Personal Statement

I aspire to be a doctor. By a doctor, I do not mean the glamorized fallacies depicted in modern television such as Grey’s Anatomy, where doctors spend more hours expounding dramatic monologues than actually treating ill patients. Instead, I seek to tackle the true heart of the health care field: the demanding and strenuous job of saving lives. Possessing this lofty aspiration at such a young age, I question, what am I doing now in school to prepare myself for my future in the medical field? Will my surgical skills be improved by the formulas I will learn in AB calculus class? The answer is likely no. Although this holds true, I am fortunate enough to take part in a specialized program for aspiring doctors known as the Center for Public Health

I know that when a patient is at the brink of death, flat lining, and seemingly irreparable, I will have the skills and knowledge to make life or death decisions, to save a life. In order to be the proactive doctor I want to be tomorrow, I must be granted the opportunity to be an active student today in classes that challenge and encourage me to test my views on modern medicine. I must be a student who can delve into advanced topics that provoke deeper thinking skills, a student who can explore tactful and controversial medical topics, and a student that can be innovative, and discover breakthroughs in the healthcare field. Thanks to the Center, I know I have been; I am; I will be that student, until the day I put on my white

After doing so, I included an allusion by annunciating that my dream of becoming a doctor was not merely based off of the “glamorized fallacies depicted in modern television such as Grey’s Anatomy.” I chose to allude to a popular culture reference that I specifically enjoy, and know to be medically inaccurate at times. I commented about a renowned television show with the intent of corroborating the seriousness and importance of my dream. In the second line of my speech, by immediately reassuring my audience that my goal of becoming a surgeon was not promoted or related to the inaccuracies of the Medical field illustrated in modern television, I hoped to appear credible and have a serious and empowered tone from the start of my speech. With these intentions i mind, one challenge emerged in making the decision to include a statement about a popular television show: that I risked my audience not understanding or appreciating my reference. Some individuals in my audience may have never watched Grey’s anatomy; others may have not recognized it's fallaciousness. However, if my reference was understood by my audience, I know it had a lasting impact, because it presented an idea that was shared among my readers and myself: popular television shows. I feel that this connected me to my listeners and made me appear more relatable, despite the intricate goals and dreams I soon after discussed in my