MD-Phd Personal Statement

Science and medicine has always fascinated me and has been interesting to be since my education started as a child. All my cousins used to play video games, playing house, playing cards, but instead I always forced everyone on pretending my patients and me treating them and caring for them as a doctor. I also wanted my family members to act if they were sick and they needed help. As time passed, I no longer had to play as it was the reality now and they really now needed help. I have witnessed my family members, my grandmother who passed away due to heart attack at an early age, my other grandmother who currently is sick, my grandfather who passed away also due to heart attack.

Throughout the majority of my life, I had dreams of becoming an attorney and did not consider medicine as a profession until much later in my academic career. I had previously pictured myself pursuing a career in intellectual property rights and hoped to become a patent attorney, given my interest in the scientific field. My interest in patent law led me to take science courses that piqued my curiosity. I soon found myself involved in undergraduate laboratory research, focused on discovering new drugs to treat chronic pain syndromes while preventing drug tolerance and limiting the side effects of conventionally used narcotic pain medications. During my last year of college, I was accepted into law school, however I ultimately did not feel that I was truly pursuing my passion and decided to withdraw my acceptance. I then found myself with a college degree and an unclear direction in life, unsure of what new career I wanted to pursue. Shortly after graduating, I discovered a medical scribe vacancy in my hometown's Emergency Department (ED). Working as a scribe in the ED was a profound experience that undoubtedly shaped my career path and inspired me to become a physician and apply to medical school.

Desiring to aid others with the use of science and medicine, I am currently striving to obtain my Associate’s degree in nursing at Ivy Tech Community college to move towards my career/financial goals. However my educational journey will not end there, I will later transfer to IUPUI to receive my Bachelor’s degree in nursing and then move on to my goal of becoming a Nurse Practitioner, and hopefully dabble with medical research along the way. My career goals stem from high school when I entered a program known as Young Innovator’s Quest, a two-week program that allowed its participants to explore multiple facets of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and medicine) through the creation of their own research projects and interactive activities.

Growing up in an impoverished area of the Mexican border pushed my parents to send me to the U.S. to obtain a better education. Through self-discipline and persistency I slowly broke through my language barrier, however other obstacles crossed my path that required more than simply persistency. As I become comfortable with my new environment, I developed a deep curiosity about the world around me especially human physiology. My parents' careers involved science and medicine on a daily basis, this sparked my curiosity significantly towards medicine and science, and the principles of my institution helped me discover my vocation. These principles and interests ultimately led me to what I believe

During my undergraduate career, I discovered further inspiration to pursue medicine while founding Texas Healthy Habits, a student organization. As an officer, I created engaging lesson plans and traveled to local elementary schools to teach children the importance of public health. When I revisited the schools, I was delighted to see that my lessons stuck with the children and they were already applying them to their daily lives. It became apparent that my lessons were helping kids make decisions that had a positive impact on their health. This opportunity revealed to me that I am drawn to a career in medicine because one of my long-term career goals is to be in a position that allows me to

One of the major facets in my pursuit of a career in medicine is that I have not followed a traditional pre-med undergraduate curriculum. Though I initially did not have a significant aptitude for physics, I harbored an inherent curiosity of the subject, and have taken it upon myself to spend my undergraduate education focused on it. The journey ahead was trying, but one that has made me a stronger individual.

My entire life I have been fascinated with the biological processes of living creatures. More specifically, I attract towards the human body. This is largely because the medical field runs in my blood, and it is hereditary. Three of my grandparents are doctors and six of my aunts/uncles are either doctors or nurses, but the person that has the most influence on me is my father though. Dr. David B. Minter is an Orthopedic surgeon with a practice in Sports Medicine. All of this knowledge brought up some very intelligent conversations at every family get together. It is because of all of this influence that I have become a scrutinizer, and it is the reason why I love learning so much. In everything I do, I look past the obvious information and search for the information that will really help me understand whatever it is I am looking at.

