Statement of Purpose to Become an Opthamologist

The first time I realized I wanted to specialize in medicine was when my father took me to the fire station when I was around the age of fourteen. He began to show me images of different cases and trauma scenes they had participated in. Since then, I have constantly asked my dad questions about different calls and scenarios about patients he has rescued. By having a father in the medical field and continuing to take science and medical courses throughout high school, I began to learn more about medicine throughout the years. Deciding to partake in these courses further advanced my understanding in medicine. These courses helped it become clear to me that the medical field is something I continuously

Unlike other medical students, I never had one particular defining moment that changed my life but from a very young age I had set myself to becoming a doctor, but not just any doctor, a surgeon. Therefore, instead of just one determining event, many events helped propel my dream, with medical school being the beginning of much more I hope to achieve.

I’ve always had an interest in becoming a Doctor. Even as a young child. Unfortunately, I lost my grandpa January 23, 2016 to a Lung Disease. He and I had a great relationship. He inspired me to be the best that I can be. Through his battle with Lung disease, I saw how the Doctors cared for him in a special way. My father suffered from a stroke that nearly changed his life. Watching him progress and get treated from amazing Doctors opened my eyes. That’s when I realized becoming a Doctor would allow me to care for people the same way my loved ones were cared

My whole life I have wanted to fulfill my goal of becoming a doctor. I have worked hard to immerse myself in anything vastly medical related such as volunteering at my local hospital, joining a teen health careers club, and shadowing doctors and nurses. All of these things, I believe, have allowed me to broaden my knowledge on passion for medicine. In addition, I

Growing up I knew that I wanted to study science and explore the human body with the goal of helping people. With exploration of career options later in middle school, I realized that medicine was the path for me. My parents did not achieve Bachelor degrees and while I knew logically that they would support me, I did not have the confidence to pursue such a big dream. In high school, I became more and more involved and worked outrageously

Since I was a child, I have always known I wanted to become a doctor, but I did not know what kind of doctor I wanted to become. Did I want to become a doctor to earn a lot of money and live a prosperous life, be respected in society, or so that I could simply help other people? The answer came to me not too long ago while I was volunteering at the Methodist Richardson Hospital. During my time in the children’s ward reading books with these children or even just talking to them, I felt a sense of fulfillment. Seeing these children with life threatening diseases, such as cancer, smiling happily as if nothing were wrong, living their lives as if they were not stuck in hospital beds made me just love them and their positive attitudes. Working

In the field of physics there are many different types of careers someone can pursue. A few of the many possibilities are: space, energy, medicine, construction, education etc. The profession that I am interested in falls under the broad topic of medicine, which would be optometry. Generally, optometrists examine people’s eyes to diagnose various different types of vision problems such as: near-sightedness and farsightedness. They would also test for how well their depth, color perception and their ability to focus and coordinate their eyes. Optometrists can also prescribe contact lenses or eyeglasses and even provide treatments such as low-vision rehabilitation and vision therapy. While analyzing the eyes, optometrists can detect other problems such as glaucoma and eye diseases that could have occurred due to diabetes or high blood pressure. Basically, an optometrist’s job is to find complications in a person’s eye and recommend the appropriate treatment to make their eyes as health as possible.

The interest and passion to learn about the human body and have the knowledge and ability to care even the most injured patient fills me with excitement and its never ending reward of being able to assist another person on living another day. The dream of becoming a surgeon began when I first played operation. I don’t know why I found the board game so entertaining, but I always found myself playing with other family members. Trying to remove every small piece of

I immediately knew what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to help people the way my dad did. For the longest time, I wanted to work in the emergency room like him. Then, as a project to finish off the fifth grade year, we each were given an organ to write about. I was assigned the heart. I researched and learned all about the heart and I was mesmerized. The heart was this amazing, intriguing organ that kept the entire body going. I learned how incredibly strong it was, and just how important it was to everyone. I was utterly fascinated and I explained exactly what I thought to my dad. I told him how much I wanted to be a doctor and how I knew I wanted to work with the heart. That's when I was first introduced to the career of cardiovascular

As a child growing up I wanted to be a surgeon. I was introduced by such profession by my uncle who is a cardio thoracic surgeon. Every time I would go visit him he would talk about the interesting surgical cases he would perform, and it really caught my attention. This particular occupation did happen to end up on my result pages and it also happens to be one of the main professions I am interested in pursuing upon graduating from college.

If I could grow up and become anything I wanted to, I would become a cardiothoracic surgeon. I would become a cardiothoracic surgeon because I love to help people and make a difference in their life. Not to mention, some people in my family work in the medical business and from what I’ve heard so far, they enjoy making lives easier and happier. Plus, I’m 100% sure that I wouldn’t disappoint anyone because I strive to be the best. Also, being a surgeon would help the world in some way because I would be saving people that could change the world. An example of that is, if i were to save a firefighter, I would save him/her, so they can do their job and save others. Another reason I would become a surgeon, is that I would become a better person

The story in which I concluded that I wanted to become a surgeon all started in my sophomore year of high school. I joined allied health science at a vocational school mostly because it seemed interesting and my mom said she took allied health science when she was in high school. At first, I wasn’t so sure about this class and I was thinking about joining police science. I ended up staying with allied health instead because I don't give up on things and my mom thought I should stay as well. I ended up really liking allied health and studying all the different things involved with anatomy. I always get really good grades on my test and allied health became my hobby; it didn’t seem like school to me. Then I started to think about what I wanted

Ever since I was younger I have always wanted to help others. I seemed to have an urge to become a doctor because I knew that they helped people. My interests peaked when my grandmother would take me to visit her work. She was a CNA at a nursing home. I was fascinated with everyone wearing their scrubs and just being within the busy atmosphere. My wanting to become a doctor real grew during my high school experience. I had always excelled in the sciences so I took all the required courses, but I also took AP Biology and Anatomy and Physiology. During my senior year, they offered a program for those interested in the medical field, however, it required a selective competition with my other academically inclined peers. The process also had my

When I was little I always looked up to my uncle who was a surgeon. He inspired me at a young age to work hard on any dream I wanted to accomplish. He came to the United States for the first time and attended a first grade performance of mine, all the students were supposed to say what they wanted to do with their life. I said I wanted to be doctor and I saw him, tears running down his face from within the crowd. The Health Science and Medicine Academy has taught me much and has helped me grow as a person. In the future I strive to become a general or pediatric surgeon and I hope to accomplish this goal in thirteen years after high school.

Although, I am not someone who has known since childhood that I wanted to be a doctor, I have always known that I needed to do something that would allow me to help others while challenging myself. I realize that while concise, my list of career must haves are not the easiest to fulfill nor does it necessarily tie me to a career as a physician. I thrive not only when helping people, but by being as busy as I can be both mentally and physically. I have had the opportunity to work