West Sudan Personal Statement

Currently, as a Healthcare Specialist (68W), I am honored to help improve the lives of U.S. Service Members, veterans, and their family members. However, my true aspiration is to make an impact on the underserved communities in the United States and globally. Therefore, to accomplish my goals, I aspire to obtain my Master's Degrees in Physician Assistant Studies. I desire this degree because I understand how much of a need for a transformation in medicine, especially in underserved areas. I am aware of this need because I grew up in an underserved community.

The invaluable skills that I have gained and learned through my after school clubs, Future Business Leaders of America, (FBLA) and National Honor Society( NHS), has stirred up a desire in me to help my community and to make a difference in the lives of people, by majoring in the Public Health field. Through Public Health, I will help those in my community at large to live healthy lives; mentally, socially, physically and culturally. Healthcare is an essential need in life and is a great field that would allow me to make a difference.

The healthcare sector offers a variety of professional opportunities that include pediatric, geriatrics, public policy and many other areas in which I hope to make a impact towards. I have always been intrigued by medicine and continue to gain more interest in public health. In the future, I desire to combine both medicine and public health by participating in an MD and MPH program. My experiences and education provide me with constant motivation in achieving my goals.

I have been given many opportunities to help others and make an impact in Johnson City through organizations like the Family Medicine Interest Group at ETSU, serving as the coordinator for student involvement in free clinics. I have also been able to make an impact through medicine in Cleveland, TN by way of the Good Samaritan Clinic. This is a free clinic in downtown Cleveland that I have been volunteering at for the past seven years. I have also been directly involved in the start-up of the Just Care clinic in Mountain City, TN, a medical student ran free clinic in rural Appalachia. I was also been able to spend time in rural Guatemala with a medical team from my undergraduate university helping diagnose, treat, and care for patients whom receive little to no regular healthcare. From my own first hand experiences in both Guatemala and my time spent in the Just Care and Good Samaritan Clinics, I have seen the impact that an inadequate health care system can have on a population. I hope to use my medical and public health training in areas that do not have adequate access to health

I have cultivated many skills throughout my undergraduate education that I believe will help me succeed throughout medical school. My decision to become a doctor did not happen overnight but was a passion that grew with me and inspired my entire life. I am eager to start my journey at Morehouse College of medicine and become a physician that provides quality treatment and works on improving health care in rural areas and underserved communities in Georgia and across the United

Sudan has known conflict for most of its existence. The discovery of oil in 1979 served to heighten this conflict as north and south fought over valuable resources. In more recent years human rights violations and genocide have occurred in unsurpassed numbers with the Sudanese governments support. Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state with an issued arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. In July 2011 southern Sudanese citizens voted to secede from Sudan and form the Republic of South Sudan in response to years of oppression by the Arab led Islamist government. South Sudan is now the worlds newest country and free to determine its own path

I was previously an Albanian citizen. I was raised surrounded by a violent civil war and civil unrest in the nation which is still nowadays plagued by corruption and extreme economic inequalities. Becoming a US citizen was for me an unimaginably great opportunity for which I feel in debt to my now fellow Americans. For this reason, my ultimate career goal is to give back to the great community that has taken me in as one of their own by tackling the problem of inequality between neighborhoods in New York. As a future physician, my goal will be to work in economically disadvantaged areas to not only treat, but also educate children, teenagers, and young adults about their personal health care. With the opportunities that the Summer Public Health Scholars Program can offer me, I plan to ultimately play my part in the nationwide effort of eliminating inequalities of populations in disadvantaged environment so that every American citizen of all ages may one day witness the great opportunities and true equalities that are promised to them under our great

In recent years the US has experienced a large influx of migration. Immigrants come from many different countries, races, religions and for many different reasons. One group of immigrants that received national attention is a group from Sudan that has been called “The Lost Boys”. The reason behind the national attention is due to the dramatic circumstances that brought them to America. To understand these circumstances it is important to understand their history. Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It is between two powerful cultural regions, the Islamic north and the Christian south. Africa has more than 400 languages and dialects. There are 597 different ethnic groups with

I have an desire to practice medicine in a underserved community because I have found during my various community service activities that I enjoy making a difference in an community that desperately seek adequate care and attention. I discovered that the disadvantage community are extremely grateful and well deserving. I am also passionate about serving disadvantaged communities through making sure they receive the most state-of-the-art care and latest medical

I always wanted a social justice and service oriented job, but I did not originally pursue that path in college. Instead, I began my undergraduate degree as an exercise science major with the hope of becoming a sports medicine doctor. The world needs and greatly benefits from doctors, but I did not feel sports medicine fulfilled my desire for a social justice and service oriented career. I began exploring different health fields and I found public health, and at the same time, I changed my major to Religious Studies. My aspiration now is to pursue a master’s degree in public health with an emphasis in violence prevention. My long-term goal is working for a nonprofit global health organization or working for the World Health Organization. Before beginning graduate school, I want to spend my time serving the community. The AmeriCorps allows the possibility to serve in the field I want to pursue as a career, and offers skill building, experience, and personal growth.

There are two things that I am passionate about: science and helping others. My dream is to get an MD-PhD. The dual degree will allow me to do research and helping people at the same time. I had the opportunity to visit Vietnam in the past, and I got to see what my country looks like. During the trip, I learned that the healthcare system in Vietnam is corrupted. If you have money, then the hospitals will take a good care of you, but if you are poor, you will be ignored and forgotten. This is situation my people face every day, and this motivated me to become a doctor. In the near future, I want to go back to my country from time to time to provide medical care for the poor who can’t afford proper treatments. I also want to participate in Doctors

Now, I never had in mind that Sudan is in fact a 3rd world country. People there live in very hard conditions, they barely have any source of food or water. I was blinded by the thought of seeing something new and perhaps it’s good to feel that way, but that feeling also came with a great deal of high expectations. Expecting living the life I lived here. Expecting the same food, clothes and education; just with one addition, family. “I’m going back home.” I told myself, as I gazed at

Sudan is a country with multitudes of problems. I will address just a portion of the many problems this country face but must first began with a very brief background.

Throughout history, religion has worked as a great unifier of diverse people. Its overarching messages have worked to bring together people of different backgrounds be it racial, political, or economic, giving masses a common goal. Much of the world’s charity work is on behalf of religions which instill values that provoke these selfless actions.

2.2 Study area: Khartoum North locality, Sudan was divided into six major area each one of them served a considerable number of population through primary health centers. Primary health centers represent the first level of contact between the community and the health services. It provides basic primary health care services such as treatment of common illnesses, wound care and some preventive services such as vaccination of children and antenatal care. One area was selected due to accessibility problem and time and financial constraints. This area contained seven primary health centers, four of them were randomly selected for data collection.