Oncology Personal Statement

During my freshman year in high school, a highly malignant tumor was discovered on the back of my cranium. It had eroded my skull and was starting to leak into my brain. It was removed with no complications, but I was required to visit MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX for several years to check for any recurrence. Through this experience, I witnessed the fragility of life. A spark was ignited in me to pursue medicine and discover ways we could prevent cancer and other illnesses. I was immersed into the hospital setting and shadowed physicians of all types to find my possible niche. By studying the sciences, I feel I can have the greatest advantage in empowering myself and others. The STARS program would be crucial in allowing me to

I wanted to give back to the community that has given to me. Even though being a student athlete significantly shaped my day, I have a passion of helping others. Admittedly, it was difficult to allot time into my schedule, but I knew I had to find a way and I did. I took part in volunteering at a nursing home and worked specifically with patients that had dementia. Each week I would spend most of my time interacting with patients. I was able to talk to veterans, scholars, pastors, and scientist. I sat with them as they fought through confusion and agitation while trying to recount previous years. It was in the nursing home that I learned my attraction to healthcare was not limited to sciences. My commitment to medicine was also fueled by my passion to guide patients to be strong through an illness by instilling

In 2016 approximately 1,685,210 cases of cancer will be diagnosed, and 595,690 people will die due to this disease. My uncle, unfortunately, was a victim of this deadly disease. My family and I witnessed the effects of this and it impacted us all strongly. I watched as my uncle underwent all the surgeries and treatments, and progressively got weaker and became fragile. The whole experience made me reflect upon myself and I desired to make a change, and help expand the research to develop a cure to end cancer.

People tend to usually tremble when hearing the unpleasant word “Cancer”. Imagine being the one diagnosed with this horrible illness. More and more people in today’s society are struck with certain health issues such as diabetes, obesity, heart diseases and many more. Cancer is the at the top of this horrible chain of problems. Based on my experiences, someone that is diagnosed with cancer, does not realize how life can change so rapidly for them. Their whole lifestyle changes and they have a different outlook on life. Not until a person experiences a family member going through cancer, is he/she able to understand how important spending time with family really is.

I’ve always enjoyed helping people achieve their own goals while I am on the path for my own. I believe I can help others reach their potential by being a valuable tool for their success. If given the chance to work with future freshman in a Living Learning Community, I could use what I have learned during my unique experience as a member of The World of Global Medicine and Human Rights and apply it to the freshman I would have to give them the best UAlbany experience possible.

My life started in the Congo, and throughout it my family and I have aspired to pursue higher education. My father passed away when I was twelve years old, and my mother struggled to pay for our schooling amidst a country in war. As a child, I watched my mother who was a midwife; provide indigent care by helping women deliver their babies in homes with compassion. Her dedication and commitment inspired me to go into health care where I can help although it left me with a lot of unanswered questions. My experiences stirred my compassionate heart at eight years old, and I asked my mother, “How can I make a difference in someone’s life?”

Danielle Maestas June 16, 2015 CCU Application Essay Helping others has always been a core value in my life. I knew, at a very young age, that someday my role in life would be to help others on a daily basis. Over the years, I sought after employment in positions that would satisfy my passion for servanthood. As I got older, I felt like there was more I was capable of doing. My Grandparents have had a remarkable impact on my life. They raised my brother and I for a majority of our lives. In 2009, my Grandfather was diagnosed with prostate cancer, which was rapidly spreading throughout his body. During the last months of his life I took on the role as his caregiver. At the time I did not have any prior medical training. The ability to care

I want to use my education to help many people around the world who still needs helps. I want to help those people who are still struggling today in the non-wealthy area. Now, many people are living in places where there are doctors to help when to comes to health issues, but there are still some people out there in the non-wealthy area like in Laos who are studying every day. Some died because they didn’t know that there are other medicine other than their own culture kind of medicine. After I graduate from college I want to tell them that even in the Hmong Community, sometimes, the one who doesn’t know anything will have to come out of the comfort zone and lead the team. For example, in my family none of the girls go to college and there

Furthermore, throughout my substituting career, I have experienced many leadership roles. I was honored on many occasions to be requested by principals to cover their most difficult classes; due to the fact, many substitutes would not return. I’ve worked within an administration, obtaining a wealth of experience in this area dealing with advanced office, designing and accounting software, reports and presentations presented to department heads, identifying and solving problems within the database in addition to being responsible for the maintenance and updating of records dealing with the children and adult oncology world. Moreover, with a calm head and meticulous eye for detail, I work hard to ensure that all duties are carried out to the

After much careful deliberation and having been exposed to numerous other specialties, since my years in medical school and throughout my clinical rotations, my passion and interests have always focused on pathology as my clinical specialty. There are several reasons for pursuing this area of medicine, and I suppose it is due to the extreme importance of accurately diagnosing disease, which also facilitates appropriate treatment protocols for clinicians. There’s a time that I asked myself, why cancer survival rate in China is lower than the global norm, though China has a serious quantity of cancer population, experienced physicians, and even advanced technologies. Gradually I realize that pathology is not well-developed in China. Pathology

My cancer diagnosis originally affected my physical appearance with the loss of my hair, pale exterior, and overall weakness. Today, I still feel ramifications in ways that some survivors do not. I suffer most often from fatigue, having a sensitive stomach and immune system. I’m frequently washing my hands and cleaning what is around me. I also have to stay away from certain foods, like dairy and most meat products. I also receive large amounts of aching pain in my hands and back. This is a side effect from some of the medications that I had to take during chemotherapy and my many spinal taps. The pain affects my day to day life. Schoolwork becomes more difficult because writing hurts badly on most days. At the end of the day I use things

How do you deal with the worst news that has been given to you? It was suppose to be an amazing summer.No more worrying about school.Watching Netflix all night.It all started off by hours of Netflix watching.I got out of my room afer a while only to find my mom crying after she got a phone call from her sister in Mexico. Since I knew she only cries when something terrible has happened , I asked her what was wrong. She started to cry even more.At this point , I didn’t know if I wanted to know. Then five words came out that will never make me forget that summer.

My first experience with cancer was when my great-aunt visited the doctor complaining of lumps on her lymph nodes. She was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer with metastases to the liver and lungs. In subsequent years, my great-grandmother, grand-uncle, and grandfather also succumbed to cancer. Because of these intimate experiences, I was driven to learn more about cancer research and contribute to it myself. As a result, I took it upon myself to learn more about the subject by reading through research journals and following the latest breakthroughs in the field.

Overall, Wesley Acres is one of my favorite volunteering organization that I will always come back to because of the joyous inspirational stories the residents unfold. I started volunteering at Wesley Acres because my grandpa was diagnosed with colon cancer. By being a part of Wesley Acres I have found a way to honor my grandfather. I have also found a passion in helping others and finally discovering my career path in the health field. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in a science and finishing the Pre-Medicine program in the next four years, I hope to attend medical school. I want to be in a profession dedicated at helping extending people's lives and bringing happiness. I hope going to college will allow me to expand my knowledge and also make me into a better person overall. College will be a new beginning for me. It’s something I strive for that will decide my future career. I’m determined to achieve and endeavor all the opportunities given to me. I want my family to be proud of my

Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to work in Oncology. Specifically, I wanted to work at St. Jude’s Medical Center. All I have yearned for in life is to become a person that can take away the pain that someone is going through just with a simple smile and a conversation. The pain won’t necessarily vanish, but to be able to take it away even for a second and to keep one’s mind off of what is mentally and physically harming them would be successful in my eyes. Through this semester, I acquired the knowledge and tough lesson that I am not perfect and that nothing is guaranteed.