Why I Am A Physician

Growing up I seen my mom, aunts, uncles and grandfather struggle with the death of my grandmother. Everyday there was a new struggle whether it was getting up to go to work or eat. My grandmother died of breast cancer at the age of fifty two, it devastated my family. The question asked “Is why do I want to go into the medical field?” I want to go into the medical field because I want to be able to make a difference in this world. I want to do research to cure chronic diseases, I want to be able to tell a family that everything will be alright, and I want to be able to save a family the devastation that my family felt.

I decided to take this class because I am interested in learning the basics for the medical field. I am interested in being a pediatrician because I enjoy working with children. I look forward to helping families by curing a sickly child or completing a usual check up. No one in my family has entered the field of medicine. I chose the medical field because I feel as if I can provide help for people who need it. Although these are my interest, I am still undecided for what I what for my future and I'm hoping this class can help me make the best

Transition: Now that you know what a migraine is, the causes and symptoms and the burden on a person.

What is a Physician Assistant and why do I want to be one? I want to be a physician assistant because the job outlook is great, I love taking care of others and the benefits are quite good.

I want to be a MedServe Fellow for several reasons, with the ultimate goals of improving my community and providing a stepping stone between college and medical school. One of the main things I want to do during my gap year is gain clinical experience, something I believe I need before applying to medical school, and this program fulfills that desire. I could do research in my gap year, but working in a primary care setting would be the most beneficial in preparing me, not only for medical school, but for my career. My career goal is within primary care, and while I also could gain experience via an EMT route, I feel that MedServe provides a unique opportunity to truly experience and understand primary care. I want to have a more active role

Anything could have gone wrong. A Japanese soldier murdering my grandmother as they marched into her small village during the Rape of Nanking. The Communist forces dropping an aerial bomb on my mother’s home before the Fall of Saigon. My father’s old fishing boat capsizing in the South China Sea while escaping Vietnam before his miraculous landing in the Philippines. From time to time, I reflect upon my family’s fortuitous circumstances in the darkest periods of war and their tumultuous journey to America. Being the eldest child of second-generation war refugees has significantly impacted my life decisions and aspirations. Neither of my parents finished their education due the Vietnam War, so I have the privilege of being the first in the

Almost thirteen years ago, my life changed when my youngest daughter was born with undiagnosed medical problems. The challenge of finding answers consumed my life. My family and I spent a significant amount of time searching for answers in and out of doctor’s offices and hospitals, always by our daughter’s side. Throughout my journey, I was able to learn a lot about the medical profession, including the differences between good and not so good healthcare professionals. We were fortunate to meet a lot of excellent doctor’s, nurses, and support staff, however, we also had our fair share of medical professionals that were not so great. At times our journey was extremely frustrating because we had to depend on medical staff that was uncaring and

My ultimate goal in this paper is to carefully describe my interests and desires for my future career. I am extremely intrigued and attracted to Medical careers and Health Science. A General Practitioner requires a few skills in which some are reading comprehension, active listening and science. My top career cluster was Health Science, which was the field I was desiring prior to the survey.

I am an extremely driven and determined person who seeks academic challenges with enthusiasm, thus I am a perfect candidate for admission into Southern Methodist University.

College has always seemed like a million years away, however I recently was granted acceptance into my dream school and realized that I would be going to college in less than one year. Although I am extremely excited that I will be going to one of the top universities in nation next year, the University of Michigan, my family cannot help but worry about the financial burden of college and the future of medical school. I truly hope that within the next four years I will be able to reach my academic goals of going to medical school and in the future become a doctor. I know that this is a challenging and long road that will come with a lot of struggles and I want to make my financial situation the least of my issues. I believe that I will be

Once I graduate from Stony Brook University with a B.S. in Biochemistry, I intend on pursuing a fifth-year master’s degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Since my first science class in elementary school, I’ve been engrossed by the interactions between various molecules and cells, especially as they relate to the functions of the human body. Graduate study in biochemistry and doing research in this field would take me further into my passion and help me develop the fundamentals of a researcher: focus, critical thinking, problem solving, and imagination. I plan on educating myself even further; the human body is complex and intricate, while there has been much advancement in our understanding of its capabilities, so much has yet to be unveiled.

As I sat on my bed on a cold and Uneventful august evening to I watch the video "true learning," I nodded my head in apprehension for 24 minutes of the most enthralling exposure to undergraduate education I had ever had. When a student talked about the Vagelos Scholars program: A Intensive biochemistry program that allow students to approach biochemistry with knowledge of physics and Mathematics that enables them to see things in ways previously Unthought of, I concluded that this will be the Ideal place for me because it would present the opportunity I have always craved to study and research biochemistry to confront and solve the scientific problems that will shape and define our

When I became diagnosed with a chronic migraines, I was devastated I wouldn’t be able to accomplish my goals and ambitions. That day so many thoughts rushed through my head when the doctor told me the pain from my chronic migraines would never go away. I thought to

In this article, a brief questionnaire was mailed out to 120,000 families. People ranging from the ages of 12 years and older answered the survey asking about the frequency of the migraines, the prevention the subjects took, and the pain levels of the headaches. Responses solidified the stand of headaches in America’s society. Results proved migraines subsist as most common in people in their mid-twenties, although people older and younger than that age receive them. Answers also revealed that one in four Americans need preventive therapy, but go on without it. This article also conveyed the message that migraines continue to be prevalent in America. Along with this idea, they also confirmed that many suffer and endure a migraine's torture, some people even without proper therapy and

Analyzing a patient’s medical history, symptoms, and comorbidities allows a physician to diagnosis a migraine. Many patients experience premonitory symptoms before the actual onset of the migraine, including yawning, exhaustion, urination, stiffness in different areas of the body, and sensitivity to lights or noise (Weatherall 2015). Along with understanding the associated symptoms of the headache disorder, physicians should be able to look at the pattern of headaches and the nature of pain for each headache. There are a few types of migraines including episodic, continuous, or continuous with severe episodes. The latter is typical of chronic migraines that are defined as headaches that last around 15 days per month. In addition to understanding