Professional Experience: Applying To Medical School

I decided to pursue a career in medicine when I was an adolescent. I scheduled a science-heavy course load in high school. Pursued a degree in Honours Biological Sciences. Shadowed a physician for two months. Graduated with distinction. Applied to medical schools and received my acceptance. My academic and professional career was already planned at the ripe age of fourteen. As the years progressed, my passion and interest in medicine waned. I was left feeling deeply unfulfilled. The career I was pursuing had ceased to be reflective of my interests. I struggled to procure the enthusiasm to apply to medical school, putting it off until I was in my final year of university. Every time I broached

“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.

I come from a small rural town nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. My hometown is split down the middle by a set of railroad tracks. On the north side, one can find pristine neighborhoods, newer schools, most doctors’ offices, and the only hospital in town. The south side of the town stands as a stark contrast. On the south side, you no longer find the wealthy neighborhoods but rather dilapidated and condemned homes and housing projects. One seems to find abandoned buildings on every corner, many inhabited by those that have lost their homes. Limited help is coming for those who need it, mostly through churches and volunteer programs targeting the underserved. Many doctors, dentists, and nurses are giving their time and resources to help

I am genuinely honored to be one of the few students considered for acceptance to the State College Area High School chapter of the National Honor Society. I feel that my hard work and dedication in academics is beginning to show through. Throughout my life, I have shown drive and devotion for everything in which I have been involved, ranging from athletics to academics. My mentality has always been focused on helping others. For this reason, I aspire to become an orthopedic surgeon so that my career will evolve around helping others to get the most out of their lives. My summer will be spent volunteering at Phoenix Rehab for fourteen hours each week as it will allow me to begin providing care to the community. Currently holding an unweighted

I believe that I have significantly strengthened my application since the last PTCAS cycle. In August of 2014, I gained admittance into Delgado Community College’s physical therapist assistant (PTA ) program. I completed the program in July of 2015. Over the course of eleven months, I excelled academically and maintained a 4.0 GPA. Prior to attending DCC, the only observation hours I had completed were in two different out-patient clinics. During my time in DCC’s PTA program, I was assigned to four different clinical rotations. Three of my rotations granted me the opportunity to observe the practice of physical therapy in a skilled nursing facility and in two different acute care hospital settings. My fourth clinical rotation was an out-patient

Working within the Veterans Affairs work-study program has many different avenues that interest me. I have found that I have a great deal of passion working in customer service and the office environment. I feel that with my prior training and experience I would be a valuable asset within the organization. I am a very self-motivated person that is very dedicated to my job and to my coworkers. My prior experience has been in active duty Air Force where I served a 9 year enlistment before separating honorably as an E-5/ Staff Sargent.

I am a graduating senior from high school who is truly interested in obtaining my education in a 2-year program. Throughout high school I learned a good variety of lessons, not only did they help me achieve my goals academically but they gave me life skills such as problem-solving skills and time management skills. By being involved in different school activities such as JROTC and NHS, it made me acknowledge that I’m a service oriented person. By devoting my time to many volunteer activities I felt proud to be involved in my community and found a great satisfaction helping those surrounded by me.

Before deciding where I wanted to do my service learning, I knew I wanted to do something that had some relevance to my degree that I will be receiving in healthcare management. I was eager to gain more experience and become more knowledgeable of how an organization operates as it relates to healthcare management. I was able to secure an opportunity to volunteer at the Dallas Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital. After completing the required VA forms, I got partnered with Mr. Alonzo Price Jr. who is a Management Analyst in Ambulatory Care, which is the department that oversees the Primary Care Providers.

I am currently pursuing my masters in business administration and focusing in marketing. I feel that through marketing I can combine both public relations and fundraising. Ever since I was little I wanted to find a career that let me do what I love and find a way to help people. While waiting to hear about my acceptance into the MBA program at FGCU I applied to a graduate assistant position within FGCU’s University Advancement department. As a graduate student this was the dream position I had been looking for. It was the opportunity I had been looking for that would allow me to use the skills I had gained by volunteering at All Children’s Hospital. The old saying, “how do you get a job without experience, how do you get experience without a job” does have an answer; it’s volunteering.

For health 490, I am seeking to get an internship that will help cultivate certain aspects of my personal, academic, and career development. When considering my personal development, what I strongly want to improve upon are skills such as leadership capabilities, public speaking, and health communication. I am also seeking for a boost in my confidence in regards to my overall competency and knowledge base in the health field. My self-assurance will not simply stem from the education I gained at Maryland, but will also depend heavily on the first-hand experiences my internship will provide. By exuberating more confidence, I will be able to become more of an effective leader, which will in turn make me successful in my field of work. The target

Over the course of four years I studied and worked hard to learn the rules, laws, regulations and procedures that a medical assistant will be required to know in order to work in a hospital or doctor’s office. Since then I have achieved in attaining many licenses, one of them just so happened to be my Medical Assisting license. With this license I have been able to get a behind the scene look to the works and procedures some medical offices go through on a daily basis. Every day for the past 2 months I have learned the ins and outs of two health providing facilities. One in a clinic of a nursing home, the other in a family physician office, both ran very differently and in completely different locations. I thought interning like this,

I recently graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Delaware. While in my studies I was able to partake in an internship opportunity with an Orthopedic Surgeon, where I gained extensive and valuable knowledge about the medical field. In that time, I have performed administrative duties such as updating patient medical records, making and rescheduling appointments and inputting medical data on medical software. At the same time, I have also performed clinical duties such as taking patients’ history, explaining treatment procedures to patients and assisting

One major accomplishment was being a member of Phi Theta Kappa. After community college, I applied for and received the Presidential Scholarship at Jacksonville State University. I am a senior at JSU majoring in occupational safety and health administration. This field of study sparked my interest because of the challenges it presents, the earning potential, the ability to be mobile throughout the business day, and because of the complexities of the field. OSHA continues to evolve in best safety practices and processes as the industrial world strives to maintain a safe and stable work environment. Careers in safety offer credibility, career growth, commitment to quality, employability, and is recognized world-wide for excellence. For my major, I am required to work as an intern to acquire work experience which will prepare me for a full-time position upon graduation. I plan to complete my internship program this summer with Compliance Specialist Incorporated located in McCalla, Alabama. CSI is a safety consulting firm that analyzes and advises management with environment health and safety issues in industrial facilities. My career goal is to work at Alabama Power Company or Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative to provide safety coordination and instruction to employees and contractors. Either one of these positions would provide a consistent and constant challenge for me to work and develop a viable system of safety and prevention for all

Through interning at an alarm and electrical company I have acquired knowledge about the real world and dealt with customers on a business level. Being in contact with business owners, managers, and employees has allowed me to transition from a high school adolescent to a mature adult. I have taken responsibilities at a young age most others at my age are not willing to accept, such as sending out invoices and preparing personal documents. These qualities and life experiences will be carried with me to Appalachian State and further enhance my performance in the classroom and my overall success at such an esteemed

True-born caring person, with an open heart, and a deep sensation of satisfaction after helping people. I was less than 10 years old when my mother used to call me “ the mother of the family” because I was already caring for my siblings, making myself available to those in need.