Low Income Single Parent Home

I was born in a refugee camp in Kenya to escape war-torn Somalia. I was then raised in Atlanta, and will complete school in Madison. I’m the 7th daughter in my father 's line, the 8th in my mother 's line, and the 1st in my family to attend a University. My involvement in the Legal Studies and Criminal Justice fields allow me to understand the social and legal factors placed on our health care system. My African American background, my role as a 1st generation college student, my Somali culture, and my identity as a Muslim, have all contributed to the person I am today, and to the doctor I will become. Because I’m a linguaphile I casted away my comfort zone and immersed myself in a new culture, language, and land for three weeks and explored my foreign language studies in Deutschland. I’m an avid gym goer since high school, when I set a record in my weight training class. I consider myself an extreme foodie, and I’ve traveled to far places solely to try out new cuisines. My interests in social justice marked my college years with protests and causes I partook in, due to my passions in furthering equality and justice. I have considered a law career, but ruled it out because I desired a career in medicine too fiercely to ever walk away from it. I also understand that I face challenges in obtaining an acceptance, but I am hoping that the mistakes of my past do not cost me my future.

The memory of George’s struggles provides a continuous reminder of why I am pursuing a career in medicine and serves as a perpetual source of motivation. I have a responsibility to those less fortunate than me to work my hardest and to continuously improve, so I may grow to ensure that others do not needlessly suffer as George has. Moreover, the knowledge of healthcare inequities I have gained will allow me to bring the concerns of underserved populations to the Wake Forest School of Medicine and help foster the growth of physicians who are dedicated to aiding the disadvantaged. Medical school will undoubtedly be wrought with challenges; however, I am confident that dedication to ameliorate others’ suffering will allow me not only to thrive, but also enrich the learning experience of my peers.

To this day, my mother, a CNA at a local hospital where she’s been for the past 24 year, fears going to hospitals herself; let that sink in. This is common in the community in which I was raised and I’m sure in many other underserved communities across this nation as well. Many do not trust in our healthcare system and I want to work towards changing their perspective. I want to educate those in underserved communities on the importance of taking care of themselves and seeking treatment when necessary. Having been raised in an underserved community myself, I believe that I am in a unique position to truly make a difference. My other hope is that I can inspire the children of these communities to follow their dreams. Maybe, just maybe, they will be able to use our similarities as a starting point as they embark on the lifelong journey of self-identification and self-discovery. Having the opportunity to pursue my dream of becoming a physician, coupled with the potential impact that I can have on communities that are often neglected is the reason that I want to be a healthcare professional.

Growing up, being a physician was never a part of my plan. Coming from a first generation immigrant family, I was encouraged to simply do what I could with what I had. There was never an emphasis to do anything beyond living day by day. I saw this not only in myself, but also in those around me. Yet, the exception to this came from my mother.

My family household income was below the poverty level and we relied on housing assistance During many of my childhood years. I was 12 when my parents separated. My father lost his job and has not contributed financially to the family since. Based on my families experiences and my later service in a clinical setting within my community, I believe the communities in which I grew up were medically underserved. My success, despite the challenges resulting from my socioeconomic and familial background, is proof of my potential to succeed and survive hardships. I hope to use my experiences to inform my practice of medicine in underserved

I realize that the most capable physicians can heal because they have been sick and are able to fix because of their own brokenness. In other words, adversity builds character and changes people for the better. In my case, my disadvantaged upbringing has made me a better person, son, father and potentially a better public servant. After my parents divorced in 2000, my mother and I moved to Little Rock, Arkansas where we struggled to get by. Enduring that hardship with her changed me from an early age. Some nights I stayed at my best friend’s apartment, because we had no electricity. In a sense, this deprivation allowed me to mature and understand that in life you must sacrifice for a larger

I know the next few years will bring about so many new experiences for me. I could easily describe my perfect 15-year plan for my future career goals, but I do know that I will inevitably face unforeseen complications and will need to adapt appropriately. However, regardless of the circumstances along the way, I could not image myself as anything other than a practicing Pediatrician. I see myself starting small, gaining some experience in hospitals and, in time, returning back to my hometown of Jonesville, Louisiana to practice in my chosen field. Jonesville is a small rural area, where there is a large percent of the population with an inadequate access to medical care. While this statistic does depict a true challenge within the town, my ultimate aspiration is to open my own private practice and give back to the community that encouraged and molded me for a countless number of years. Not only do I want to look back and feel proud of my

I totally agree with what you said about low income family facing poor nutrition and health care challenges. Low income people do not earn that much money to buy good meal for their child. Most of the time they have to skip at least one meal from the day which end up them getting sick "as a result, they may suffer from malnutrition and other chronic health problems."( McDEVITT 108) Clearly, most of the time low income faces depression. Whole day they only think about how they will survive the next day. They always think how they are going to manage all the living expenses. With the teaching strategies, a child from low income family definitely needs a mentor to guide them in the right path. The child might not have any idea

