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Neurology Career Research Paper

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Who can say if it is we who make the choice, or the choice that makes us? I find myself asking this question in the context of my pursuit of a career in neurology. In retrospect, I have made many choices, but choices have also made me. I am the child that was born in Lebanon, the boy that witnessed war, the teenager that got stuck out of his country alone for a while, the young adult that fled his country, and the matured adult who stopped running away from hardship and faced his challenges. At this time, I write to make a choice. I choose neurology. I choose neurology as my first, second, third, and fourth choice.

I have always been passionate about medicine, but I unconsciously took the non-traditional path to fulfill this goal. I loved …show more content…

My training in business developed my managerial and leadership skills, my ability to work as part of an effective and productive team, and taught me the value of taking initiative to yield the best outcome possible given resource and time constraints. My year-long volunteer work with a youth initiative program refined my communication skills by listening to, relating with, and guiding those who are more vulnerable. My ability to communicate in 6 languages and having lived in more than 4 countries and 8 cities allows me to care for a diverse population and to adapt quickly to changing environments. My thirst for knowledge, curiosity for answers, statistical as well as analytical skills push me to be active in research activity. My tutoring experience during medical school shed light on my strong teaching skills.

Accordingly, I am looking for a neurology program that puts the patient first, that encourages high quality research, that values collegiality and excellence, and that offers a vast exposure to neurological cases, particularly critical cases. A program that selects me will receive an individual who is well-rounded, diligent, adaptable, intellectually curious, and caring for both patients and colleagues. Today, I choose to be a physician, a neurologist, a neuro-intensivist. Today, I make the choice, and I hope the choice will also make

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