I became captivated by the opportunity to apply my knowledge of the biological and chemical sciences in a way that one day may save a life. Though my interest stems from my experiences, my passion to pursue this field lies elsewhere. Growing up in a family of low socioeconomic status in an area with few sources of acceptable health care, I saw my parents struggle as they aged to provide my siblings and I with a proper education. There were times they would ignore their own illness in order to save funds for an emergency for us. Observing this, I knew that no matter how difficult of a path I picked, regardless if it was pharmaceutical sciences or the medical field, my parents had concurred greater difficulties. Growing under such conditions, I began to realize the disparities in quality of treatments my parents received compared to those who of a higher socioeconomic status. This motivated me to pursue a career where I would be given the chance to offer care to individuals through unbiased views. Of course, there are a plethora of careers that can fulfill this but medicine has presented itself as very unique to me. It promises a lifestyle devoted to empathetic patient care, direct patient interaction, and a boundless opportunity to learn and experience something new. As the end of my undergraduate experience is forthcoming, I look forward to taking on the next phase of my life, endeavoring to join the ranks of tomorrow’s

My ambition in life is to be a Physician Scientist, someone at the fore front of medical innovation particularly in the field of Neuroscience. An accelerated 7-year combined BS-MD program is an apt choice for my goals and ambitions. After having gone through almost two years in college and having taken part in various clinical and research experiences, I have lost any doubts others my age might have in my goal of being a physician in academic medicine in the future; with my lack of indecisiveness comes my decision to aim for the BS-MD program.

I chose to major in Pre-Professional Health Sciences because I want to become a medical scientist, conducting my own research. The reason behind this is not as straightforward as a simple desire for a medical career. Instead, my Dad’s passion and entrepreneurial attitude acted as a catalyst, triggering my longing to make my own medical breakthroughs. I was the kid with antiques and jewelry strewn all over the house because my Dad enjoyed buying collectibles to resell online. He eventually decided to make this hobby into a job because his adoration for hearing the stories associated with each item was worth more than any amount of money. In fact, my Dad’s ingenuity in starting his own company sparked my creativity and kindled the fire of my

“Mitochondriaaa, praaay for us,” mocked my fifth grade classmate, bent on driving our science teacher insane. I was only 11 years old, but at that moment, learning about mitochondria in my tiny classroom, I became transfixed. Throughout my life, I’ve recognized two constants: a love for science and a passion for learning. Whether learning about the physical forces governing a sunset, the sociological impact on schizophrenia, or the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases, I am captivated by science. However, one question always lingered in the back of my mind: How am I going to harness my passion to benefit the world around me? Becoming a physician seemed to be the obvious answer, yet doubts clouded that notion. However, when I immersed myself in diverse medical experiences, and pursued the passion within me, all doubts ceased. As my experiences increased, my desire to attend medical school flourished.

It will also help me take a step further in my goal to make an impact on the scientific progress made to study and cure disorders and medical issues that research is trying to answer. While I still plan on perusing a career as a physician, I know am confident that research will be a momentous part of my future academic goals. I trust that the experience I will obtain from participating in this summer program will equip me to become a physician who will not only take part of saving patients’ lives, but also a physician who will use their intellectual curiosity to understand the mysteries medicine holds and find ways to overcome the limitations of current clinical

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

I want to be a research-physician. In many ways, for the same reasons I wanted to be an author when I was young. Medicine inspires hope in me. I’ve experienced how, when successful, medicine can fill one's life with laughter and opportunities. During my sick years, I never anticipated having the academic standing to apply for such a competitive program at the University of Rochester.

I am interested in pursuing a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology, specifically the discipline of psychopathology. This field of study is particularly appealing to me due to the profound knowledge it can bring to society. Understanding the causes of mental disorders, such as anxiety disorders, personality disorders, schizophrenia, and many others, is crucial as well as developing treatments to help such individuals cope with their illnesses without the illnesses taking over their lives. I aspire to be a part of this process to help others and to help society progress, as a whole. Professionally, I am striving for a career as a researcher-practitioner. I also plan on going into academia, later on, as a professor of psychology. I feel the latter