Medical School Application Essay

Unlike other medical students, I never had one particular defining moment that changed my life but from a very young age I had set myself to becoming a doctor, but not just any doctor, a surgeon. Therefore, instead of just one determining event, many events helped propel my dream, with medical school being the beginning of much more I hope to achieve.

“Final call girl’s four by eight-hundred-meter relay” called the official. The Ontario Track girl’s four by eight-meter team trooped up to lane one, in unison. I would not have wanted to be racing with anyone else but my relay family. We had trained all season for this one race. Every workout, asthma attack, tear, and shin splint has lead up to this one race to break a twenty year old school record. As we jogged with the official from the bullpen to the starting line, the crowd had uproars of excitement for the athletes. An immense smile grew across my face, not only from the ecstatic crowd, but from the anticipation to race. I approached the starting line, in the first lane, while my teammates arrayed along the fence with the other second,

“What are you even doing here? I have never seen such flawed technique in all my years as a choreographer.” The words echoed throughout the medical college auditorium. Impelled by the admonishment in front of my peers, I persevered in my endeavor to improve upon my dancing prowess and by the final year of medical school was leading the college dance team. The above mentioned undertaking further spawned an interest for the discipline of Latin Ballroom which lead to participation at the national level. The unwavering focus and persistence even in the face of unfavorable odds is more broadly reflective of my approach towards learning, both academic and extracurricular. This has been instrumental in achieving stellar academic outcomes including being ranked nationally in the top 0.0004 percent in the premedical test and the top 0.6 percent in the common aptitude test for management training.

Being involved in clubs throughout high school has taught me how to work with people coming from different backgrounds. One of my main goals in life is to create an organization for poor communities in order to teach them how to eat right with their own resources and motivate people to make the world better for everybody. I feel passionate every time that I help people, knowing that they feel healthy and happy is very important for me.

September 11, 2001, a day in American history known throughout the world, immensely influenced my new life as I immigrated into the United States 15 days later. With no previous experience with the American culture or language, I was oblivious of the circumstances I was placed in as I enrolled into a public elementary school. As days progressed, I noticed the distinction in quality of treatment I was given by my peers and teachers, however unable to articulate my speculations. For this, my learning suffered, my grades reflected it, and my motivation deteriorated.

I know the aspect of medicine I find most interesting: academic medicine. Stanford is one of the few schools that immediately facilitates my career goals by providing knowledge, tools, and access to world class faculty.

Since I was eight years old, I have always been obsessed with learning about medicine, disease, and health. Aware of my fascination, my older sister took me to an exhibit of preserved human bodies that showcases the intricate anatomy of the carcasses. I enjoyed the form and function of anatomy and have taken it to art, meticulously replicating structures in my drawings. Most of my extended family works to some degree in the healthcare field, which allowed me to be further exposed to that area of work and develop my interests. My passions for health grew as I enrolled in higher-level biology courses at my high school, which led me to pursue a career in the medical field. While in college, chemistry facilitated my curiosity in medical technology,

At the age of nine, my uncle asked me what I wanted to become when I get older. In that moment the first thing that came to my mind was a doctor. I felt pressured to choose a doctor or a lawyer due to societal views of a good career. Despite my initial thoughts about being a doctor, developed a passion for children through babysitting, and observation. Which, Inspired me to pursue medicine to become a pediatrician.

Coming in to high school, I had no clue what I was going to do with my life. I knew I wanted to go the college, graduate, and have the perfect life, but I didn’t know what profession would help me there. Fortunately, I found a program called Central Cities Health Institute (CCHI) which was centered on students looking into the medical field, and I took my chances.

Medicine is an ever-changing and improving field of study that consists of a variety of specialized parts and various aspects. There are always diseases, conditions, and health-related problems around the world. Despite the improvements in medicine, treatment, and hygiene, people are still losing their lives to diseases. The complexity of the human body fascinates me because I think it is an amazing factory consisting of different components from large body systems to every individual microscopic cell that all work together. They all have functions, and it is unbelievable how they all come together to encompass each and every individual. Much like cells, tissues, and organs of the body, every individual has an active role in society.

During summer break, most high school students go on vacation, go to the beach, or just hang out with friends. This past summer I spent my time working at Ashtabula County Medical Center.

I am Lauren Hoerner, a junior at Manchester High School. As a junior, I have been in the Medical Career Academy for a year which has led me to take some very helpful courses. For example, I have taken an Investigative Health Careers course that guided me through the daily tasks that veterinarians do, which will help in the future when I do become a veterinarian. I also have taken a Biology course that guided me through how life is made, showing me that when I do become a veterinarian, I can better understand the animals that I will be working with; down to their basic cells. One competition containing this medical practice is HOSA, which I have been participating in for a year, where I compete in medical EMT written and simulated competitions to test my medical knowledge. Not only do I do this, but I also compete with my school’s outdoor Track & Field team (where I compete in the 300 meter

I am seeking the opportunity to apply for the post of Medical coordinator to enable me to capitalize on both my management and public health experiences whilst allowing me to progress in my career and advance within this field. The position offers me an excellent opportunity for progression.

“Medical schools and residency programs have always sought excellence in the areas of education, research, and clinical care. However, these pursuits are not accomplished within a vacuum-rather, they are continually and necessarily influenced by social, cultural, political, legal, and economic forces” (Conrad). The quote by Conrad is a statement that perfectly explains the demand for excellence in the medical community. The demand for excellence is in constant flux as medicine is engulfed by bureaucracy. This take over subjects the pillars of the profession to constant challenges. The most recent challenge to the medical professions jurisdiction was, once again, one to the professions standards of expert knowledge. Since 2014, the states of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas created some loopholes to allow students who have not matriculated into a residency to begin working as a “physician” with various titles such as the Graduate Registered Physician (GRP) in Arkansas, Assistant Physician in Missouri, and Training Physician in Oklahoma. These loopholes are being forced into the medical profession through political powers who have no medical backgrounds to be able to make such drastic judgment calls. Despite heavy opposition from AMA, the American Academy of Physician Assistants(AAPA), and other state accrediting boards, these bills have passed and have gone into laws. Many of the opposing physicians argued that these less qualified students are treating patients up to

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