do, even if we must battle through the chaos, frustrations, and potential complications to do so.

I don’t come from a background that is heavily associated with medicine, nor have I ever really been immersed in a medical setting. As a result, I do not have a first-hand experience of what it is like to practice medicine. However, since my early years,

Growing up I never entertained the idea of becoming a doctor. Why? Because I was terrified of doctors and hospitals. Just the thought of visiting the doctor’s office for a simple checkup shot my anxiety levels through the roof. This anxiety stemmed from the fact that my father had been sick throughout my childhood years and would at times be taken to the emergency room, which is a scary thing for any child to experience their parent being ill. So at a young age, I associated hospitals and doctors with fear and this deterred me from having any thoughts about future careers in the medical field.

My mother, who went to school to become a Medical Laboratory Technician, introduced me to the many fields of medicine. At night I would lay in bed and research on my now-obsolete cell phone, “What is a pathologist?” and “How to become an epidemiologist?”. I became fascinated by the notion that medicine was able to help those struggling with illness and that science sought to put the universe into to order

Since I was a child, I have always known I wanted to become a doctor, but I did not know what kind of doctor I wanted to become. Did I want to become a doctor to earn a lot of money and live a prosperous life, be respected in society, or so that I could simply help other people? The answer came to me not too long ago while I was volunteering at the Methodist Richardson Hospital. During my time in the children’s ward reading books with these children or even just talking to them, I felt a sense of fulfillment. Seeing these children with life threatening diseases, such as cancer, smiling happily as if nothing were wrong, living their lives as if they were not stuck in hospital beds made me just love them and their positive attitudes. Working

The ideology of following your every whim may seem romantic to some youth in their philosophy of this inherited world, but it is impractical. Truth be told, 13 years of medical training and $419,738 of student debt (according to CBS News) does not ensure you a position as a doctor. Perhaps, instead of pursuing your dream job as a surgeon at the nation’s number one facility, you consider assisting Doctors Without Borders, a noteworthy cause. Driven by the longing to solve existing problems will help you to realize where your true passion lies. Many

From youth, I was surrounded by gifted individuals; my parents, my sisters, my aunts, even my cousins. They were all overachievers, who strove towards one goal. Excellence in their field of medicine. I, quite stubbornly, resisted that which was my calling for the longest time.

I was 13-years-old and in my 8th grade science class when the field of medicine first piqued my interest. At my middle school they introduced an 8th grade shadowing program in which I got to shadow physicians and nurses at South Side Hospital within the pediatric unit. One of the physicians showed us a patient; a newborn named Lily, who due to her mother’s lack of preventive care, had contracted HIV and had severe oral thrush. That was when I knew I wanted to be in the medical field. It just didn’t seem fair that all these innocent children had illnesses, which their parents could have possibly prevented with medication, and in my mind I wanted to do anything and everything within my power to make them “feel

Let me first start of by saying I have been surrounded by the prospect of medicine and science since i was a little kid. There were days where my mom took me into her office and let me observe her patients as well as showing me how to use a stethoscope or as i used to call it the “doctor rope”. There were days where kids my age usually were spelling hard words like ambidextrous,playground,yesterday, and etc, while on the other hand i was spelling the names of medical drugs like tylenol,prilosec, and vicodin. There were my frequent summer trips to india where i noticed both my grandparents helping rural patients with their struggles and pain. As i grew older i realized that no matter how different health care is in different parts of the world only two things remain constant no matter

It’s 1997. I am four years old, and I have on my favorite plaid dress; I just started at my new elementary school. Unlike a typical child, my interest was the Discovery Health channel instead of Barney or Sesame Street. I grew up as an only child, so being an individual isn’t just a choice, but the only way I understand. It was on this day after school I went to visit my aunt who is my best friend. She was suffering a severe migraine from stress in her marketing position. I remember visiting and holding a small blue ice pack to her head for an hour or so while she watched Beverly Hills 90210. It was my first vivid memory and what I believe to be the spark of my aspiration to perform medicine.

Picture this: a euphoric college freshman ready to take on the world and any challenges that may come her way to fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor. There is so much excitement and hope for the future, and although first semester classes can be tough, she works through the challenges. And yet, there is an unexpected obstacle that cannot be ignored; not of external origins, but rather from inside herself.

The medical field has always been an intriguing area of study to me. Even as a young child, when I had to go to the doctor’s office, I would ask the doctor tons of questions about how the medicine he or she gave me worked. As I grew older and started to enroll in upper-level science classes, my interest in healthcare became immensely stronger. Apart from classes at school, a variety of other factors contributed to my decision of pursuing a healthcare career.