The Life Of Medical School

After a week working in the hospital, I went on home visits with nurses, doctors, nutritionists, psychologists and a monk. The first patient lives in a shabby wooden house. A great contrast could be seen between the room that the patient lives in and the rest of the house. “The patient is diagnosed with prostate cancer with bone metastasis. The room is specially built for him by the hospital and his family. He won’t live long.” A nurse told me. On another visit, I met a man with esophagus cancer.

The doctors did not try to understand the viewpoints of Nao Kao and Foua and instead reduced their thoughts and feelings to being inferior. Nao Kao and Foua did not understand what the doctors were doing to their child, let alone understand the instructions that the doctors were giving them. The doctors did not try to understand the Lee’s culture and what they were going through. Instead, the doctors proceeded to help Lia in the way that they saw fit. Western medical practices were more invasive than Nao Kao and Foua were accustomed to. I was angry with the Lee’s about the treatment that they were receiving from the doctors. There was no communication with Nao Kao and Foua. When Child Protection Services were brought in and Lia was taken away from Nao Kao and Foua I was astounded. I did not understand why Lia’s doctors believed that Child Protection Services was necessary. It seemed that if the doctors had taken the time to listen to Nao Kao and Foua about their concerns and not just rely on interpreters to give them information one way, everything would be fine. However, I realized that child abuse and neglect was much more complicated than I had

My life started in the Congo, and throughout it my family and I have aspired to pursue higher education. My father passed away when I was twelve years old, and my mother struggled to pay for our schooling amidst a country in war. As a child, I watched my mother who was a midwife; provide indigent care by helping women deliver their babies in homes with compassion. Her dedication and commitment inspired me to go into health care where I can help although it left me with a lot of unanswered questions. My experiences stirred my compassionate heart at eight years old, and I asked my mother, “How can I make a difference in someone’s life?”

The controversy surrounding college education and admission, both for undergraduate and graduate schools, is a debate that all students will face during their education. As a student who strives to complete both an undergraduate and graduate tuition, issues such as a bias towards high-income students, malicious health effects, and burdensome student loans intrigued me. As I continued researching the flaws in medical schools , I understood that the roots of many issues began in undergraduate schooling and pertained to most education systems. Many admissions and education obstacles start before high levels of schooling.To narrow the topic, the Ivy League seemed to have a strong two-sided argument; the prestige of the schools caused more speculation

I grew up in the bustling city of Lagos, then moved to the small town of Benin City, Nigeria, then to inner city New Jersey, and finally to suburban Texas. In this time I have developed a more nuanced worldview that enables me to empathize with people in different situations. Furthermore, I have also become exposed to the different sides of healthcare. Ten years ago, my left knee gave out from under me. Fearing medical costs, my mother diagnosed it as a simple dislocation. There was no indication of lingering damage until three years later when the knee gave out again with a sharp pain. This pain persisted for months, but my parents’ distrust in the quality of treatment of complex health problems in Nigeria forced me to learn to deal with it.

Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care, the words of Theodore Roosevelt written in the radiology department at Good Samaritan Hospital, where I work as a Radiologic technologist. These words are a constant reminder of why I choose to pursue a career in medicine. Growing up in Haiti, I was an underweight, mal nourished child with a weak immune system. Sick days seemed to occur every other day. In a country with limited resources, I remember traveling with my parents to different towns in search for medicine and the right physician. We would walked miles, but no miles was ever long enough to stop my parents from getting their son the proper treatment. At a young age my parents showed me the true meaning of altruism and empathy, necessary skills needed to make a great physician. Living in poverty can have major consequences on one’s health. I witness this in my own health and those surrounding me. To survive these harsh conditions, as a community we had to stick together, we had to care for one another. We shared everything with our neighbors, from clean drinking water, food supplies, to natural herb treatment and medicine. From observing the change in lives in the community when treatment was provided, I quickly learned to values the benefits of good Health and medicine.

After graduating from the University of North Alabama, I plan to attend Medical School at either the University of South Alabama or the University of Alabama at Birmingham. After attending Medical School and my four year Residency, I plan to be a Resident for three more years so that I may specialize in Obstetrics and Gynecology/Fetal and Maternal Medicine. As an Doctor, I want to open my own practice and experience the joy of bringing life into this world. I believe that every unborn baby should have a fare chance at life and I know with the help of these scholarships, I can make my goals into a reality.

