My initial thought on going to undergraduate school was aspiring to become an engineer, a similar desire shared with my father. As a first generation college student, I wanted to fulfill his footsteps that he couldn’t accomplish and make him proud. During my first year at URI, my father became diagnosed with end stage liver disease. He became moribund, requiring the use of palliative care, and ultimately, hospice care. This subsequently led to my withdrawal from URI to tend to my father during what was thought to be his final moments of life. After several months my father somehow made a quick recovery to not requiring hospice care but continuing on palliative care. During that time, I resumed undergraduate classes at Bridgewater State University (BSU). Due to my father’s illness, I wanted to stay close to home but wanted to move forward with obtaining an education. My father’s health continued to decline during my time at BSU, requiring more and more of services from myself and other home based care. However, this was the pinnacle at changing my aspiration from engineering to medical school. Seeing all the help, the compassion, and the dedication of the medical staff has transformed my ambition to wanting to help others – in honor of my father. …show more content…
Still wanting to pursue medical education and continue to further my education, I determined medical school would not be appropriate at this time due to my inability to put forth all my time and effort into being the best physician I could potentially be. At this juncture, I pondered if pharmacy might be a good avenue. It still allows me to learn about medicine from a different perspective, while still being able to help nurture my father. I applied, got accepted and was able to go through pharmacy school, while still care for my father’s
One banner hanging on campus spoke to me the most: Cura Personalis. I was in absolute awe. As I walked around Creighton’s gorgeous campus, I had the good fortune to bump into Father K. We spoke briefly, but intensely about the philosophy of medicine and what makes a true doctor. I was thrilled that such conversations could be had so easily and to such depth. As I looked around, I saw an institution committed to its Jesuit values and poised to make a significant difference in the world; this is a place of doers. Students here stood for something truly profound. My inspiration was heightened when I spoke with Dr. Pennington about Creighton’s pre-med program, CURAS, and his outlook on the field of mathematics. With such resources and an entire campus fueled by personal and professional values that mirrored my own, I knew that I could learn, experience, and accomplish great things here. Everywhere I looked, I saw the opportunity and the support needed to make a profound change in medicine and the world. I fell in love with Creighton during my
Out of hundreds of thousands of different jobs available in the country, the attractiveness of Anesthesiology has caught my attention. Ever since discovering the career and its rigorous requirements, I have been trying my hardest to achieve it. To become an Anesthesiologist requires dedication, responsibility and passion and I believe I acquire those assets. It requires demanding education and many years of pure dedication to have this occupation. University of Central Florida provides this requirement to become an Anesthesiologist, so I have decided to meticulously try my hardest to be admitted to this university.
My path to become a physician assistant began on a typical Saturday after a football game. My father called my cell phone; I answered, thinking he was calling to congratulate me on the big win. “You need to come down to the hospital right now, this might be the last time you get to see your grandfather,” were the words he struggled to say. My heart sunk. I learned that my grandfather had suffered a stroke. I quietly stood in the corner of his hospital room as the medical staff poured in and out. That was one of the hardest, yet most influential nights I ever had to live through.
Many years ago there was a small boy who was woken by a loud scream. Terrified, he ran from his room to find his mother unconscious on the floor. His little sister was screaming as he pulled his mom onto her back in desperation. In reality, he didn’t know what to do to save her and his helplessness was due to his lack of knowledge. She passed away that night. That boy was me. Our past defines us no matter how we protest; it can either pull you down into failure or lift you up towards success. From then on, I was drawn to medical sciences and used that helplessness to motivate my education.
