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Why I Want To Become A Career?

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Progress looks like a bunch of failures, and the way that we appraise our failures can either halt us in our journey or motivate us to become better versions of ourselves. I like to believe I chose the latter. Coming from a family of health professional I always felt inclined to pursue a medically related career. Being only partially focused towards bringing those goals to fruition my first two years of undergrad were rocky. After seeing the birth of my son, Cason, listening and watching procedures done by the clinical team my attention peaked. Seeing terminology learned in class with real life application, created a major turning point for my scholastic career. Along with my fatherly duties I picked up discipline, which lead me to …show more content…

Sarah was a diabetic, who allowed her symptoms to progress to the point of neuropathy and vascular complications leading to the development of ulcers along her leg. There we stood a room in full disbelief, that anyone could allow their body to undergo that level deterioration. One of the major reason for her delayed visit she explained, was that she could not afford to waste an entire day at the doctor's office. A few months later, the family practice received a call that Sarah passed away, and all I could think of was how preventable her issue was. I understand that there are going to be circumstances where no amount of foresight or intervention could create a favorable outcome, but the ones that can be handled with early intervention are the ones that I want to fight for. I want to lift the stigma linked to the length of a doctor's visit in underserved practices. If we can get more hands in these areas a difference in preventable complications could be in reach. That’s when I applied to Drexel University’s Master of Biomedical Science program, gaining exposure to the first year of medical school coursework. Boosting my credentials only prove that my past failures will only fuel my ambition, and that giving up isn't in my nature. As of recently I have become involved in clinical research at the CHOP emergency department as an academic associate,

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