Commonsense would seem to necessitate scrutinizing any decision with the capacity for detrimental long-term implications, would it not? And, few would disagree that attending medical school constitutes an unquestionably worthy and honorable endeavor. However, using student loans to finance such efforts potentially trigger onerous financial obligations with burdensome debt encumbering other aspects of one’s life for the foreseeable future. Is there any doubt that acquiring massive financial obligations without thinking the entire process through could become a foolhardy proposition? That doesn't suggest minimizing one's ambitions or strategic goals whatsoever, but it does justify a reasonable accounting of the entire process and where it

Emory School of Medicine provides a unique environment to mold my medical education to work within clinical care in a dynamic global community. My diverse range of experiences from my upbringing, eclectic communities I have grown in, and unique perspectives of medicine and public health I have gained through my professional pursuits will be vital to me contributing to the unique atmosphere of ingenuity at Emory that supports the development of doctors who strive to serve individuals and communities of all types. Through my research experiences, I gained a multidisciplinary understanding healthcare through different contexts, which converges on finding effective ways to communicating with people and gaining a better understanding of what goes

The hard work paid off much to your delight. You just received your medical license, now what? Lets just step back and relive the years past. Four years of Undergrad followed by four more years at Med School. Some of you had liberal arts and humanities majors before joining Med School. There are others who tried different jobs before joining Med School which puts them in the mid or late thirties. A further five or more years to meet Residency and Fellowship requirements! However few can put up with the brutal academic and research workload you did. Congratulations on your hard-earned success.

That situation with the younger doctor made me think of the reading Narrative Medicine which is about aiming to introduce into everyday medical practice the use of narrative (story telling) as an instrument to gather and understand information about the patient's history and illness. Having knowledge of their psychological and physical state is very helpful. When Dr. Charon spoke with the 36-year-old Dominican man, she didn’t take over the conversation. She listened and it touched him because he says, “No one has ever let me do this before.” This made me really think about my family’s interactions with doctors and nurses since my teen years to present. Her diabetes began to spiral out of control and it never really stabilized. Over the course of the years, she was hospitalized

During high school, I was actively involved in my local AHEC, which offered a program for high school students in the area to learn more about the health field through various camps and programs. One of the programs that I attended was at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the focus of the program was to expose first generation college students to the various allied health programs at UNC. Throughout the program professors and admission representatives from various departments gave a short presentation to the attendees, but the presentation from the Gillings School of Global Public Health was the one that resonated with me the most. That day I was introduced to a

For most medical students, the transition from medical school to residency and actually deciding on a specialty is quite intimidating. There are many unknowns, a few botched plans, and for someone like me who grew up in a family of immigrants, a lot of high expectations. The journey that led to my decision to pursue a career in Internal medicine was by no means conventional, but rather the culmination of a lifetime of personal experiences and even some life-changing events. This decision has since been cemented by my experiences during my basic sciences and internal medicine rotation. Combined, these experiences have instilled an excitement in me to serve my community as an Internist.

I have chosen to apply to the Georgetown University School of Medicine because I feel that my experiences and goals closely align with Georgetown University’s mission and values. The Jesuit ideals are incredibly important to me, specifically cura personalis. Having already been immersed in the Jesuit traditions as an undergraduate at Loyola University Chicago, I have learned to look at life through the philanthropic lens of a Jesuit, and I have learned to become a person for others. Further, I have been humbled by my volunteering experiences and have discovered the importance of using my time and resources to help others who are not as fortunate. For example, while volunteering with Gentiva Hospice and spending time with patients who had minimal days left to live, I felt like I was giving back even if it was something small like sitting by their bedside holding their hand or offering words of encouragement. Seeing a patient smile or feel more comfortable after something I had done taught me the impact I can have, and how

One of the most appealing aspects of becoming a public health professional is the wide range of careers available to choose from. My career goals coincide with the range of opportunities; however, ultimately I want to work with an organization similar to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. I want to focus on the social and medical aspects of disease, and examine the disproportionate rates of disease and disability among minorities. I also want to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS that is rapidly destroying so many countries. My passion to help others around me has sparked a desire to work with clinics around the world in order to promote change in the treatment and prevention of devastating diseases like HIV/AIDS.