After over 15 years of working as a CNA and Caregiver, I decided that I wanted to continue my education in the medical field. In 2013 I took the first step towards gaining a better future with more experience as a medical professional. I enrolled into a Medical Assistant program at IBMC college of Longmont. It has been a long road and I am almost to the finish line having gained essential skills needed to move further into my career. It has been a grueling and eye opening experience for me being an adult learner returning back to school at 33 years of age. I persevered through these pass two years with courage and determination, never letting my short comings get the best of me. As I approach the end of my journey with IBMC I have realized that I have a passion for helping those persons who
I had known for years that I wanted to work in the health care field, but I always believed it would be as a doctor. I watched for the first few years of my brother’s life as he struggled with different health challenges such as being born premature, having croup and breathing difficulty, and speech impairment. Watching my brother struggle and then being able to overcome these difficulties, as well as seeing other children around him who were not as fortunate, really pushed me even at a young age to make a difference. My family, both immediate and extended, were very supportive, and I felt a real positive push towards working hard to achieve that goal of working in health care. In high school, I was fortunate enough to do a cooperative placement at the Peterborough Regional Health Center’s Intensive Care Unit. Through observing rounds and being in the medical setting, I truly knew this is where I wanted to
I have used my time at PHS to take rigorous courses that will prepare me for college life. Taking advantage of multiple AP level classes, I have learned to tackle my studies and extracurriculars while still living a balanced lifestyle. I have achieved credit for many colleges classes through the AP and dual credit classes that PHS offers. Also, specifically within my course of study, Prosper High School has given me many opportunities to prepare for a career in medicine. Not only have I gained knowledge, but I have gained experience from taking two of Prosper’s practicum classes. My junior year I became a Certified Nursing Assistant, spending many clinical hours in the mornings learning as a student at Settler’s Ridge Nursing Home in Celina,
Since I was in elementary school, a career path in the medical field always caught my eye. I would want to pursue a career as a nurse because I want a job that is inspiring, challenging, and rewarding; I want to be able to make a difference in people’s lives every day. My mother is a registered nurse and just from the way she talks about her patients, I can see how much gratification and fulfillment she feels from her job. From a young age, I have always wanted a job that would leave a lasting impression on others. After some research, volunteering, and years of thought in what career interests me the most in the medical field, I feel certain that nursing is a profession that will fit me well.
The field of nursing is a career that has interested me for years now. It has become a very popular specialty of healthcare to go into each year for many adults. After working in healthcare at Marietta Memorial Hospital for a few months in the lab and the rest as an ER technician, I have come to the conclusion that I want to make the next step in my career and pursue to become a registered nurse as a profession. My father has been my biggest influence for me to pursue registered nursing as a lifelong career. He passed away this past May from strokes, and for the past few years I would help take care of him, make sure he would take his medications, and educate him on what would go on at his doctor 's appointments and what was going on when
It was so touching to see how many young girls wanted to be involved in STEM fields because that’s what the Kappa Delta’s were involved in. As a medical professional I want to not only heal their body but also their confidence. I will do this by caring about them as a person not just a patient. I want to be a role model not just for my younger patients but all my patient. An inspiration to treat others the way you would want to be treated.
Ever since I have been little I’ve always been intrigued by doctors. Many children at my age would be scared of doctors, but I’ve always loved them as long as I was not getting a shot, then I was a crying mess. I remember one of my appointments that I had as a kid, the doctor who I later found out was a pediatrician, was one of the nicest people I had ever met. At the time, I only knew her as a doctor but even at a very small age, she influenced me in a way which has affected my career-oriented decisions to this day. I am Nishi Natalia and as a senior in high school, I was looking forward to being in this program to figure out which career in healthcare was best for me. After spending two weeks shadowing various departments I found that I enjoyed being around small children. So when it came time to pick the department we wanted to be in for the second half of the program I picked the Pediatric Department. I’m here to tell you today about my experience in this department and how it has affected my goals for the future.
Although I have great goals to help people, my grand wish cannot be granted without a great amount of effort on my part. I decided to take part in activities that would help me reach my goals and to ready myself for that field of work. My extracurricular activities and my electives showed proof of my interest in the medical field over time. I made an extra effort to look for activities and classes that could help me on the way to becoming a doctor. My first step was
Personal Statement: To whom it may concern. I am aware that my grades have dropped and my GPA lowered under a 2.0. This is my own lack of concentration. My grades have been suffering because I have had to manage between work and school. In August of 2015 my mother passed away suddenly due to a heart attack.
Though pharmacy school is long and arduous for many, for me it was a journey that I wanted to make the most of. Each year I learned more and I developed more, not only as a student, but as a person as well. Even still, I wasn’t sure exactly what I would do with my pharmacy degree until I entered into the fourth and fifth years of my degree program. It was then that I began taking classes in therapy
At the age of 36, mom decided to return to college to obtain her nursing degree. This wasn’t a hard decision for her to make. In April before she enrolled in school, my great grandmother passed away. This major dilemma played a major role in mom’s return to school. She had taken care of my great grandmother for months before she passed away, and decided that she wanted to make an impact on the lives of geriatrics.