The Importance Of Treatment In My Life

As the coming years approach, I want my future to hold both the passion to explore new opportunities and the strength to overcome new challenges. With the experiences of my high school career, I aspire to take all the things I learned to transition into a college environment where my ideas can be challenged and shared. Where I can learn from others; where I can seek the opportunity to make a direct impact towards saving lives. I believe I can do great things. Through tenacity I will not only be gratified in becoming a doctor, but also be able to share my compassion for others through

Through the many trips that my family has taken to the hospital due to various reasons, I have become fond of the hospital and its many wonders. After all the things that the medical field has done for me and my family, I decided to contribute to my local hospital to volunteer and help out those who pay visits to the hospital. Through my exposure to various clinical populations, I want to improve my ability to serve others in this capacity that can guide me towards the medical profession in the future.

Visiting a hospital and seeing what the children need or playing with them makes them very happy. Volunteering at a hospital lets me see the hospital from an insider's perspective. I am considering a career in a health-related field, volunteering at a hospital provides me with the chance to work with medical professionals and see what their jobs are like in the real world. My first day at the children's hospital was very warm and accepting. I was very anxious to meet the

The experience taught me to work hard to achieve my goal of becoming a doctor and helping as many people as I can. It taught me not to waste my time. All of my dedication has pushed me to be the best person I can be so in the future I can feel confident about all of my choices. Volunteering at Children’s Hospital offered me an experience that pushed me to strive for no less than excellence. By volunteering, I watched my dreams and ambitions get closer, and although the process is a slow and difficult one, every second of it was worth it because I was able to watch everything I value become

I have been able to see the joy on a child’s face when they finally make a shot, the joy on their face when they learn how and when to cross the street, and the joy on their face when they realize that they have the potential to be anything they want to be in life. Being able to watch this all happen has allowed me to realize that I want to see these kinds of amazing reactions every day for the rest of my life. On top of this, I want to be the one to allow them to have this reaction. To me, it is the best feeling in the world when I know that I have helped someone do something they felt they couldn’t do before. This being said, my volunteer work has persuaded me into the direction of the medical field. I feel this has happened because the medical field gives me an enormous variety of ways to impact lives

"You have stage IV lung cancer that has metastasized to your lymph nodes and bones. Your prognosis is poor; you may have another 18 months left [to live]." The oncologist’s words marked the beginning of my ex-husband’s physical and emotional suffering until his untimely death in January 2017. Witnessing his unrelenting pain and watching him suffer from lung cancer and the horrible side effects of chemotherapy, I wondered why the doctors did not offer him any other alternatives other than living in progressive pain. Why would they let him suffer for the next 18 months with ineffective pain management treatment when his prognosis was so poor? This option should have been available to him, but due to state laws and

I began volunteering at the Hospital for Special Surgery, to get an overview of what is is like to work at a hospital. Volunteering at a hospital was an eye opening experience, because I got to encounter how physicians, and medical staff communicate, and listen to their patients. These two skills are essential to understand patient needs, and therefore make the right decisions in diagnosing diseases. My role at the hospital was to provide snacks, beverages, and aid kits to patients, families, and medical staff. I have witnessed families that stayed up long nights, because they had loved ones undergo surgery. Any person that has a loved one undergo surgery becomes worried and scared, because of the uncertainty that lies ahead. However, the imperative skills that I have learned and exceeded on was my communication skills. Communicating with these families, and patients was exceedingly important, because you have to place yourself in their shoes to understand the situation they are in. I met young patients, as young as 5 years old, that were in the hospital for days recovering from surgery, or undergoing

It was not until my senior high school year when I had my first exposure to Medicine. I joined the Better Life Institute, a volunteer group that organizes a weekly medical convoys to provide medical service for underprivileged villages in Egypt, where I regularly attended the clinics and also assisted with the logistics and administrative duties. I also became a member of a team that supports and arranges home visits to cancer patients. This was an eye opening experience that made me realized the impact of emotional and spiritual well-being on patients’ prognosis, and I discovered how the simplest of well-chosen words can provide a priceless comfort to a suffering patient. This experience motivated me beyond any expectation and I realized there was no better way for me to pursue science and achieve satisfaction than through Medicine.

Before attending Agnes Scott, I believed that I wanted to pursue a career in the medical field as a doctor. During my high school years, I considered several different areas of medical practice and settled upon oncology due to my interest in the complex nature of cancer. I heard a lot about cancer growing up, but I never learned what it was or what mechanisms were being used to treat cancer. I chose to major in biochemistry to learn about cancer in multiple lights and understand cancer in its simplest forms. After taking different biology classes such as Biology 111, where I learned the different steps required for cancer to develop and the current methods being researched to treat cancer, I began to consider a career in

My decision to volunteer at Gloucester-Mathews Free Clinic was primarily motivated by curiosity. There are seven medical professionals in my family, and I wanted to explore the possibility of pursuing a similar career path. The experience provided an opportunity to learn that I do not want to go into medicine, but more importantly, it made me reevaluate the way I think of healthcare.

treatment continuum, as clients transitioned through the use of mindfulness to hope and then to setting goals, certain results were noted; negative affect began to decrease, while positive affect and quality of life in regards to one’s mental health began to increase (Thornton, et al., 2007). It could be assumed that the use of mindfulness and hope would also demonstrate similar results for those individuals who are experiencing the cancer diagnosis for the first time.

Cancer’s a bitch! When I was 11 years old I lost my father, a 35 year old non-smoker, to lung cancer. Before the death of my dad, I had always wanted to be a scientist when I grew up. The overwhelming beauty and complexity of nature fascinated me. Watching my father slowly lose his fight with cancer was my first real push towards wanting to study medicine. Later experiences volunteering in hospitals, shadowing physicians, and watching my little sister’s boyfriend struggle through his own fight with a brain tumor only furthered and solidified my passion for medicine. Though I have had some rough patches in my life, I consider myself lucky in that I have seen and experienced things that most people never get to in their lifetimes. These experiences have given me me the chance prove myself able to deal with stress while performing academically, and have shaped me in ways that will make me a more aware and well rounded physician in the future.

My passion for medicine grew out of opportunities that I was very fortunate to have. These opportunities involved learning about the mechanisms of both human health and disease. My decision to pursue a career in pathology was easily made based on the amazing experiences and mentorship I have had over the last decade. During high school, my interest in medicine led me to participate in a research project with a pathologist. This project sparked my interest in the world of research, and provided me with the first glimpse into what pathologists do.

Throughout my childhood and undergraduate experience, I realized that I wanted to develop a more meaningful role in patient care. I found my passion in volunteering, which then developed, into my career as a patient care associate. Although I cannot give medicine I can positively influence a patient’s experience in the hospital while working on skills of compassion and empathy. My current occupation lays a great educational foundation in the operations of a hospital while learning how to work with the medical team beneficially. This is only a stepping-stone as I aspire to continue my education and develop a more meaningful role in patient wellbeing that I believe can be furthered by The Ohio State University.

I have developed personal skills to be able to reassure a patient in distress, and have a first-hand experience in understanding how medical professionals communicate. At some point in my Physical Therapy career, I picture myself working in a hospital. I believe that it is important to immerse myself early to become a respected employee. I would continue to involve myself in this community to meet the service requirements of the Shawn Carter Foundation. Instead of being just a volunteer, I would strive to become a service leader for patients and employees.