Doctor of Medicine

care & in the area of recruitment and retention of health care professionals, to include Doctors. While Health Care policies are the foundations for health care strategies, Doctors are the cornerstone in the implementation of and outreach efforts to advocate, preserving, and reestablishment of human health through established medical practices. Career choices to include a desired profession such as becoming a Doctor, and which academic institution offers the most advantageous opportunity for realization

The career that I have chosen to pursue is an Internist (General Physician). In kindergarten, Mrs.Knowles asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up”? My answer was to become a doctor; little did I know that career goal would stick with me for the rest of my life. Growing up, seeing my mother and godmother on their way to becoming medical assistants began to enhance my interest in the medical field.Skimming through their textbooks amazed me on how the human body is so complex yet so captivating

program you will complete more than 2,000 hours of clinical rotations, with an emphasis on primary care in ambulatory clinics, physician offices and care facilities. Your rotations will include: family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, general surgery, emergency medicine, and psychiatry. After finishing the program you have the option to take the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE), if you pass the exam you may use the title Physician Assistant- Certified

my first medical conference so I did not know what to expect going in. Upon arrival, I was amazed at the sight of doctors, medical students, research presenters, pre-med students, and even high school students gathered together to gain and share knowledge and make connections. The conference consisted of a host of enriching events, of which I attended six: “Unique Journeys to Medicine”, “Demystifying Medical School Admission”, “How to Become An Excellent Applicant”, “Standardized Patient Encounter”

could to help. As I got older I started to think about what I wanted to do when I was older. I decided almost immediately that I wanted to help people, but I could not decide what type of job I could pursue. I asked my mom and she said, "why not be a doctor?" I liked that idea and decided to look into it. I took an interest inventory online, and the results showed that I would be good in almost every job in the medical field ("WIScareers"). After some further research, I decided that a physician is

The word “doctor,” what does it really mean? The public has so many different perspectives in the world as what a doctor may be. According to Oxford dictionary, the term doctor is “a person who is qualified to treat people who are ill.” According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary a doctor is “one who holds an advanced degree and is licensed to practiced.” The term doctor is assumed to be known by everyone along with what they do in their profession. Doctor does not have any one specific definition

My plan after high school graduation, I am going to a 4 year college university, to major in Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice. The specific field that I want to do is to be a Forensic Pathologist, they are medical, licensed and certified doctors who examine and conducts tests on dead bodies to see whether that particular person died from natural causes or unnatural causes, such as taking by possession or being shot or stabbed. This specific field is mainly biology, so you have to be an expert in

We define moral courage as the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement. When we say a person has moral courage, we speak of things like ethics, good and evil, right and wrong. This is the kind of person who does bold things. They do these things not because they are trying to make a name for themselves or impress their peers, but because it is the right thing to do. A person with moral courage stands up in the face of adversity. There are

My life was split over two distinct culture as my family moved back and forth between Syria and the United States. My family immigrated to the U.S. in the early eighties and moved back to Syria two years after I was born. I completed my first and second grades in Syrian public schools before immigrating to the United States in 2001. I was first placed in english second language classes, which I completed in 9 months. I then continued my fourth grade in regular classrooms. These two years exposed

without taking any medicine. The only medicine that was provided to me was orange juice. It seemed very peculiar then. My parents would tell me, “Let your body do its own job.” After many years of studying biology, anatomy, and toxicology, I am continually fascinated by what our bodies are capable of. I realized our bodies are stronger and smarter than we know; this has led me to apply for osteopathic medical education. The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM) has maintained