Statement of Purpose for a Masters' Degree in Biomedical Computing Program

From all the videos I saw during this course, I’ve decided that I kind of want to program software for medical professions to use. Many doctors and patients would benefit from programs such as a better tumor detection, and I was also wanted to become a doctor when I was young. Why not integrate computer science into a medical

Biology. Seven letters, one word. Biology initially was a course the state of Texas required me to take but as time progressed biology soon became my passion. Eventually over time, biology started to reflect in my everyday life and started to inspire me to scope more into the study. Biology became my calling and the key to the future I’ve always desired to obtain. Becoming a biology major in the University of Texas at Austin and obtaining a Human Biology degree with be the first step of many to being closer to becoming a successful physical therapist.

As a child, I was fueled by curiosity to crack open computers and examine each piece to diagnose their individual contributions to the overall system. Driven by the same inquisitive character, I was drawn to the intricacies of the human body which shared many similarities with these complex machines. My thirst for further understanding of the human body and desire to translate my initial interest into an opportunity to improve the lives of those around me began my journey into medicine.

I wouldn’t be doing philosophy if I didn’t think it progressed, and that we know now more than we did a century ago. For that reason, I don’t view its history as a story of the clash of defensible but irreconcilable views, from which the most we can expect is a sympathetic understanding of how things looked to the participants. (Scott Soames)

Growing up in a family of doctors influenced me to pursue the knowledge of health and diseases. I long for devoting myself to public health. With data explosion, I realized that data-driven science is indispensable to meet the increasing demand in medical and biological improvement. Therefore, I want to apply tools of statistics to address human health problems and become an excellent biostatistician. My goal in entering in the M.S. program at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is to develop expertise in Biostatistics. At JHU, I am able to obtain an interdisciplinary perspective, combining approaches and knowledge derived from statistics, computing and biology. In the future, I plan to pursue Ph.D. study and one day lead my own research group. To meet these objectives, I wish to carry on advanced study at JHU.

Since childhood, I have always known that I wanted to pursue a STEM related career. I was fascinated by the evolving technological world and the various advancements but computers, in specific, stood out to me. Soon, working with computers came easy to me and I was off in identifying new software and utilizing programming languages alongside electrical components for various projects such as an LED displaying text on an Arduino board. Mathematics and science have also been strengths of mine and coming from a family with strong mathematical and scientific knowledge, I learned to integrate them into coding projects such as Sierpinski’s carpet and a basketball game. It is no surprise that our modern world is heavily computation and data driven.

I hope you are well. I have been working on my graduate school statement of purpose over the last few days, and I was hoping you might be willing to look over it. I am contacting you because your comments on my personal statement over the summer were very helpful, and I know that as Director of Graduate Studies you read these types of statements frequently. I am not sure if I am on the right track and so this very rough draft may not be what they are looking for as a statement of purpose. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you do not have the time.

People who know me typically find out pretty quickly that next to my passion for medicine, I am actually one of the world’s hugest computer geeks. In fact, when I first entered college, I toyed with the idea of studying computer science before I realized that the study of the human body was so much more exciting because it allows me to combine my fervor for computers and merge it with my interest in medicine.

I decided to pursue a career that involves improving healthcare using technology. It became recognizable that physicians, nurses and other clinicians rely heavily on software technology to reach a certain diagnosis to better treat the patient. One of the biggest tools used is the electronic medical record. I took on an expanded role

I have chosen to study Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers University because I would like to pursue a career in the research, development and teaching of methodologies, processes and tools that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of information flow as well as usage in the healthcare setting. This is important in order to improve health outcomes through information system in both the private and public sector of the healthcare.

Whilst at school many years ago I developed a profound respect and interest for the complexities of the human body, I had always hoped that this would be an integral part of my career choice. However, I got sidetracked and found myself embroiled in the stressful world of IT and finance where I forged a successful career programming.

I will set myself up for success this year by networking with professors and graduate students. The reason is that I want to attend medical school, but in order to become a competitive applicant, I need to have contact with my professors and know them as things go. Not only that I will exceed in classes, but be able to show medical schools that I went into research, was able to start study groups with students, and mentor others. With this progress, I would be able to have a higher GPA and leadership experience in terms of applying for a position in a club. I recognize myself with a bright future, so being independent is ambition to start a private practice since I am able to take responsibilities.

One of the crucial moments in my life was the decision I had to take; as to what I was going to do next in life. Having completed my Advanced Level in 2013, I realized that it was not the end of my career as a student. I needed strong academic foundation along with other soft skills to meet the challenges and survive in this commercial world as a successful individual. In view of these thoughts, I was unable to make a firm decision as to what my career direction would be. After a month or so of various discussions with my parents, friends and other learned people I was able to reason out the best choice for me.

Biology has always been a fascination since my primary education especially when my teacher started one particular class claiming to reveal the secret of life. She started to explain what is known as the “Central Dogma” of Molecular Biology. This framework of life in its simplest form piqued my interest in Biology.

During my school studies I found the subjects Biology, Mathematics and Physics as fascinating more specifically, knowing the amazing functions of human body, solving real world problems with a formula and learning the principle and working of machines that’s being used to examine human body like X-Rays were quite interesting. Also influenced by the fact that I come from the family of Engineers I was looking for an Engineering course which combines Biology, Mathematics and Physics to pursue as my bachelor’s degree. Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering perfectly fitted this position which will also aid to fulfill my passion of pursuing a career in the field of Healthcare.