Statement Of Purpose: Emory School Of Medicine

Flying into Toronto Pearson International Airport, I reflected on my extraordinary adventure overseas. I had been on a volunteer international medical mission across Vietnam, Nepal, and India over the last four months, immersed in the local culture while shadowing surgeons, anesthesiologists, emergency doctors, and pediatricians. Working closely with physicians, I took patient vitals and history, cleaned and bandaged wounds, observed surgeries, discussed anatomy and physiology, and recalled the hundreds of stories that patients have shared with me at the bedside--I relished every moment of it. My experiences taught me the immense level of responsibility, the importance of communication and collaboration, and even an appreciation for the limits of medicine. My time abroad helped reaffirm my desire to pursue medicine.

At this point in my life, my greatest accomplishment is graduating from the New Jersey Medical School Pre-Medical Honors Program at Rutgers University. This accomplishment was the determining factor in my decision to take on a career in medicine. In this program, I was to be under the mentorship of renowned professors and students in medical school. Through these mentors, I gained a firm knowledge on what a career in the medical field consisted of. The professors were able to teach me about the history of medicine, issues in medicine, and the wide variety of career paths that exist within it. In addition, the mentors explained the pivotal impact that the health care system and health care professionals have on the health of the public. The

Such a goal is priceless for an aspiring healthcare professional such as myself. In the increasingly globalized and complex world of healthcare, an education based in the philosophies of community and an inquiry-based approach to the liberal arts is an excellent foundation

As a student aspiring to pursue a medical career, I knew it was imperative to attain a firsthand experience in a medical setting. Therefore, my experience volunteering at the Volunteer Healthcare Clinic, or VHC, was profoundly significant as it allowed me to learn how the profession was in practice, which strengthen my desire to become a doctor. This experience, engaging with patients and physicians, exposed me to a different side of medicine through which I learned the crucial role of interpersonal communication; and, it also led me to discover a new aspect of medicine that captured my interest and motivated me to seek a profession within this field of study.

As the health care field grows, the need for physicians grow. As society grows and as our communities diversify, the various perspectives and experiences of a diverse group of physicians are integral aspects of health care. The restless drive and determination of a doctor to make sure his/her patients are well are one of the utmost showcases of altruism, humility, and humanitarianism. I want to contribute to my community in this way and positively impact patients' and their families lives. In addition, applying science, research, and innovation to medicine intrigues me.

For as long as I remembered, I have always dreamed of becoming a physician. I want to use the knowledge I have to ease the suffering of others and help cure them. I believe Yale is the perfect place for me to start realizing my dream. When I first learned about Yale School of Medicine, I was intrigued by the Yale System. I was drawn in by the respect Yale has for student initiative and its emphasis on providing guidance as opposed to promoting competition. I feel that fosters an environment where I would be encouraged to learn for the sake of gaining knowledge as opposed to achieving a specific rank. With the new curriculum in place starting in 2015, Yale introduces clinical experience to its students very early on. A key aspect of being a

From a young age, I have been in and out of hospitals and clinics as I have been interpreting for my family members. During these circumstances, not only did my knowledge of disease, the causes and treatments, expand but it reinforced my decision to study Biomedical Science. Whilst in these circumstances, I very much enjoyed the atmosphere of health care professionals working together as a team in order to provide effective

I have gained meaningful insights into the medical field from speaking to doctors and consultants during ward rounds, many have given me the inspiration and encouragement on the expectations of studying medicine at the university. The positive feedback I received from both patients and staffs have encouraged me to choose medicine as a

My passion for science, culture, and my community is what drew me to the study of medicine. Since I was a child, my parents highlighted the importance of community. Community is more than just a group of people living in a similar area; my community is part of my identity. I am compelled to attend the Miller School of Medicine because the mission of the school aligns with the values that I want to embody as a future medical professional. In particular, the emphasis on being “culturally sensitive to our community’s needs” resonates with me because I believe that medicine should align more closely with the needs of the community and aim to advance its wellbeing. One cannot truly create a patient centered experience without acknowledging how life

Medical school’s purpose is to prepare students to become doctors, allowing them to have a positive impact on their patients’ lives. However, medical school is bias with its teaching, because it believes its’ methods are the only way to treat medical problems. This idea is becoming more problematic with the diverse cultures coming to America. With each culture comes more boundaries for biomedicine to face. Instead of trying to cross these boundaries, biomedicine strictly believes that their knowledge of medicine is far superior to other cultures. The problems that occur due to these barriers could be overcome if the doctors were able to

As a diligent medical student, I extended my knowledge and curiosity from classroom to patient care. Being trained in a tertiary care charitable hospital, located at the city outskirts, I have had an exposure to a diverse patient population and a myriad of clinical cases that broadened my approach and sharpened my clinical acumen.

At the place where I grew up in Ethiopia, a college degree is a very precious thing that only those who are academically strong and lucky could acquire. Being a first college student to pursue a bachelor’s degree in my family and growing up in one of the undeveloped country, there have been many challenges that I had to overcome from elementary school to attending the University of Maryland College Park. That said, just like the true identity of a gold is determined by putting it in a glowing fire, I believe, the true passion of one’s self can only be revealed after overcoming many obstacles. Therefore, I believe the challenges that I had to go through have made me who I now am and aspired me to study medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

I was born in a small town in Sudan, where there are limited resources for people to receive medical care. When my grandfather required hospitalization for severe dehydration and the experience of pain and the hardship of travel just for him to receive IV fluid and seeing him subsequently improving thereafter made me realize how the doctors can have a great impact upon someone’s life, not just their physical self but their emotional self as well. My grandfather falling ill made me question the fact that without our health we are nothing. I therefore decided to go into the field of medicine to better people’s lives.

In a visionary interdisciplinary team, a physician’s role would be vital in leading the system while keeping the individualized care in mind. Through my research in medical education, I have witnessed the power of such collaboration. To advance this idea, the medical school would provide me an avenue to bring my large-scale vision of health and teach me how to practice the art of delivering it through public health. Despite having a macro level view of health, it bewilders me how the human body functions at a micro level and the curiosity of the unknown has inspired me to pursue the medical career. In order to appreciate the physiology, I am looking forward to go for the capillary bed from the jugular. It is then, that the true amalgamation of Public Health and Medicine will occur and as a physician, I want to be that agent of

With many inquietudes, I wondered how to defend the ideals of compassion and service constructed during Medical School.The answer unclear at that moment started to emerge during my Rural Service. It was a satisfying and at the same time a demanding experience. During this year I faced different struggles mostly related to prevention, work in the community and It also served me well to embrace teamwork as an indispensable ingredient of medical practice. During this year I went through a vast amount of constructive