Summary: There has been a program run by the federal government specifically intending to help low-income families get money into their savings account called the Assets for Independence Program. Ultimately they are rewarding low-income families for putting aside money into savings. For every dollar they put aside, the government matches it. They have recently discovered after running this program for 20 years that it is in fact successful. People that are part of this program have acquired more money in their savings accounts opposed to those who are not participants in this program, studies show nearly four times more on average. They finally decided to look into the effects of this program because some states are creating similar programs

Throughout the years, families have experienced changes in their stability and composition. Parents are either married or have opted to co-parenting. The reason for more co-parenting is due to the increase in non-marital birth rates. For almost a decade, low income families have been the target of federal healthy marriage initiatives to increase marriage rates among low income couples with children based upon the supposition that the most supportive environment for child rearing (Administration for Children and Families). Now that more families are deciding to co-parent, there are questions as to whether this will effect adolescence socioemotional well-being. Critics claim that children brought in under low income single parenting/co-parenting homes experience developmental issues while those in married families have a better well-being.

There are many obstacles in the way of me obtaining my career goal. With my family’s history of low income and the amount of medical conditions they were forced to face it was always a challenge to see myself working in that field. I resented the medical field because of how it affected those with low income. Although, as I got older I took that resentment and turned it into a passion. Seeing family members and people I cared about being left floundering because of their lack of understanding made me think about how I could help them. I began to gain an interest in the field. Unfortunately this interest was left untouched for years because of the lack of opportunities available to practice them. Due to the lack of opportunities I was left with

Despite this, I have still felt the impact and burden that a sudden illness or injury places on a family. When I was in ninth grade, my father was in a severe accident work, turning a seemingly temporary condition into a permanent disability. Our family lost a primary source of income, and financial burdens rested on my mother’s shoulders. To help out with our expenses, my brother and I both got jobs at a local grocery store as soon as we turned 15. I took care of my expenses, and my mother handled the rest. Although I had to balance work, school, extracurriculars, and helping care for my dad, we found a rhythm and took this hardship in stride. Just three years later, my mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis after a frightening period of four weeks where doctors could not identify a source for her symptoms. Having two parents with chronic illnesses was and still is a great source of stress and tension in my life, but as I have experienced my family’s financial hardship, I have developed a passion for working with socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. I am better able to empathize with other individuals who are fighting health ailments on their own or caring for a family member. I can show compassion for my future patients as their physician, health educator, and

This paper will discuss issues involving single parent homes. Single parent homes affect different families in different ways. Many single parent homes experience poverty. According to Dictionary Reference (2015), poverty is the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support. Single parent families also experience a lot of difficulties due to only having the direction of one parent. This paper will also explore the social policies regarding to single parent homes and rights that single parents possess in Tennessee. Single parent homes ultimately have an effect on not only the parents financially but the children emotionally.

Growing up I was a shy kid who always wanted to accepted and fit in. Being a Nigerian immigrant I always felt as though I was a bit different than the other kids. I always longed for full acceptance. All the circumstances I overcame as a child aided in sculpting me into the person I am. Now I’m the person who is constantly longing to help others and give them that sense of acceptance I always hoped and prayed a Good Samaritan would bless me with. It is truly a passion of mine to help people grow as individuals mentally, emotionally and spiritually. My desire to help others revolves mainly around the youth, due to the fact one’s early years are the foundation to the rest of their lives. My life goal is to become a pediatric doctor, but my passion goes beyond the medical aspect. A pediatrician becomes a part of a child’s life from a very young age until they reach adulthood. In those years crucial years of a child’s life, having a good support system and people to look up to ultimately will have a huge impact on how they view themselves and the world around them. Some of the extracurricular clubs and a lot of the

My parents are extremely supportive of my dreams and have always told me I could do whatever I wanted as long as I was passionate and devoted to it. Also, being accepted into the medical internship program I participated in my senior year of high school along with my acceptance and scholarship to Gonzaga University are just two examples of some opportunities I’ve been lucky enough to have. Despite my opportunities, I’ve also faced some very difficult challenges in my life that could have stopped me from coming to college or living a normal life. Seddon’s interaction with her family pediatrician reminds me of a less extreme challenge I experienced when the photographer who was updating my comp card and head shots for modeling told me that I was too beautiful to waste my time dreaming of going to medical school and “shouldn’t waste my pretty face”. Just like Seddon, I didn’t let this affect me and instead added it to my list of drives to continue my dream. A more extreme challenge I’ve had to face is living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and undergoing trauma therapy. Luckily, I’ve had a wonderful support system and this has only further inspired me to follow my