Hope Line Resource Center: A Personal Analysis

It is so rewarding to be able to see patients make it through challenging times and situations. Helping to take care of my father and the observing that I have done has really helped to confirm that nursing is the right career path for me. Through my observation experiences at The Kirklin Clinic and MedHelp I have learned many things about the field of nursing. I have been able to observe how nurses interact with their patients as well as perform their tasks. These observation opportunities have also allowed me to get experience with how to properly converse with patients and their families in order to keep them calm and feeling comfortable. All of these experiences have helped to prepare me to be able to handle any difficulties that I might face in nursing school. I will not let anything stop me from reaching my goals of becoming a nurse. I want to be able to provide care for those in need of it as nurses have done for my own family. All of the challenges that my father and grandmother have gone through has revealed to me how passionate I am about caring for others and becoming a

My life experiences gave me a view of what nurses and other health care providers do. They, along with personal life situations, gave me an understanding that human life is important and fragile. The people I met and how my life turned out, shaped and affected my personal qualities and my choice to study in becoming a nurse. Ever since

Mom is trying to tell us what happened but she's crying, then she makes out the words that she's having a double lung transplant. I start running around screaming because she has a disease that she has to be put on oxygen. Also she has to get new lungs.Most people die without ever getting the call to get new lungs but my mom did.I was full of joy and yet super scared I didn't know what to feel so I screamed . My whole family was crying tears of joy, especially me.

When I was four paramedics saved my life. When I was six my mommy was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Hospitals were not out of the norm to our family. By that time, I understood how vitally important medical practice is to our lives.

At UC Davis I explored all the health-related organizations and decided to join a public health advocacy group called RIVER (Recognizing Illnesses Very Early and Responding). RIVER prioritized educating underserved populations in Davis and the Greater Sacramento area about how essential preventive care is to one’s health. Through my participation in RIVER as an exercise intern and a board member, I became an advocate for preventive health. As I learned more about preventive care, I applied that knowledge by teaching individuals from these underprivileged communities how to make healthier lifestyle changes through exercise and nutrition education. One program I had the opportunity to be involved in was RIVER’s Healthy Heroes program at Ethel Philips Elementary. Since most these children were facing some form of adversity, I helped to develop a program that would motivate these children to prioritize their health early to prevent future complications affiliated with poor lifestyle choices. Because of this program, my passion for prevention and public health grew. This organization’s mission resonated with me and inspired me to become a physician who integrated preventive care with

At this clinic, I was able to intern for six months as a researcher at a project assessing health outcomes in low-income diabetics who receive nutrition classes and healthy food. I also volunteered at the Oncology department of a Hospital for 8 months. I was an intern for two different public health studies in San Diego, CA related to physical activity and weight loss. These volunteer and internship experiences have contributed for me to learn more about the community’s needs and to reassure my interest in public health. These opportunities have not only given me experience that I now use in my work as a research assistant at a public health study and that I will continue to use professional and personal lives. From learning to listen more effectively, to demonstrating awareness of others’ needs and feelings. I have learned about compassion and socio-cultural factors that have allowed me to have a greater perspective, appreciation and respect for multiple dimensions of diversity. These opportunities have allowed me to met people from different backgrounds, life experiences and needs which helped me about my responsibilities to society locally, nationally, and

My mother resilience and her doctor dedication to their patients is what inspired me pursue a carrier in medicine. Over the years, my desire to help other has been strengthen with every chance I get to spend with patients either through volunteering or working at the hospital.

Growing up in a small town named Bethel, which was close to the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; I developed the passion to help others. I was not exposed to the city like most of my friends so I spent my free time at home assisting my family with household chores like washing dishes, doing laundry, cooking, and cleaning. The everyday service that I provided for my family helped me experience the gratification that comes from serving people. The times I spent assisting my grandmother sparked my interest in the field of medicine. When my grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes, we were in need of care taker. Since we couldn’t afford to hire a professional care taker, my older sister and I were given the responsibility to look after her. However,

I heard cries, but I had no idea they were coming from me. The lights started to flicker, I couldn't breathe. I was holding myself captive and I was being looked at by everyone; it felt like the world was watching. A feeling of disoriented confusion and panic ran through my mind. I was experiencing my first panic attack in the midst of all my closest friends at a house party. I didn't know it at the time, but this was the first of many. This event changed my life forever because it taught me that we all have control of the environments we are in and if you ever feel uncomfortable you can just leave.

Before my mom could home she had to get scanning done, after these scanning my mom found out that she had vertigo (it messes up your internal balance)which still till and so does my grandpa which made me scared because there is a chance of me getting vertigo and i was scared because i had no clue what is was at the time and i told my friends i might die from it because i was freaked by it but now i know what it is and i have a small chance i could even get it but that that information was hard for my mom's recovery even harder to take of her. When she came home i was relieved that i got to still have my mom and not have loosened her, even though she was home i didn't really get to here because most of the time she was in physical therapy.

During the summer of 2016, I spent forty-four total hours volunteering at Gillette Children's hospital. By the end of summer, I had gained the greatest total number of hours.I stayed at the hospital every Wednesday doing activities with the children who were awaiting appointments. The activity and craft changed weekly, and it was very enjoyable to help the kids when needed. The experience changed my perspective of life; I learned that everything that we have is a privilege. Walking, talking, running. They're all things that I had seen as something that you were entitled to. After my time there, I have taken an even greater interest into finding away for kids with health issues experience the escapades that life has to offer, and not let anything

Occasionally, as my grandma was sleeping on the stretcher I would go up to her and place my finger under her nose to check if she was breathing, a technique I often used to assure myself. As the night went on, my brother and I could tell that my parents were tired so as a result, we sent them home to our grandfather who would be worried sick by now. It was a long night, probably because I couldn’t sleep. Now that I think about it, I didn’t have the courage to. By 6 am, a doctor finally came and checked up on her. I could feel my heart beating fast again, this time it felt like it was going to come out of my chest. He wrote tests and requested to shift her to a different room; the ICU. I could barely keep my eyes open at this point but hear him say ICU made me want to not

With all those experiences, I knew what I wanted to do as an adult, save lives. So I took it upon myself to try and get my life together and do what was right. I had several inspirations for saving lives, from my life being saved to maybe I could have saved my brothers. I had so much encouragement in my heart now to move forward with my career choice in the future. For now, it was time to focus on finishing high school and being a good daughter so that my mom wouldn’t have to go through anymore pain.

My aunt inspires me every day with her strength. Seeing her go through with was not easy and seeing how the doctors made such a difference in not only her life but in our life too. They were able to diagnose her before it really injured her. This event has really shown me what I want to do with my future and why I want to do it. I’ve considered becoming a doctor in the past but have never really stuck to it but now I know it is what I want to do. Seeing how they

Death was my biggest fear as a child and seeing a family member almost die in front of my eyes is truly heartbreaking and spine-chilling. Back in the early 2000’s, in first grade I was a young seven year boy who had no worries in his life. The only worry I had was falling off my skateboard. It was early december of 2003 when my family decided to have a family reunion over the weekend. My parents were having doubts about driving to my uncles house in Garden Grove due to the weather, but nothing was going to stop them from seeing the people that we love because my parents have not seen most of our family in ages. I never realized how much my life can change in the matter of five seconds.