Md Personal Statement

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.

This program currently holds my interest because I want to help those suffering from diseases and disabilities relating to the brain. I am particularly interested in degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and correcting issues like deafness, blindness, and paralysis at a cost that opens up treatment to the average person. This is complementary to my desire to enter a dual program because I want to work with patients afflicted by these and similar while performing this research to provide me with a more satisfying career. This program would also complement a specialty in neurology or neurosurgery should I choose to pursue something like that after medical school. However, I realize that eight years is a long time and that my interests could move toward other things before I am able to select a program and again before I decide on a specialty. One thing I know for certain is that my love for science and my desire to apply it directly in the form of patient care and research will never