Personal Statement: A Career As A Heart Surgeon

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In the future, I’d hope to be a heart surgeon. I’m going to be honest, this idea came from all the shows I’ve been watching. I have learned that people simply can’t live without a heart, without a beating stable heart. I want to be able to say that i saved a life, I am the reason their heart is beating well. Many people die from heart attack’s, cancer or their heart is too weak. There are many different scenarios where someone needs special attention from a heart surgeon and that’s where I come in. I’m currently taking a health and medical class in school and we’re learning about hearts. For example, heart murmurs and the way oxygenated and deoxygenated blood leave and renter the heart... since blood is recycled. The heart is a beautiful creation, although it is extremely complicated. Many surgeons had successful procedures and many unsuccessful, it would be heart breaking if I were the reason why someone’s life ended. My only intention is to save lives and keep hearts beating. …show more content…

Many issues have been found during the procedures, something that wasn’t spotted on screen. Now technology makes it easier for surgeons to operate but if the technology doesn’t find the issue then the heart can simply give out. What’s even worse is that surgeons can’t operate without an actual complication at hand and if the machine doesn’t detect it a live can be lost. The only thing i can say for sure is that by the time i become a surgeon, technology will improve and less lives will be