His words can convince anyone medical student to reconsider their motivations for entering the profession and how to treat them, their future patient. Thomas then brought up a very important point. Today, he says, “many patients go home quickly, in good health, cured of their diseases” (59). However,
Andi Wallick Personal Statement Indiana University School of Medicine Degree Objective: M.S. Pathologists’ Assistant My interest in pathology dates back to high school. I enjoyed most sciences but especially sciences about the body. I knew then that I wanted to work in the field of pathology.
It is with great enthusiasm that I write this letter to give my highest recommendation for Toufiq Khan. As an Internal Medicine Physician at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, I have had the opportunity to see many pre-medical students over the years. Rarely do I have the opportunity to work with a student talented, ambitious, compassionate and empathetic as Toufiq Khan. At our first meeting, I had the opportunity to observe Toufiq in a medical situation where the patient had a cardiac arrest. Toufiq was there to draw blood cultures when the patient started to code.
Numerous neighborhoods with boarded-up rundown row homes and pot hole riddled streets. Children at play, jumping rope, only to briefly retreat to the side of the road for the occasional passing car. The community playground, littered with plastic bags and discarded needles. The frequent sound of police sirens, in the distance, muddled with the daily commute of traffic noises. Nearly every alternating intersection actively being patrolled by a disheveled pan-handler.
As an aspiring physician in Emergency Medicine, it is hard to describe typical physician workday activities. Every day is unique and filled with many opportunities to learn and develop clinical, interpersonal communication, leadership and critical thinking skills. Despite this, there are certain routine activities which I had the opportunity to observe through my shadowing experience in the Emergency and Operating rooms at California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles. One day, a two year old patient came into the ER after falling and cutting her head. The patient’s mother told the physician that her daughter is nervous and scared.
A cube seen from only one side is a square. I have spent twelve years of my life in the same institution and had a small but well-loved group of friends. In contrast, a close friend of mine attended three different schools in the same time, and I saw how that affected him, he was more social, friendly and empathetic. Looking back I now realize that I need to learn how to be more outgoing to better my communication skills as life presents us new challenges and working well with others is an integral part to solving them. I came to the United States to both see the world from another perspective and reflect upon the different ideologies and thought processes that have developed in the presence of such a great number of differing cultures.
A career as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is a natural extension of my personal, educational, and research experiences. Although my path to nursing has not been a straight line, every experience that put me on this path has shaped my passion and dedication to psychiatric nursing. After losing loved ones to suicide at a young age, I made a promise to myself and to them that I would dedicate my life to helping individuals struggling with mental illness. This promise led me to study Psychology at UC Berkeley, where I fell in love with clinical research investigating the efficacy of treatments for mental illness.
I would like to pursue a combined MD/PhD program because I want to perform and apply research to the treatment of patients. The MD program alone would give me the opportunity to treat patients, but my strong desire to study the mechanisms of disease would be better satisfied with a degree that allows me to do both clinical and lab work interchangeably. I am willing to make the personal sacrifices necessary to acquire this education, and I believe my path from a small rural school to where I am now, as well as my performance and dedication throughout, demonstrates my ability to handle the load. Through this dual program, I could serve small communities like my own while contributing to the overall understanding of the mechanisms of disease or the function of the human body. I can help progress both patient care and, hopefully, humanity as a whole.
For most, the thought of being cut into would be appalling, however, I enjoyed myself, marveling at the technology, the professionalism, and the efficiency of the doctors. I realized that this was not an unusual case, for many have been practicing for several years, saving and enhancing not only the quality of life for the individuals, but also for the relations of the patient. Before hand, I had flirted with the idea of pursuing medicine as my career. Afterwards, I resolved to become a doctor, as to impact the lives of others just as this man had done for
Also, collecting data and analyzing it to see the improvements in infection control measures. b. Non-communicable diseases – During clinical rotation and medical school, learned about the non-communicable diseases, its prevention and treatment. At University of Illinois at Chicago, took chronic diseases epidemiology course and learned more about cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases such as
Since my first pathology lecture in my first year of medical school, I have wanted to become a pathologist. Since that lecture, I have been intrigued with the stains and tests performed to solve the mystery of the patient’s disease. The revelation of immuno-histochemical staining pointing to an exact disease process in an otherwise unknown situation fascinates me. I want to be the one that other medical providers come to for answers regarding the pathology in their patients, the one who helps solve the mystery. While continuing my medical career, it has only solidified my desire to be a pathologist.
I believe I could be an Emergency Room Nurse because I love the idea of working in a fast pace environment. There must be an adrenaline rush working as an Emergency Room nurse. I enjoy having to think on my feet and having to react in the spur of the moment. I also love the idea of being able to see new patients with different problems every day. I enjoy the idea of going to work and not every day being the same at all.
I want to be a physician because I want people to grow old. At the age of 6, one of my closest friends was diagnosed with leukemia. By age 8, the disease claimed his life, robbing him of the opportunity to experience the privilege of growing old. Unfortunately, we live in a society of vanity. We see the process of aging and choose not to embrace it.
Pre-med students always have an experience that sparked their initial interest in medicine. For me, it was caring for my mother during the onset of new medical conditions and being a medical aide for my grandfather before he passed away. Two years ago, when I sat down to write my medical school personal statement, this was my story. However, as I wrote and reflected on my experiences, I knew I was interested in medicine, but I couldn't answer the question of why specifically, medical school? Were my experiences enough to drive me through the next eight-plus years of rigorous academic studies?
Making me a good fit for pathology are my obsession and strong exploration foundation, as well as my own character too. I have a curious nature, a voracious hankering for learning, and the control to keep up free study. I have come to understand that consistent study is not a dull weight, but rather a rich joy. Likewise, I am a cooperative person who loves working with others. All these lattice well with the field of pathology.
