During my yearly summer break as a child, I would visit my cousins who run a clinic in India. Their lifestyle really inspired me; I was intrigued at the thought of helping people selflessly. Then, during my last few years of high school, my bedridden grandfather moved in with us in Qatar. When I saw how my dad took care of him day in and day out, a spark ignited in me and I realized that I wanted to practice medicine. I’m happy to have found a career that will allow me to accomplish all my aspirations: learning about the human body, helping people and educating them to take better care of their health. Medicine provides a career path filled with choices but during my second medical school rotation, my love of challenges and learning new things led me to choose internal medicine as my specialty. My interest in pursuing internal medicine began with my curiosity for the entire spectrum of medicine.
Medical school in India was an interesting experience. The biggest challenge I faced there was learning the local language, Kannada to communicate with patients. With some effort and a persistent attitude, I was able to achieve that in a short span of time. As a medical student, I participated in innumerable activities aimed at expanding my exposure to condition, cures, and patient groups in ways no classroom lecture could match. Universal polio vaccination camp, maternity and child health care checkups, tuberculosis education programs, mass drug administration of DEC to prevent
The medical field is a career path that brings about many options and opportunities of great value. The noble idea of being a doctor tends to cloud the diligent studying and precise training that is actually required for this career. I have wanted to become a doctor since a very young age, and now that the opportunity is here for the taking, I have fully researched what it takes to succeed in this profession and various specialties of the practice. The road to a medical degree is one filled with thousands of notes, years of schooling, and many stressful nights, but the reward is one incomparable to any other. Saving people’s lives on a day-to-day basis has been one of my dreams for as long as I can remember, so the rigorous curriculum
For as long as I could remember, I have seen my father rushing to the hospital in a white coat, answering pagers in the middle of important family conversations and attending night calls even in the most terrible weather. I had always wondered; what could be so important that it belittles every other responsibility in his life. It was only after many years of anguish and protests that it finally made sense to me. This defining moment of realization occurred when I first met a patient in his office. I saw how the gratitude in the patient’s eyes can provide a sense of fulfillment that triumphs all other feelings in the universe. It was human life that was most important. Being a doctor does not make you a mere healer but also gives you the responsibility of a caregiver. I had never felt more proud of my father and that was the day I felt the urge to relive this feeling many times over. It was there in that moment that I decided to pursue a career in medicine.
I decided to pursue medicine while I was attending high school in Kolkata, India and fell in love with biology. I enjoyed engaging with people and developing meaningful relationships. I was looking for a path that would provide me with the skills to help others, both in my home country India and abroad. I felt that medicine can offer me an enriched career with the perfect balance of scientific challenge, intellectual stimulation and personal collection. Surrounded by the Himalayas in West Bengal, India, medical school further inspired my intellectual curiosity and cemented my professional identity.
