As a native Cuban, I always appreciate medicine very much. I was limited myself to good healthcare access because my prior country’s healthcare system was not advanced, it had limited resources was not organized in a fair way. In this situation, I realized I needed to learn medicine myself and be in a position to take care of my loved ones and also help as many needed people as I could so I became a doctor. This passion for medicine has continued my whole life, and that is why in this country I am pursuing a career as a nurse. My first time studying medicine in Cuba, I was a young “care-free” student, but now I am a wife who manages my home’s bills, a mother of two children still in elementary and middle school, and a daughter to parents that need me to help with elderly care each day. For me the main difficulties will be making time to learn the material again, provide care for my family, and also balance a job to help pay for the education. …show more content…
I also realize medicine practices are very different and more improved in the USA, so I will need to learn about new technology, treatments and medicines I never knew about when I practiced as a doctor in Cuba. But most important I realized I was trained as medical doctor to see the patient from the doctor perspective and now I have to learn to see the patient from the nurse perspective, follow the doctor’s directions and prescriptions.
A second challenge will be managing my new “job” as a student with my current job in the home. I currently manage my children’s school and after-school routines, drive them to where they need to be, and take care of them when they get sick or need anything. I also cook for my family and clean the house regularly to provide a neat home for my family. Lately, another job of mine is also to take care for my parents who are becoming older each year and need my care