My Career: My Path To My Essal Career

The first time I realized I wanted to specialize in medicine was when my father took me to the fire station when I was around the age of fourteen. He began to show me images of different cases and trauma scenes they had participated in. Since then, I have constantly asked my dad questions about different calls and scenarios about patients he has rescued. By having a father in the medical field and continuing to take science and medical courses throughout high school, I began to learn more about medicine throughout the years. Deciding to partake in these courses further advanced my understanding in medicine. These courses helped it become clear to me that the medical field is something I continuously

I’ve always known I wanted to help people, but I didn’t know exactly how I was going to do it. My sister has influenced me to pursue a career in the healthcare. At the young age of 20, my sister was told that she was in stage 3 renal failure. At the time I was only 16 years old and still trying to figure out what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, getting news like that was difficult to absorb. The constant doctor visits made me realize a health profession is what I was going to do. The incredible doctors and nurses who have been a part of my family’s journey have left a huge impact on me. The compassion, drive, and dedication to not only their work but to their patients have woken

My life is a bit of a rollercoaster. I knew what I wanted to do since a young age; however, different paths and decisions brought me to my goal in a roundabout way. After high school I decided to take time off before going to college because I was fortunate enough to have a successful career in retail management. Around the nine year mark I decided that I wanted to return to my goal of entering the medical field, which I was already in the process of doing by attending Northeastern and working towards my BS in Biological Sciences. My ultimate goal being to achieve an MS as a physician assistant. When moving into health care I started in the Urgent Care Department which was closely related to one of the fields I am interested in when practicing

I did not realize I wanted to be a physician until three years ago. Once this realization occurred, I worked very hard to overcome the shortcomings in my undergraduate studies. I have maintained a job in order to pay for undergraduate and graduate coursework. This has forced me to enhance my time management and multi-tasking skills, which in turn have allowed me to be exposed to countless experiences and activities.

Growing up as a child, one of my dreams was to become a doctor. I played doctor games, had a medical kit, and took care of my patients (also known as my parents). As I got older, I worked hard in school to stay on track with idea of being a doctor in the back of my mind. I faced many hardships over the years, such as taking several challenging classes or not having the free time like my friends did. When I got older I decided that maybe I didn’t want to be an actual doctor but rather a Dr. of Pharmacy. This career would allow me to continue to help others, but still achieve my childhood dream of becoming a doctor. My perseverance paid

find my niche. I went from wanting to be a doctor to a nurse and eventually landed on an

The only consistency in my career plans as I grew up was that they all involved science, not that I noticed this at first. However, as I got into high school, and started taking classes such as biology and anatomy, I realised that these were the topics that truly interested me, and they helped me to realise that I wanted to do something in the medical field, although I still was not sure what. The sound of a doctor interested me, but I didn’t want to spend that much time in college and I could not see myself in a hospital setting. Not until I read the description of a physician assistant, did any job really seem to suit me. With similar responsibilities to a physician, but less schooling and a lower percent that work in hospitals, it checked off all the boxes I was looking for in a job.

I admit that I haven't always been interested in entering the medical field. It seemed like a “blood and guts” job to me, and thats not exactly something that Ive always felt comfortable with. I must have changed my mind what seemed like a million times about my future. I went from wanting to be a marine biologist, to wanting to be an art teacher and then later not having even the slightest idea what I wanted to be at all. It wasn’t until my senior year in high school, that an unexpected accident led to my final decision to pursue a health related career.

It has taken me longer than the average college student to find my passion. Being a junior who took pre-health classes for the past two and a half years at Clarkson, I found the task of switching career paths quite daunting. When I was in high school, I felt a lot of pressure to pursue a career in the medical field. While I did have a genuine interest in the biology of the human body, I did not know a lot about what a medical professional actually does for a living. Along the way, I had increasing doubts and became unhappy with my career choice. But then I realized that my time is not yet over at Clarkson, and I have time to turn this challenge into something positive.

As a young child, my mom was in medical school and she worked extremely hard for her degree. My mom is now a successful ER nurse and she is respected by all doctors, nurses, and patients that are in the ER. My mom has always be extremely driven when it comes to her job, she is not afraid to jump in that hectic ER room with the car crash victim or the room that has the multiple stab wound patient. I used to love when she came home from her day of work and I could here about all the day she had in the ER, the people she had to deal with, and the family members that never left the room. So now when she gets home I just wait for her to tell me all about the day she had so I can learn more about medicine and how to act with patients and family members of those patients.

My mother resilience and her doctor dedication to their patients is what inspired me pursue a carrier in medicine. Over the years, my desire to help other has been strengthen with every chance I get to spend with patients either through volunteering or working at the hospital.

From the beginning of my undergraduate career, I knew that I wanted to go into the medical field. With thus being so, I wanted to start exploring all the possible options available to me through internships and shadowing. While in undergraduate college, I have completed 4 medical based internships and it was through these internships that I realized that I discovered the field of podiatry and my interest in the field. I did 2 internships that were non-podiatric medicine (hospital and private practice based) that allowed me to shadow various types of doctors of various specialties. It was through these internships that I shadowed paramedics, radiologists, physicians, and physician assistants. I also did 2 internships that was solely podiatric medicine based. While I found the work that these other doctors and other medical professionals did quite interesting, nothing compared to my excitement for when I shadowed a podiatrist in the wound care clinic at one of my internships. The moment I knew that podiatry was for me was one summer evening, when I was shadowing a doctor in the emergency room. Throughout my shift in the emergency room, I was attentive

I came into college knowing that I wanted to work in the medical field, but without really knowing what profession I wanted to pursue. There were many reasons why I wanted to pursue a career in the medical field which eventually led to pursuing a pharmacy career. One reason was wanting a career where I’m regularly

Since early childhood, I always believed I would choose a career in the medical field. When I was five years old, I was asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up”? I always responded by saying: “I want to become a dentist”. I began to pursue my lifelong goal of becoming a dentist or doctor after enrolling at the University of Georgia majoring in biology. I interviewed and shadowed many doctors, all of whom specialized in different areas. I learned about the education process of becoming a doctor, daily tasks, their lifestyle, and the hours they worked. However, the more time I spent shadowing and working with people in those fields; the less I believed that a career as a

Despite being a doctor, my mother always tried not to use drugs as much as possible. Whenever my brother or I got sick, she treated us with natural remedies not only to improve