Healthcare policy is a very interesting topic on lots of levels and this will be a continues topic that comes up domestically or internationally. When it comes to discussing health care in the United states a lot of these discussions begin with quality and cost. In the New England journal of medicine, there is an article that titled “The Relation between Funding by the National Institutes of Health and Burdon of Disease”. (2016) This article discusses topics of research programs of the National Institutes of Health and how they have been successful in the years. (NIH) scientist have been funded and made great progress in the understanding of the basic functions of disease. They also make note of how the
1. Question 1: We understand you are probably applying to multiple medical schools. Please explain your reasons for applying to the Carver College of Medicine
During my undergraduate career, I discovered further inspiration to pursue medicine while founding Texas Healthy Habits, a student organization. As an officer, I created engaging lesson plans and traveled to local elementary schools to teach children the importance of public health. When I revisited the schools, I was delighted to see that my lessons stuck with the children and they were already applying them to their daily lives. It became apparent that my lessons were helping kids make decisions that had a positive impact on their health. This opportunity revealed to me that I am drawn to a career in medicine because one of my long-term career goals is to be in a position that allows me to
The practice of medicine has been shaped through the years by advances in the area of diagnostic procedures. Many of these advances were made possible by scientific breakthroughs made before the 20th century. Modern medicine arguably emerged. Both normal and abnormal functions (physiology and pathology) were increasingly understood within smaller units, first the tissues and then the cells. Microscopy also played a key role in the development of bacteriology. Physicians started to use stethoscope as an aid in diagnosing certain diseases and conditions. New ways of diagnosing disease were developed, and surgery emerged as an important branch of medicine. Above all, a combination of science and technology underpinned medical knowledge and
Growing up in Ethiopia, I saw just how desperately my people and the world needed physicians. Although the situation seemed dishearteningly bleak, I found hope in the idea that one day, if I worked hard enough, I could help my people by becoming a doctor. As a result, ever since coming to America my hope has given me the drive to push towards my goal, daily. For example, while working and fulfilling my duties to help my community through club; I always put my obligations to school first. Every day my aspirations for the future seem increasingly within reach. Although I still have a long way to go, I believe that my drive and focus will help me in attaining my
Why study medicine? Since the moment I decide to study it, I asked that question a hundred times and I always tried to find the seed that can explain my passion for study this vocation. Seeking the answer, I realize that the seed, the source of the emotion I felt towards this profession was born with the experiences that I encounter during my twenty years of life. The first circumstance that the seed was born was when I was a child of five years old in a moment of helplessness. At that moment, I was asked about what I wanted to be when I grow up and my answer was that I aspire to be a doctor to save my father who had been diagnosed with AIDS and I didn’t wanted him to go far away from me. As the years passed, my desire for medicine was still growing further. When I was seven years old I witnessed my mom giving birth to my second sister when doctors thought it was dangerous for her health. At the age of nine, I saw my grandmother
Growing up, I encountered many health complications. I got transferred to many kinds of doctors to treat my many illnesses. The frustration of transferring to multiple offices and repeating the process of entering all the patient information and relaying my health problems to the doctors was inevitable. That sparked my interest to work in the healthcare field to become a doctor. However, when I reached college, I learned about careers working behind the scenes, improving the process of care.
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I have taken stock of myself, considering my skills, experiences, and goals. I have looked to family and friends, some of whom are doctors, for advice. Because of this self-examination, I have decided to pursue a career in health care. The process has been difficult at times but always illuminating. Throughout it all, I have never lost confidence - the confidence that I will actively absorb all available medical knowledge, forge friendships with fellow students, and emerge from my training as a skilful and caring physician.
The Lord gave me life, my mother brought me into this world, and my grandmother taught me how to be a fine human being.I vividly remember my sixth birthday party, when I wished so hard to become somebody who could heal my grandmother‘s pains and end her sorrows over death of her daughter her own heart ailment.Although it took me many years to fulfill my dream, I vigorously pursued my promise and studied very hard throughout my life to go to medical school and graduate with honors. I always desired to learn and grow, getting the best possible training in internal medicine. Therefore, I came to the US in pursuit of my dream as this country offers the most vigorous and comprehensive training in medicine. Immigrating to a multicultural country like the US was not easy especially I faced many obstacles and various ups and downs, but I survived and molded myself into a much stronger person. To pursue my deep interest in medicine and further familiarize myself with the American healthcare system, I participated in several observerships and clinical externships in teaching hospitals, rehabilitation centers in New York,Connecticut,Texas.
The love for Internal Medicine comes from the lesson learned in childhood that once the right-time is gone it doesn’t come back. Out of all the specialties, Internal Medicine is the only one that requires me to be there for patients at
Choosing a career in medicine came naturally to me since my father is an anesthesiologist. With my frequent visits to his hospital, I have always been surrounded by doctors. I have witnessed first hand the satisfaction a doctor experiences seeing their patients on the path to recovery. From something as simple as a seasonal sickness to treating patients with serious chronic diseases, medical profession is the