Life Is Full Of Varieties And Flavors

Imagine your life being seemingly normal one day, and the next day changed forever. Dr. Sayer was a research psychologist who studied the cause or result of behaviors based on experimental data. He applied at an institute to work as a neurologist. He was told that his professional

When I think of medicine I think of diversity. The medical field contains a multiplicity of individuals, culture, and exchange; exposure to the Guatemalan culture offers a plethora of experience that allows me to build on personal growth, educational enhancements, and the opportunity to make a difference. The availability of this program through the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine is a blessing as well as a prayer answered for the prospect to experience the world beyond the borders of the United Stares.

Working in a research lab for 2.5 years, the behavioural and microsurgical techniques I mastered also developed my dexterity, teamwork, and time management skills. In fact, I assisted with our research grant submission, where our lab was ranked 11th nationally and was awarded $860,534. Within my own department, I was actively engaged with a number of leadership and public-speaking activities including being the Chair of the Neuroscience Journal Club, Executive of the Graduate Association, and have presented my work at conferences internationally. With a love for lifelong, self-directed learning, the problem-solving skills I acquired from my rigorous graduate training will enhance my diagnostic

Born in China, I grew up with Western medicine alongside thousands-years-old Traditional Chinese Medicine. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, diseases are thought to be due to an imbalance of life energy force (qi). While it has curative treatments, such as herbal medicine and acupuncture, there’s a greater emphasis on disease prevention through balanced diet, meditation, and exercise. My upbringing meant I can appreciate that there might different approaches to medicine and healing. I moved to the US when I was eleven years old and quickly became bilingual. Being fluent in two languages makes it easier for me to not only communicate with more people, but also form deeper connections through a common language. I had the opportunity to experience two cultures, whose differences and similarities have only enriched my life. I believe my exposure to a different type of medicine as well as my immigrant experience helped to shape my worldview and can bring educational benefits to Georgetown.

Alvar Nunez uses detail to reflect on his experiences when the Natives took him in. “When we concluded with the sign of the cross, He willed that our patients should directly spread the news that they had been restored to health. In consequence the indians treated us kindly” Alvar became a medicine man and was treated as one of their own and rewarded

Even though, I translated in various brigades, it was the last one in the summer of 2016, that instilled in me the passion, for the medical field. The medical brigade was called “A Herd for Honduras”, and it was carried by medical students, and professors from Marshall University School of Medicine. It was in this event where I learned how to carry out physical exams, and how to identify physical conditions based on the physical exams. It was in this medical brigade where I got to perform neurological exams, and check for capillary refills. However, it was until I got to listen a patient’s heart murmur that I decided the type of doctor that I wanted to become.

Sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, 7-year-old me swung my feet back and forth under the generic, time-worn furniture and anxiously wrung my sweaty palms. I’d been to the doctor’s before, but with each returning yearly visit the dread that sunk to the bottom of my gut never shrunk. “Jillianne Carrasco?” The nurse called. My stomach turned. I began to shoot my mother a pleading look, but she wasted no time in grabbing my hand and leading me to the smiling nurse waiting at the door, and we both followed her through the pasty white halls to a customary exam room. The nurse closed the door behind us and asked me to take a seat on the crinkly tissue paper cot. She smiled warmly, likely taking note of my nervous breathing and shaky hands.

I shadowed a pulmonologist. For an entire month, I ceased to exist as anything but a silent observer. There, I observed and projected myself into the doctor’s shoes, and felt at home. I saw him piece information together, seek out subtle clues that other physicians had missed, and construct a picture that later would save a woman’s life. I had always loved solving puzzles as a child; it came to me naturally. Life had merely escalated the circumstances from building three -dimensional Star Wars battle ships to saving lives. The satisfaction I got from seeing the completed spaceship as a child was only a glimpse of the epitome of fulfillment I would later feel when I saw the grateful woman thank the doctor I shadowed

Annotation: Assistant psychologist Dennise Morales was influenced by an experiment that Dr. Robin Rosenberg and Dr.

One Saturday morning, I sat in a compact examination room of the Haven Free Clinic nearby Yale’s sprawling campus volunteering my services as a nutrition counselor. Jorge, my patient, was in his early fifties and a new immigrant from Latin America. Like many of my patients, he suffered from hypertension and weight issues His taciturn disposition belied the flux and uncertainty that many of my patients faced as new immigrants from Latin America. As a first generation American born to Ghanaian parents, I probed on how my experiences could help me make sense of Jorge’s life. I noticed that Jorge had a Pumas keychain from the Mexican soccer league. Upon asking him how the team was doing, his face lit up as he told me their stats and his soccer

Every time I went to see Dr. Gomez, I was fascinated by his practice. There were so many things unknown to me. Yet, I was most in awe of the way Dr. Gomez treated my family. Every visit, Dr. Gomez would take his time talking to me, making sure that he understood all my problems and that my parents and I understood the results of any diagnosis. Knowing that my parents were immigrants with weaker English, he made sure to keep his explanations clear and concise. My parents and I would come in flustered about a certain symptom; however, at the end of every visit Dr. Gomez would not only treat me, but he would also make sure that my family was soothed. Throughout my time as his patient, he did not only serve as my healer, but also as my mentor, giving me advice on how to succeed in school and, noticing that I had an interest in medicine, explaining his own occupation.

Birth. At a young age I had the privilege of living in Lebanon and Australia, each for two years, teaching me of the multitude of cultures that exist. I learned of polar opposite systems of healthcare; a medieval, poorly regulated Lebanese health care system and the universal healthcare approach of Australians. The difference in care was made ever more clear when my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer during that time. Our travels sent us across the globe, seeking the best medicine for my dying mother, ultimately landing us in the United States. At age 11, the birth of my journey in medicine unknowingly began with the death of my mother.

Ingrid is a fiery, passionate student and an impressive hard worker. She is curious, diligent, and highly motivated and has a keen intellect coupled with intense self-discipline. Ingrid’s clerkship and internship preceptors have also praised her willingness to continually challenge herself and that her strong desire to learn is matched by her great work ethic. They have also commended her critical thinking, demonstration of clinical knowledge, ability to implement what she has learned clinically, and initiative to ask questions, find answers, and solve

For this paper, I interviewed a close family friend named Sarah. Sarah is a geriatric physician who works at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Sarah also works in hospice and with medicine. While Sarah currently practices medicine in the United States, she has practiced all over the world, including in India, Sri Lanka, and the Bahamas. Sarah has been working in the United States for the past fifteen years, and went to medical school in Chennai, India. Throughout the interview, Sarah and I discussed how the dynamic nature of medicine and the changes it has gone through since Sarah was in medical school, especially in terms of modernization through technology, have been key in shaping her current worldview, perceptions, and

December the 22nd, 2013; my uncles and I went to Guerrero Mexico with the purpose of visiting our family, and be with them during the winter festivities. The first day I remember after we land in Acapulco I felt happy and the same time anxious. After we went outside of the airport the heavy and humid air received me as I was used to as a child. My uncles and I were really fervent until we observed the devastation left by the tropical storms Manuel in our way to Arenal de Gomez. I felt lighthearted watching the palm tree growing coconuts in the endless groves at the side of the road. Then I recalled memories from my childhood drinking fresh coconut water. Furthermore, the closer we were from my grandparents’ home the anxious I became. Finally we arrive and the reception they prepared was very humble, but meaningful. Even more, I was glad to see my mother after fourteen mounts living with my uncles in the United Estates.