How I Could Become A Good Education

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.

Education is one of the many essentials in life that we all want to be successful in. A good education provides us with a good and a healthy living. Anyone’s intention for the future is to gain a good education and to live a happy life. Education allows us to gain knowledge to see the world and challenge the obstacles and difficulties of what life brings. It permits us access to anything we want and allows us to see the world from all aspects of life. We perceive the world from where we stand in society. Samoan students tend to take that mentality with them when they’re given the opportunity to move on to higher education. Their attitude towards college is important and they need to be prepared to take full responsibilities of being fresh college students in order to fulfil and achieve their goals and dreams.

Although science has been my favorite subject in school for as long as I can remember, my passion for medicine started in fourth grade, after I spent three weeks in the hospital. The doctors and nurses were so good at explaining what was going on inside my body, and I learned so much about medicine and myself. It really improved my healing process knowing what was happening and how I could make myself feel better. From that moment on, I knew that I wanted a career helping others feel the same way. So, I met with my father’s friend, who was an anesthesiologist, to discuss all the options that are available in the medical field. After he listened to some of my interests and dreams for my future, he said that he thought

Colleges and Universities are still trying to move beyond race-based admissions. In the case of a young woman who applied to the University of Washington who talks about her home life with her father abusing her mother and her mother abusing drugs. This essay from the high school senior impacted the readers into helping to ban affirmative action from university admissions. In

A reformation of the achievement levels of African-Americans starts through the investment of high achieving mentors, families, and friends. It begins with African-Americans straying away from statistical choices, such as placing improper value on education, community involvement, and health. The overcoming of such adversities involved with being an African-American woman has propelled my career goals. By striving to become a pharmacist and non-profit leader I am showing that the accomplishments of African-American women in health and leadership are not abnormal. One of the major causes of minority health disparities is the lack of minority health providers. As a healthcare provider, I will be better able to promote wellness in minority populations.

My passion for medicine is something deeper than a mere interest in learning the extraordinary functions of the human body. I am completely fascinated to learn gross anatomy, histology, pathology, and the complete medical school curriculum. However, I am more captivated by how the knowledge I will gain in medical school will allow me to perform the lifesaving procedures that physicians are able execute. Although, medicine is not always ideally as I have written, I believe that as a physician I would use my knowledge and my experiences to provide the best holistic care to my patients. My culture, my experiences, and my education will bring a different perspective to the medical field. I aspire to have the ability and knowledge to save a child that might not live, to save a woman that suffers a heart stroke, and to even provide the necessary treatment for a child with a mere cold. Additionally, participating in the Loma Linda Gateway to the Health

Though it has been apparent that people of color have been treated as a subclass within the medical field for centuries; as was brought to light in The Tuskegee Syphilis Study, the recognition of forced hysterectomies and sterilizations of African American women in the 20th century and, to “The Negro Project” which worked to reduce the African American population through eugenics (Feagin & Bennefield, 2014). With even these three examples it is clear that the medical field has played a large role in creating both psychological and physical disadvantages and trauma for minority groups in America. Yet, it seems to be a subject that many professionals refuse to address. A meta-analysis conducted by Mayberry, Mili and Ofili found that,

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,

In November 2012, my siblings and I successfully emigrated from Nigeria to the United States. This was an amazing opportunity for us to pursue our American dream, a goal my family had been hoping to accomplish, since 2004 when my father first made the trip across the Atlantic. However, since moving to the United States, there have been times when I was made to feel unwelcome and out of place in the society, especially as an immigrant and a person of color. This was one of the factors I was looking at, when the time came to apply to medical schools. In applying to Morehouse College of Medicine, I was looking for a place where I would be welcomed to study in an encouraging environment. In Morehouse, I saw an institution that promotes equity and

On February 9th, I attended an event where Dr. Renee Navarro was giving a speech about her personal story into the field of medicine and the obstacles she overcame as a Black woman. After she finished, I was in awe at how inspiring and encouraging her journey was. Dr. Navarro is a woman full of passion and resilience. Her journey was not easy in the slightest and being a minority made it harder for her to achieve her dreams. With all the odds against you, one is likely to give up. But, this was never the case for Dr. Navarro. She held an unwavering confidence and determination in herself that drove her to success and become the inspirational role model she is today. After listening to her path to success, I realized that some of my current

Growing up, I’ve struggle becoming a successful African American male from Detroit. I have been through racial barriers because of my skin complexion. I have been scrutinized heavily just because of my skin color. However, my skin tone is just a physical feature and it does not determine the upcoming success I will have later in life. However, I have an excessive amount of plans that I will conquer to succeed without a doubt. My first priority for my future after my life in high school is to attend Michigan State University. When I received my decision letter and found out that I was accepted to my dream school on December 8, 2017. I knew that my future was not an imagination anymore. My future came became a reality. Furthermore, my first step is to further my education at one of Michigan’s top schools for medicine.

It’s no surprise that medical schools tend to show bias against ethnic minorities. White students have a disproportionately higher chance of being accepted into medical school than most ethnic minorities although they have the same qualifications such as high GPA and MCAT scores. If the system was equal and unbiased then the acceptance rates of students of of color with the same qualifications should be accepted equally as white students however the numbers don’t add up. Of medical schools graduating classes in the past a mere 6.8 percent of those students were minority students, “For the 2012-13 academic year, 45,000 people applied for medical school out of which about half were accepted. Of that number, 8.7 percent were Hispanic and 6.5 percent African American” (Alexander).

Allan Bakke, a white male, applied to enter into the University of California. He sent in his application to the college and he came to find out that he was not accepted. The college stated that sixteen of the one hundred students applying for medical school had to be minorities. This left eighty-four positions for the majority to have a chance at entering medical school. Bakke was rejected from entering the regular admissions in 1973. Bakke didn’t make

I decided to take this class because I wanted to find out if working in the medical field was really something I was capable of doing. Without a doubt, it has always seemed interesting, but I was always conflicted because I did not know rather or not this was something I

I want to help people, change a life for the best, and medicine seems like a good option to do it. Not only that, medicine can earn a good amount of money and it is a stable job, with many options of working places and environments. In the end, the more I think about it, the more I feel like medicine is a great profession, that it is the right one. I would not do it for my parents, or for anyone, I will be doing it for me, because even if it seems fun to play sports or create music, it is necessary to have a professional goal in life and incoming money to sustain a